Recent content by NorthSouthComm

After reporting some overheating on the graphics card, my motherboard is not supporting the minimum video display resolution in Windows Vista Ultimate. The display settings are stuck at the minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, and I cannot slide the bar to increase resolution. I have an error...

Still not working. I don't see any signage on the motherboard but it's what came standard on a Powerspec E371 which was an immensely popular model. The PSU is an Antec EA-650. Here is what I tried: 1) I installed a new ATI R7770 GPU 2GB DDR3 with a six-prong power slot (in case there was a...

It's a Powerspec E371. I checked with the manufacturer and they do not have an update to the BIOS. Since the Gigabyte R7 250 draws all of its power from the PCI-E, and has no six-prong connector on it, Powerspec suggested it may not be getting enough power somehow. It's baffling.

Great minds think alike! I did exchange the new graphics card and still have the same problem. Is there a way I can determine for certain that my motherboard cannot support the newer technology of the Radeon R7 250? My plan B is to buy a duplicate of the old card on Ebay (since the old card is...

It does not boot to the OS. When I searched for a BIOS update for the Intel Core 2 Quad at the Intel download center, it said "page not found." The currently installed BIOS is from 2008.

I am replacing an NVidia GeForce 8800GT graphics card with a Gigabyte Radeon R7 250 graphics card and my monitor acts like it is asleep and will not display the boot sequence. My motherboard has an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.66 GHz and I am running Vista Ultimate. The monitor cable is connected...