EP-8KHA+ and Radeon 8500 = lockups and horiz lines

[jkadesjo]

Hi!

EPoX 8KHA+ and Radeon 8500 is no good combination. It results in lockups in 3D applications. This means no games will run properly. You will be able to play for a minute or so before your system hangs. You will not be able to receive a 3DMark score because your computer will freeze and reboot before the tests are finished.
You will get horizontal lines (or flashes) in certain games, Half-Life is one example. This error will occur for some minutes and then your computer will lockup and reboot, remember? The expanded desktop is a cool feature of the Radeon 8500 but it wont work any good with the EPoX 8KHA+. You will get awful output on the second monitor. This makes it impossible to use the expanded desktop.

Now I think I will buy a new motherboard a Soltek SL-75DRV2. Anyone knows if the Soltek-Radeon combo results in any sorts of problems? I’d like to know, because I don’t want to make the same mistake again.

I have tried all the newest drivers:
ATI RADEON 8500: 6.13.10.6037
EPoX 8KHA+: via-4in1-v437a and the 2304 BIOS from 03 04 02
And Windows XP Professional
And I have tried all possible BOIS settings.

Johan

 

[Jake75]

How can you be sure it´s a mobo issue?
Have you tried the Radeon with a different mobo?

It might as well be WindowsXP or something else that play tricks with you.
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Just curious.

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[Jake75]

Oh, btw what temps do you have?


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[TWC]

I would wager XP or via to be the culprit not the MB or RADEON.

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[TWC]

Ok, was just over to rage3d.com and there is a story on this issue on the front page, appears it is an issue with this particular board and ATI claims to be investigating the issue.

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