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i just replace my gt220 to PowerColor HD6950 1gb ddr5. Yesterday my pc start and running in window but on top of screen writing TESTVBIOS but i change back to gt220 it work fine.i change back to HD6950 and it run same again TESTVBIOS and then i go to screen resolution,advanced i saw my pc running on 256mb graphic card.at BIOS INFORMATION it write CAYMAN which is my HD6950 model. So, today i try to boot my pc and my pc start acting weird which all fan is running.Usually my pc got beeps sound starting to window.But now it just all fan spinning and keep black screen.its also keep restart itself.i try change my graphic card to 9500GT which my Pentium 4 use now and its out same result with pc wont start and keep restarting itself.is

I hope someone have solution for this problem.

PC SPEC:
CORE 2 DUO E7400
4GB RAM DDR2
P31-ES3G MOBO
Corsair VS550 550watt
500GB HDD
2x fan 80mm
1 DVD
 
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hello,

if youre still at this problem, you might wanna try what I did.
my gc is powercolor hd6950 1gb ddr5 with dual BIOS switch bought from ipmart.

the gc was good except that it has the same TESTVBIOS displayed at the top center of the screen - yes it was annoying.
the gc then made my pc hanged in the middle of the game displaying white vertical lines.

what I did was flashed the gc with its original stock BIOS - you need to get the ATIWinFlash and PowerColor HD6950 1Gb DDR5 BIOS

select 1 or 2 from the BIOS switch on your card. actually the switch was made for OC convenience, so the choice is yours.

boot into windows and run ATIWinFlash. from there, find the intended BIOS and flash your card. the flash process...
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i does not have other more powerful PSU to try.I also curios if the PSU is the problem because at website say it just need 500 watt with 32A but my psu is 550watt and 42A.I also dont know if the card is faulty.What should i do now?
 
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That make no difference, it does not depend on the PSU maximum wattage, 42 AMPs may be to much but that's the maximum the PSU can produce, not the average output. I suspect the PSU has failed. A forum thread om the same problem related the issue to higher than normal power supplying the RAM modules but since you don't have video, the only thing you can do is reset the BIOS with battery removed for 5 to 10 minutes. Try that and if it doesn't help, get another PSU.

TESTVBIOS is test the Video card BIOS but two cards can't be suffering from the same issue unless it originates in the motheboard or PSU.
 
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I already send it to pc shop and I don't know what he do and now all work fine but on top of screen still displaying TESTVBIOS. All games work extremely fine just that TESTVBIOS.

 
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(TESTVBIOS is test the Video card BIOS but two cards can't be suffering from the same issue unless it originates in the motheboard or PSU). I don't understand this. and what I can do to remove the display from my screen?
 
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I meant that; if the testvbios message comes up with both graphics cards, it can't be a graphics card issue or both cards would be damaged. A post I read says it's caused by higher than normal voltage being supplied to the graphics card, I know that abnormally high voltage being supplied to the RAM modules can also cause post/boot/blank video issues.

So, is that 42 amp figure on the PSU label?.. If so, what make and model is it?

 
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ya it label on my PSU is Corsair VS550 series. my gpu is PowerColor HD6950 1GB DDR5. I got other card but the card is GT220 and doesn't need 6pin connect.this is Power Supply issue? or it just GPU issues?

does there got any way to disappear the massage or disable voltage monitoring that can disappear that massage? or use MSI AFTERBUNER to put original voltage?
 
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I meant the PSU brand and model... but I should have checked your initial post. I wanted to search for detailed specifications on the PSU to confirm if the 42 amps are normal because the average PSU amperage seems to be in the upper 20's and up to low 30's, and 42 AMPs seemed to high but if it's on the label, then it must be normal.

If you now don't see the BIOS post or hear BIOS beeps, then the PSU may have failed. Those are classic dead PSU symptoms.

To try to diagnose the restarts, I need to know how long in seconds after it starts does it restart.

 
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PSU MODEL IS CORSAIR VS550.

 
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What? 50-60 seconds when you click restart in the Windows Start button / Restart?, then it doesn't beep on the BIOS post?... Is that right?

Use google translate to type in your language and translate it to english so I can better understand you. Edit the translation if necessary... it does not translate perfectly but good enough.
https://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT
 
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For the first i dont know how to say the component or system in my language because i using english every things when it come to pc. I mean the 50-60 second is from WINDOWS RESTART(not hard restart which from the button on PC CASE).Start from the restart until it load to windows back takes around 50-60 second.
 
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That's what I mean, your answers are confusing. You said the screen remains blank and you hear no beeps.. that means you don't see the Windows logon, desktop, etc. but then you say you do "Windows Restart".. and that means you do software restart.. that would be from the Windows start button, you would need to have video (Windows on screen) to do that, so which is it?...



 
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Sorry, I forgot to say. before this my pc really blank. So, I sent my pc to pc shop to repair. I don't know what he did to my pc and it work perfectly.But, on top of my screen still displaying TESTVBIOS which I don't know what cause it. Its really annoying because when I open games,video,photo it still display on top of screen. I want to remove it.So what can I do to remove it? I also saw my graphic card got switch on it which I don't know what switch is that.

 
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I can not update my motherboard bios because im running window 8.1 and there only have until windows 7 64-bit.If I run the window 7 update, It failed and get an error.

here I got this bios http://www.gigabyte.my/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2892#bios

MY PC FULL SPEC:
Core 2 Duo E7400
4GB RAM DDR2 800MHZ
PowerColor HD6950 1GB DDR5
Corsair VS550 550watt
Western Digital 500GB HDD
LG DVD(not RW)

 
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I checked my graphic card driver and my pc say is up to date. My graphic card also have switch on it at PCB does this affect the display of TESTVBIOS too? I look at my PCB at the switch it has written 1 and 2 which move the switch.
 
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I try to print screen but it doesn't appear in picture.Looks like it only can be see in my PC.

 
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do you think format and reinstall every things including windows will remove TESTVBIOS massage? I try to move to dual bios switch but its still same.

 
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Depends on when the TESTVBIOS message appears on screen...
1. if it appears the moment you turn the computer on, formatting will not help.
2. If it appears when Windows loads, it may help...
3. if it appears on screen after you logon, it may deffinitely help.

If 1 is the case; try resetting the BIOS with battery removed for 5 to 10 minutes.
If 2 is the case; try reinstalling the graphics card driver
If 3 is the case; try reinstalling the graphics card drivers, adjusting the display resolution, reinstalling Windows or formatting and clean installing windows.
 
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it happen after bios load. How it is the category 1? if I remove the battery at motherboard will it affect my windows in hard disk system and I need to install everythings back?
 
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1. How long after the BIOS load/post...
2. During or after it completes post and the screen goes dark?
3. Before or during the Windows load?
4. How long into the Windows load?
5. On the Windows logon?
6. On the Windows desktop?

Accurately providing this information is necessary to know if the issue is a BIOS message or a Windows message, and the solution may depend on which it is... and also if the BIOS reset can help or be in vane.

To answer your questions: Cathegory 1 is related to the BIOS, I want to know if the message appears on the BIOS post but your answer is not complete.

Removing the BIOS battery will only delete user set configurations, not BIOS read only information. It can not affect Windows or the hard drive. The erasing is done in the motheboard BIOS chip software, and only to user editions/configurations and hardware settings that can be renewed or re-edited, and none are vital to the motherboard or BIOS, the purpose of resetting the BIOS is to delete added and editable information that may be corrupted.
 
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