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kcrawford   04-24-2008 at 12:15:38 AM

OK. Got myself a 9800 GX2. Installed, got the sustained beep, followed by 3 beeps. Power is good. Connection good. Called BFG, they said sned it in. Got my RMA, sent it to them, they sent replacement. SAME THING HAPPENS. They suggested I would need to update my BIOS. First, does this sound right? I currently have an ASUS A8V-XE motherboard. Its is PCI Express 16. The card (quite a monster) lights up green everywhere, so power is good. It is seated perfectly to motherboard. I am about to cry. Is there anyway I can see if my motherboard is the problem? Can anyone out there help me?

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roadrunner197069   04-24-2008 at 01:58:58 AM
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Please post all of your system specs.

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L1qu1d   04-24-2008 at 04:18:37 AM
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PSU and everything!

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Beckberger   04-24-2008 at 04:53:24 AM
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yeah like L1qu1d said ur PSU does not have enough power for the card. i unpluged my power from my 9800GX2 and i get the same one long 3 short. i thave a thermaltake toughpower 850 and it does the job but if i power it be my wifes generic 750 i get the same. i have to say powersupply is something u can never scimp on. make sure that both the 8pin and 6pin are both seated properly before freaking out. i hope this helps.

quick edit the lights ont eh 9800gx2 are powerd through the PCI not teh power mine lights up with both the 8 and 6 pin unpluged. so power might not me enough as stated above.


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kcrawford   04-24-2008 at 01:27:46 PM
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Funny how BFG never mentioned this. When I told them my power supply, they didn't ask any more detailed questions than wattage. Besides processor and memory, what other system specs do you need? And what does PSU stand for?

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Kari   04-24-2008 at 02:46:56 PM
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PSU = power supply unit.
psu model and wattage/amperage on the 12V rails would be nice to know...

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Beckberger   04-25-2008 at 03:34:42 AM
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if ur looking the the wattage info ect its usually on a sticker on one of the sides of the PSU.

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kcrawford   04-27-2008 at 08:50:07 PM
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PSU info: model # OCGZX700, 4 rails(?), +12v1 thru +12v4, 18 amps per....

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kcrawford   04-27-2008 at 08:51:34 PM
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thats OCZGXS700...sorry

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Kari   04-28-2008 at 11:53:07 AM
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well thats more than enough juice, so it probably isn't the psu then... unless it's faulty :/

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L1qu1d   04-28-2008 at 05:32:17 PM
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yeah ur psu is def more than enough. like Kari said your card is faulty. Or your PSU could be faulty too, but I think its better to replace the card since its easier, and move on to PSU:)

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kcrawford   05-06-2008 at 08:07:21 PM
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Found out the problem. A8V-XE ASUS motherboard will not recoginize PCI express 2.0. Card worked in different motherboard. BIOS update for my motherboard accomplished nothing. Thanks for all the help though.

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doomsdaydave11   05-07-2008 at 12:46:40 AM
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hmm, thats weird. PCI-E 2.0 cards should work in PCI-E 1.1, and the other way aroudn.

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L1qu1d   05-07-2008 at 03:33:32 AM
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yeah that is really weird...:S I've seen weirder so I'll expect anything when it comes to computers:D

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