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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> In article <adFke.2$rb6.0@lakeread07>, "Norm" <Here@here.com> wrote:
>
>> "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
>> news:nospam-2405050008400001@192.168.1.178...
>> > In article <Plvke.36$8A4.25@lakeread07>, "Norm" <Here@here.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Norm" <Here@here.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:ukvke.35$8A4.21@lakeread07...
>> >> > I'm not sure what the problem is...I just added this video card and
>> >> > a
>> >> > new
>> >> > 500 Watt Ultra X-Connect power supply. I'm getting distorted video
>> >> > images
>> >> > at boot up. The post screen is all distorted and usual ends as lock
>> >> > up.
>> >> > Sometimes it goes as far as the windows loading screen...again
>> >> > distorted..with X's and O's running down the screen. After several
>> >> > attempts
>> >> > it will finally go to the scan disk screen and then eventually to a
>> >> > clean
>> >> > boot. Getting Windows XP errors too.
>> >> >
>> >> > Asus A7N8X 400FSB with Geil 2X512 dual memory. Athlon XP 3000+
>> >> > nothing
>> >> > over
>> >> > clocked!! Windows XP pro w/sp2. Newest nvidia drivers
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help is appreciated
>> >> > norm
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Oops ASUS A7N8X
>> >
>> > Can you give it a try with your old power supply ?
>> >
>> > Here is a review of the X-Connect:
>> >
>> >
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20050228/power_supply-12.html
>> >
>> > Paul
>>
>> I read some other review too, (good and bad) before I purchased
>> X-Connect.
>> Yes, I'm also questioning the power supply.
>> My only problems are at a cold boot up. I took me several attempt this
>> morning. Once the computer is working the issues seem to go away!?
>
> Can you run a version of 3DMark without crashing ? I use
> 3Dmark2001SE from futuremark.com, as a quick test. Any 3D app that
> runs a video card 100%, will be a good test of the power supply
> and video card at the same time. You can also run a copy of
> Asus Probe (or even MBM5 in your case) in the background while
> doing 3DMark. MBM5 has a "log to file" option, so every
> 10 seconds or so, voltage readings are written to disk. On
> Asus Probe, the results are all graphical.
>
>
http://www.futuremark.com/download/?3dmark2001.shtml
>
> As I don't really understand what you are seeing on the
> POST screen, I don't understand why it is corrupted, and
> Windows is not. A computer sitting in the BIOS screen,
> draws about 1/2 power, so it is not typically a "max
> power" situation. If you were using a Matrox card, I could
> understand seeing issues in the BIOS, as there was some
> disagreement about VESA modes with some of their models.
> If you had bad RAM on the video card, I would expect it to
> remain bad while in Windows.
>
> Paul
Thanks for the help..Paul
I'm running Asus probe now..I'll check out 3DMark.
When I boot the Post screen is distorted...I get color images across
monitor, but color is discolored, text not legible.....wiggle and moving
lines. This distortion may continue through window XP load screen. I have
power down several times. If I get to the scan disk screen it will usual
post correctly on the next reboot. When I get the BIOS screen the post
correctly...even thing seem to be ok. If I didn't mention it....I recently
purchased a BFG 6800 OC, video card. As I talk this through....It maybe the
video card. I reinstalled the video drivers this morning....nothing has
changed.
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