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Error Message with video card
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Original Message
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Name: ATIfanboy007
Date: November 25, 2005 at 10:27:11 Pacific
Subject: Error Message with video cardOS: Windows XP Home Edition SCPU/Ram: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz |
Comment: Hello,
I recently upgraded from a GeForce 5200 128MB video card to an ASUS x800 Pro video card. I was thrilled with the card, it was an awesome upgrade, so, after buying a Zalman CU 2 cooling fan for the card, I proceeded in unlocking the extra 4 pipelines on the video card, upgrading it to an x800 xt. However, some before, and moreso after doing this, I experienced a video freeze whilst gaming for more than an hour. I figured that maybe the power supply was the problem. I took the computer apart, and ran it with my old 5200 fine. However, when trying to boot up with the ATI x800 pro again, it came up with an error message on the screen "Your power cable is not plugged into the video card, please read the General Hardware manual for help" accompanied by the motherboard beeping at me. Whats the problem? why would the card go from booting up, to not being detected as being plugged in (which it is)? Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz
MOBO: MSI PM8M-V Socket 478 VIA P4M800 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: 1GB Corsair 512x2
Video card: ATI x800Pro modded to x800xt
HDD: 160GB Western
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Response Number 1
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Name: ATIfanboy007
Date: November 25, 2005 at 10:31:02 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)PSU is 250W. I realize it is inadequate, but I am asking this question to find out if anything is wrong with the video card and why wouldn't it detect that the power cord is connected Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz
MOBO: MSI PM8M-V Socket 478 VIA P4M800 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: 1GB Corsair 512x2
Video card: ATI x800Pro modded to x800xt
HDD: 160GB Western
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Response Number 2
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Name: ham30
Date: November 25, 2005 at 11:37:02 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The card could be detecting that the voltage is low. This could be because the power supply is not capable of supplying enough current. When a device tries to draw more current than a power supply is capable of, the voltage will decrease.
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Response Number 3
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Name: ATIfanboy007
Date: November 25, 2005 at 12:16:50 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)So, you think the PSU lost voltage and is no longer able to read the card? or the card is not able to read the PSU...whichever. So, it's lost voltage? because it was able to, for the most part, to power the video card, at least boot up, before. Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz
MOBO: MSI PM8M-V Socket 478 VIA P4M800 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: 1GB Corsair 512x2
Video card: ATI x800Pro modded to x800xt
HDD: 160GB Western
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Response Number 4
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Name: ham30
Date: November 25, 2005 at 17:42:56 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I think you should try a higher wattage power supply. You can go to http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ and enter in your system components. It will estimate the power supply size needed.
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Response Number 5
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Name: ATIfanboy007
Date: November 25, 2005 at 18:57:06 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)WOW! even with my 5200 this power supply barely holds it. 240 under full load with 5200, 270 under full load of x800. I will definetly buy a new PSU...hope my x800 still runs...not sure why it wouldn't detect the power cord. Specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz
MOBO: MSI PM8M-V Socket 478 VIA P4M800 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: 1GB Corsair 512x2
Video card: ATI x800Pro modded to x800xt
HDD: 160GB Western
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