8800GTX Help??

[palmetto13]

I'm attempting to install an 8800GTX vid card into my system. Mobo = GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3, with F6 BIOS. Every time I seat the card into the PCI-E slot, I get the whole Gigabyte "I'm going to auto-reset every three seconds" deal. PSU is Powertek 5-series 750V, puts out 42A on the 12V rail (acto newegg). Suggestions? Help?

Any other info needed, just let me know.

 

[CmdPT]

Make sure to disable the onboard video in BIOS.

Try that first.

 

[palmetto13]

I can't completely disable; I can either always enable, or enable if no PCI-E VGA card is installed. The second option is the default value.

I did get it to stop the auto-reset thing a couple times, but got no video output from the card or the onboard.

rrr...

 

[CmdPT]

Also... make sure that you save the settings once you change something in the BIOS or else it won't effect anything.

Another thing why did you get GA-965G-DS3, instead of GA-965P-DS3?

 

[palmetto13]

I did save the settings...not THAT much of a noob.

I'm not sure why I got the G instead of P. Price? I wanted onboard vid for some reason? I wasn't paying attention? It looks like I might end up having to switch boards, but I want to exhaust all other options first.

 

[babaghan]

Of course, you connected *both* power cables to the card...

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[palmetto13]

I did. Someone told me a post on another board said that this board has probs. with memory, and that I should try underclocking my RAM. Odd...