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heroofspirits   05-05-2009 at 10:44:12 AM

hello its me again! i have discovered this in the bios of my 4870x2:

Quote :

YOU HAVE NOT CONNECTED ONE OF YOUR VIDEO CARD POWER CONNECTORS TO THE POWER SUPPLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE 'GETTING STARTED GUIDE' FOR PROPER HARDWARE INSTALLATION.
(C) 1988-2005, ATI Technologies Inc. ATOMBIOSBK-ATI VER011.007.000.000.029564 S3B50902.100 418943 75731



I have gotten this information using gpuz and saved the bios, opening it with note pad.

not connected a power cable... What is this ment to meen!?!? I have both the cables pluged in I can clearly see it!


is their a problem with my psu????

am i using the wrong cords>>


any sugestions??

thanks!

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HundredIslandsBoy   05-05-2009 at 01:18:06 PM
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ATI recommends a minimum of 600 watts for the HD4870X2. Does your power supply come with 2 pci-e connectors? Or are you using the molex to pci-e adapters? If you are, check to see that you haven't connected all the molex's from one rail.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1338900

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strangestranger   05-05-2009 at 02:38:38 PM
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Are you actually getting a warning or what?

When you say in the bios, are you just reading the text for what would be displayed if you didn't have the power cables attached even though you have not gotten this warning?

I am confused.

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heroofspirits   05-05-2009 at 03:17:54 PM
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HundredIslandsBoy wrote :

ATI recommends a minimum of 600 watts for the HD4870X2. Does your power supply come with 2 pci-e connectors? Or are you using the molex to pci-e adapters? If you are, check to see that you haven't connected all the molex's from one rail.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1338900


i have a 750 or a 850 psu, forget now actually lol! i have a red PCI 8 pin cable and a black pci 6 pin attached to it. the brand is a thermaltake tough power.

ps it is a 850 watt just checked then

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heroofspirits   05-05-2009 at 03:21:16 PM
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strangestranger wrote :

Are you actually getting a warning or what?

When you say in the bios, are you just reading the text for what would be displayed if you didn't have the power cables attached even though you have not gotten this warning?

I am confused.



ok err.. you have used gpuz yes? if so, next to the bios information part, there is a button where you click it and you can save it to my documents.

from there i open it with note pad and it says that "refer to quote at top of page" just want to know if its a major concern

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strangestranger   05-05-2009 at 04:21:49 PM
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This better be a troll thread.

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Successful_troll   05-05-2009 at 04:24:40 PM
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strangestranger wrote :

This better be a troll thread.


And why is that?

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strangestranger   05-05-2009 at 04:26:51 PM
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Because no one can be this stupid.

Not even cute, cuddly little troll as yourself.

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Bronze Graphics badge EXT64   05-05-2009 at 05:25:15 PM
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Umm, have you tried a game yet? If there really were a power issue, it wouldn't run. I think you are fine and that this is either the code for a possible message or just wrong. If a cable really were disconnected, I don't think that the computer would power up, it would instead just sit there and beep at you.

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strangestranger   05-05-2009 at 05:31:18 PM
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If no power is connected, a red warning message pops up telling you so.

That is all the OP is seeing when he open up the bios file in notepad as it is the only thing not in code.

Quite frankly, he is either a dunce, or a troll.

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HonshuWolf   06-17-2009 at 05:04:19 PM
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Hyaz.
It happened to me 2.
I Have a EAH 4890 though.
I saved the gpu-z bios and opened it with Techpowerup's Radeon Bios Editor and it shows me the same warning. (YOU HAVE NOT CONNECTED ONE OF YOUR VIDEO CARD POWER CONNECTORS TO THE POWER SUPPLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE 'GETTING STARTED GUIDE' FOR PROPER HARDWARE INSTALLATION.)

I have both 4-pin cables connected to the EAH though.

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heroofspirits   06-23-2009 at 12:02:38 PM
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wow forgot that this post existed, but yeah still have the same problem. iduhnno...

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