Abit 9600XT startup problems

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I have an Abit 9600XT 256mb VIVO card. When I start up the computer
cold, the video output has mass quantities of horizontal white lines
that garble the display. After about 5 minutes, these go away and the
display is ghosting with small black horizontal lines. After about 30
minutes, the display clears up and looks normal.

I have an Asus P4P800-e Deluxe motherboard, P4 2.8ghz, 512meg ram,
Windows XP Pro with SP1...............

This is the 3rd video card to mess up in this computer....all have been
ATI 9600XT cards..........

Any ideas?

 

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what brand and size is your power supply?

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"Eric Lancer" <ericlancer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have an Abit 9600XT 256mb VIVO card. When I start up the computer
>cold, the video output has mass quantities of horizontal white lines that
>garble the display. After about 5 minutes, these go away and the display
>is ghosting with small black horizontal lines. After about 30 minutes, the
>display clears up and looks normal.
>
> I have an Asus P4P800-e Deluxe motherboard, P4 2.8ghz, 512meg ram, Windows
> XP Pro with SP1...............
>
> This is the 3rd video card to mess up in this computer....all have been
> ATI 9600XT cards..........
>
> Any ideas?

 

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Robbie wrote:

> what brand and size is your power supply?
>
Its a sparkle 300w...................according to ASUS Probe...the
voltages are all within normal limits.

 

[Guest]

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Get a bigger power supply, at least a 400w.

Just do it!


"Eric Lancer" <ericlancer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Robbie wrote:
>
>> what brand and size is your power supply?
>>
> Its a sparkle 300w...................according to ASUS Probe...the
> voltages are all within normal limits.

 

[DaveL]

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Before you spend another dime on anything, try the card in another computer
when it's cold. It could be the card is bad or has a bad solder joint and
when it heats up enough it kicks in.

DaveL


"ShoNuff" <ShoNuff@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
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> Get a bigger power supply, at least a 400w.
>
> Just do it!
>
>
> "Eric Lancer" <ericlancer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b07qd.1916$6K5.1402@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > Robbie wrote:
> >
> >> what brand and size is your power supply?
> >>
> > Its a sparkle 300w...................according to ASUS Probe...the
> > voltages are all within normal limits.
>
>

 

[Guest]

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STILL, get a bigger power supply! 300 will not properly support any else
you may add to you system. So, quit messing around and get a proper power
supply. Especially since you say THREE video cards did not work right.

The power supply could show proper voltages in a probe but that does not
measure the WATTS needed to run all of your stuff.

Again, just do it!

"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Before you spend another dime on anything, try the card in another
> computer
> when it's cold. It could be the card is bad or has a bad solder joint and
> when it heats up enough it kicks in.
>
> DaveL
>
>
> "ShoNuff" <ShoNuff@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
> news:VT7qd.9844$SA.5813@lakeread02...
>> Get a bigger power supply, at least a 400w.
>>
>> Just do it!
>>
>>
>> "Eric Lancer" <ericlancer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:b07qd.1916$6K5.1402@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> > Robbie wrote:
>> >
>> >> what brand and size is your power supply?
>> >>
>> > Its a sparkle 300w...................according to ASUS Probe...the
>> > voltages are all within normal limits.
>>
>>
>

 

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ShoNuff schrieb:
> STILL, get a bigger power supply! 300 will not properly support any else
> you may add to you system. So, quit messing around and get a proper power
> supply. Especially since you say THREE video cards did not work right.
>
> The power supply could show proper voltages in a probe but that does not
> measure the WATTS needed to run all of your stuff.
>
> Again, just do it!
>

As mentioned before, first give it a try in another machine. In case of
success try a first class quality psu (not one with a lot "WATTS").

Niclaas

 

[Guest]

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Here's an interesting method:
http://www.directron.com/psu.html

Jez wrote:
>
> What makes would you regard as good ?

 

[Jez]

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Airman Thunderbird wrote:
> Here's an interesting method:
> http://www.directron.com/psu.html

LOL...I've been reading reviews all weekend !
Still haven't come to any final decisions, but thanks for another review
to run through !



>
> Jez wrote:
>
>>
>> What makes would you regard as good ?


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[Guest]

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A list of the "good" ones:

Antec
http://www.antec.com/us/pro_powerSupply.html

Enermax
http://www.maxpoint.com/products/pow_supp/index.htm

Thermaltake
http://www.thermaltake.com/purepower/main.htm

PC Power & Cooling http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/power_supplies/

I'm using this one at the moment:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-488&depa=1

Jez wrote:
> Airman Thunderbird wrote:
>
>> Here's an interesting method:
>> http://www.directron.com/psu.html
>
>
> LOL...I've been reading reviews all weekend !
> Still haven't come to any final decisions, but thanks for another review
> to run through !
>
>
>
>>
>> Jez wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What makes would you regard as good ?
>
>
>

 

[eddy]

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"Jez" <iced_spear@NODAMNSPAMpipex.com> wrote in message
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> Eddy wrote:
>> "ShoNuff" <ShoNuff@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
>> news:FFbqd.11594$SA.7352@lakeread02...
>>
>
> What makes would you regard as good ?
>
I'm using Enhance at the moment, but in the past I have used Antec, Hiper
and Enermax, and would not hesitate to recomend any of the above makes.

Eddy