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    DG35EC Intel Mainboard PCI Express Problem

    the 9800 will sometimes boot on my biostar motherboard, but mostly it just resets before initializing the display ... if i come back 30 mins later it will most likely have booted, and if it does the card works fine , otherwise it wont boot at all ... have also learned that these intel dg35ec...
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    DG35EC Intel Mainboard PCI Express Problem

    That sounds right ... i changed the power supply to another 400w , and got it to boot reading 16x lanes - benchmarked it to death , and got the proper speeds. rebooted ... 2x. turned off computer, restarted and 16x again. swapped to the other 400w power supply, and couldnt get it to read 16x...
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    DG35EC Intel Mainboard PCI Express Problem

    Yeah, latest BIOS fixed the CPU temperature error, but not much else :P latest drivers - new install of winxp pro - power cable is connected (wouldnt show anything otherwise) and im not sure about the PSU - he has a 500W and i am testing with a 400W. Maybe the card is getting too hot ? Maybe...
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    DG35EC Intel Mainboard PCI Express Problem

    Hi, Got a weird problem with this motherboard - intel core2duo cpu and jetway 9800gt graphics card. Sometimes the BIOS will read the PCI Express Lanes bandwidth as 2x and others as 16x. When it is in the clients computer, mostly it is 2x. This makes the card literally 50% slower (3dmark06...