- Nov 30, 2014
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I have an old Dell sc1430 server that I use as a desktop with windows 8. It works great except it is fussy with graphics cards.
Lots of people (but not all) have had success with the BFG 8800gt so I bought one second hand. I cut the card down so it fitted in the x8 pci-e slot and it boots up and shows the dell splash screen and BIOS etc. But as soon as it tries to boot into windows or from a usb stick it restarts.
I believe the card requires 24a on the 12v rail. My PSU has 4 12v rails, each with 16a. Could it be that my psu isn't feeding enough power to the card?
I noticed on my scsi pci-e card that pins a2 and a3 are joined, as are b1,2 and 3. All these pins are 12v pins. I have read that you can join 12v rails so that you can bump up the ampres. I wouldn't have thought an scsi card would need stacks of power but by joining these pins is the 12v rail supplying a multiple of ampres to the card.... and is it worth trying on my sawn up and almost for the bin 8800gt?
Thanks for any help
Lots of people (but not all) have had success with the BFG 8800gt so I bought one second hand. I cut the card down so it fitted in the x8 pci-e slot and it boots up and shows the dell splash screen and BIOS etc. But as soon as it tries to boot into windows or from a usb stick it restarts.
I believe the card requires 24a on the 12v rail. My PSU has 4 12v rails, each with 16a. Could it be that my psu isn't feeding enough power to the card?
I noticed on my scsi pci-e card that pins a2 and a3 are joined, as are b1,2 and 3. All these pins are 12v pins. I have read that you can join 12v rails so that you can bump up the ampres. I wouldn't have thought an scsi card would need stacks of power but by joining these pins is the 12v rail supplying a multiple of ampres to the card.... and is it worth trying on my sawn up and almost for the bin 8800gt?
Thanks for any help
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