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BIOS Update and Vista

Yeah....maybe that PCI slot is fried....or maybe it's the controller. The weird part is, the Black screen on boot issue ONLY HAPPENS when the driver is installed. It displays everything else fine. This particular board won't let you get to the OS if the card isn't installed in the primary slot...
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- Post #4
- Nov 28, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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BIOS Update and Vista

My new PC (which I built) always black-screens at boot when the video drivers are installed. It will just get past the loading bar, then sit at the black screen (the monitor doesn't go into power save, so it is getting a signal). Googled it. Some guy said it was fixed with a BIOS update. So...
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- Nov 28, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

Yeah. It wasn't really, as far as i could tell. There's a little yellow triangle on one corner of socket 775 CPUs. Plus, there's a little semi-circle that has to line up with a certain point, so it's actually quite hard to make it fit wrong. UPDATE TO THE SITUATION: We were able to get...
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- Post #12
- Nov 25, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

Yeah....maybe a couple of SATA ports died in one way or another. Have it in at a different shop now. Here's what happened: -I was able to get video normally again, and was able to create a stripe of my two velociraptors. -All hard drives were seen by the mobo, and then by the vista install...
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- Post #10
- Nov 21, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

Yeah. Now that I've seen that, I'd have to agree that your RAM may still be good, but your videocard is bad/overheating. Get another fan for your case or something, or one of those spot-cool fans (Antec) to cool your videocard. If that doesn't help, then get a new videocard.....though at...
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- Post #14
- Nov 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

Fair enough. I'll keep that in mind for future builds. Hopefully nothing was fried in the process, though. If I can finally get this thing running, it's going to be the fastest system I have ever had (though now that it's taken me this long to get it online, it would almost have been worth it to...
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- Post #8
- Nov 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

Hmm.....I bought it because several reviews had stated that it improved ping and overall performance of online games by about %10 (these were printed in magazines, PC Gamer and Maximum PC, not online). I'd heard that it wasn't quite necessary for newer builds, but I find that when you delve into...
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- Post #6
- Nov 14, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

Hey, guys. Here's an update: Took it down to a local shop. A guy hooked up the CPU, RAM, And video card to a new 790i Mobo (an Ultra, but also made by EVGA), and he got it to boot on the bench. So I get it home, install it in the case, and same problem. Take it to a different shop down the...
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- Post #4
- Nov 14, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

I had a similar problem, which went away after replacing the RAM. Hit into the BIOS and make absolutely sure that the voltages are what they're supposed to be set at. If they are, and you have the same problem, I'd swear it's the RAM (bad RAM might not show up right away...mine showed problems...
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- Post #7
- Nov 12, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

I hooked up an 8800GTX, and the fan actually started spinning up, but still no video... made sure the monitors worked (and they do). All the fans and lights work, and I've made sure that the power wasn't an issue... Got a new board today, and I get the code "80" on the mobo's LED (I got FF...
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- Post #3
- Nov 10, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gfx Card's fan won't start.....

:confused: This is really perplexing. I just built a new system, and I couldn't get it to display video to the new monitor....so I switched the old monitor in (which I KNEW worked), and still no video. Hooked up the new monitor to the old computer, and, lo and behold, it too works well. I...
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- Nov 9, 2008
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Computer Building
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Nehalem (i7-core)

Based on what I've seen, Hyperthreading actualling makes Nehalem run worse with Multithreading, and usually runs slower in games than Penryn in general....the Q9550 actually outperforms the 960 (the 3.2GHZ Extreme Edition). So I'm planning a new rig, but I'm wondering if I should just wait...
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- Post #22
- Nov 1, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is this a good CPU/MB combo for someone moving away from sckt 754?

......I know you want it cheap, but that stuff is OLD. I suggest these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103067 (CPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813186141 (Mobo) The mobo has decent built-in video, and can go from Athlon X2 all the way up to a phenom...
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- Post #3
- Oct 31, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Fallout 3 having lag issues, need help

I can't say what the problem would be......oh wait.......you have what appears to be a Pentium Dual-core. D'OH! Seriously. This is a high-end game. Running at high on smaller resolutions isn't much of a problem, but your system probably won't handle any resolution past 1440x900 very...
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- Post #2
- Oct 30, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Wanting to Build a Computer

Get the MSI GTX 280, which is factory overclocked, costs about $415, and has a $40 mail in rebate beyond that....totaling about $375. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814127360
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- Post #17
- Oct 29, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building

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