LOTS Of Problems!

Jakg · Jun 17, 2006, 03:31 AM

Right, i've built a new pc:
AMD 64 4000+ San Diego
2x XFX 6600 GT's
1 Gb Generic DDR400 RAM
Asus A8N SLi Premium
580 W Hiper PSU

[fixed]But it has alot of problems i need help with, the first being whenever i enable SLi it decides to reboot after a few mins (altho after giving the beta drivers a chance it just locks up and the sound it repeated over and over again), it also makes ~0.5 sec beeping noises when i turn it on in the morning sometimes, and after beeping 3 times it then turns off, then if i turn it on again it works fine, which makes no sense, and now it has decided that when it goes into the Windows it will make the monitor (Ilyama E431S) say "No Signal Input" for a minute and then the cursor appears and windows loads. The last thing (this isnt really a problem) is that sinse using the beta drivers the nView in the context menu has gone, and i have just set two monitors up (well if i cant use SLi i might as well use them!) and i have to Restore>Drag Across>Maximize for each program, instead of doing all the fancy stuff i could with nView

Heres a really off topic one, in WMP11 ive managed to hide the now playing bar, what can i do to get it back?[/fixed]

Now im just looking for upgrade and overclocking advice!

Chaos · Jun 17, 2006, 07:56 AM

3 beeps on startup usually refers to memory problems so you may want to start by having the ram tested

[hobo]eclipse · Jun 17, 2006, 10:29 AM

for less expensive RAM you'd prolly be best getting a "value" line from some names like Corsair, Kingston or OCZ, rather than just some run-of-the-mill stuff.

Jakg · Jun 17, 2006, 10:37 AM

A. How would i check the Ram
B. Got any other suggestions for the other problems?
C. Now ive got 3 monitors (3840x1024!!!!!!), i have 2 in one gfx card, but they show up as one big monitor, can i change this?

Chaos · Jun 17, 2006, 11:06 AM

get a program called memtest86

Jakg · Jun 17, 2006, 11:15 AM

how long does memtest take?

Dyre Straits · Jun 17, 2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jakg

how long does memtest take?

It will normally run until you stop it. To get a good test, it should be left to run for several hours.

If you've been running it already, has it shown any errors so far?

I'm not familiar with SLI setups, so, no suggestions in that area.

Jakg · Jun 17, 2006, 01:59 PM

also, is it possible to have different backgrounds for different monitors?

OldBuzzard · Jun 18, 2006, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Jakg

also, is it possible to have different backgrounds for different monitors?

Ultramon: http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/ nothing better than this for multiple monitor management.

kn00tcn · Jun 18, 2006, 07:25 PM

checking the ram also includes switching slots & taking out all except 1 module to see if those boot beeps will stop

Cube623 · Jun 19, 2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jakg

Heres a really off topic one, in WMP11 ive managed to hide the now playing bar, what can i do to get it back?

I assume when you say "now playing bar" you mean the bar at the right hand side which shows you the list of songs in the playlist you are playing?

If so then

Find the "Now Playing" button (along the top of the program) and there should be a little arrow underneath it. Click it and it should bring up a menu. To bring the "now playing" bar click on show list pane. The bar should have reappeared now

Jakg · Jun 19, 2006, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Cube623

I assume when you say "now playing bar" you mean the bar at the right hand side which shows you the list of songs in the playlist you are playing?

If so then

Find the "Now Playing" button (along the top of the program) and there should be a little arrow underneath it. Click it and it should bring up a menu. To bring the "now playing" bar click on show list pane. The bar should have reappeared now

only works in library view

Cube623 · Jun 23, 2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jakg

only works in library view

sos for late reply

so it is the list pane that is missing right? this bar?

Jakg · Jun 24, 2006, 08:14 AM

thats exactly whats missing

Cube623 · Jun 24, 2006, 09:20 AM

so the method that i mentioned above should work? works every time for me?!?

Jakg · Jun 24, 2006, 04:53 PM

hmmmm, just cant seem to find the option, also, dad says that neither graphics card has an extra power supply port on it, woudl that make a difference?

Cube623 · Jun 24, 2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jakg

hmmmm, just cant seem to find the option, also, dad says that neither graphics card has an extra power supply port on it, woudl that make a difference?

wouldn't think so as your power supply atm (i think) is good enough
anyway (back onto the wmp11 problem) here are a few screenies to help you find the option.

the now playing bar has dissapeared and you want to bring it back

go to the now playing logo\button and click on the arrow just underneath it

once you've clicked on it it should bring up a menu, click on show list pane

your now playing bar should have reappeared on the right

Jakg · Jun 25, 2006, 10:15 AM

wow, thanks, dont know how i missed that! also, got nView working, i cunningly went to the nView options and pressed "Enabled", i think i might be a blonde!

Cube623 · Jun 25, 2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jakg

wow, thanks, dont know how i missed that! also, got nView working, i cunningly went to the nView options and pressed "Enabled", i think i might be a blonde!

glad to hear that you've got it working

anyway on the other 2 probs you have (SLI turning off after 3 mins and monitor saying no signal input) the SLI prob are you sure that both cards are connected and seated? also are you sure that
a. your mobo has any SLI function set correctly (in the BIOS settings)
b. you need to download a BIOS flash to correct this problem in your mobo (NOT RECOMMENDED but if that is the problem than for SLI to work you may need to do it)
c. try reinstalling the non-beta nVida drivers (also make sure the drivers are uninstalled before installing them and use Driver Cleaner as well)

Jakg · Jun 29, 2006, 06:20 PM

i give up, im gonna fiddle with some drivers and re-seat the cards

Jakg · Jun 29, 2006, 07:33 PM

nope, still get the same problems! Could the ram be causing this?

Jakg · Jul 1, 2006, 04:12 AM

also, what drivers should i use? atm im using the 93.31's, but would i be better with others?

Jakg · Jul 23, 2006, 09:25 AM

hmmm,would a bios uprade help? if not ill sell them and see what is the best GFX card i can get for £150 is!

Richie-b · Jul 23, 2006, 10:04 AM

go into the bios setup and try disabling the PEG mode. It made my mobo unstable and to be honest i don't think it makes that much of a difference in performance. It could be set to the faster option which can cause instability

Edit : just had a look in my manual and you can't disable it so just leave all 3 settings on auto

Jakg · Jul 23, 2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Richie-b

go into the bios setup and try disabling the PEG mode. It made my mobo unstable and to be honest i don't think it makes that much of a difference in performance. It could be set to the faster option which can cause instability

Edit : just had a look in my manual and you can't disable it so just leave all 3 settings on auto

just had it in bits, took disabled vid card no. 2 out, and removed the one that was doing all the work, now its running on the one that never did anything, the other one is sitting on my desk, it hasnt crashed yet, which doesnt make too much sense, so im letting the Ai have a run around in LFS, which used to crash it sometimes, but it's coping find (been up ~10 mins), so i might put both in and then enable em both and mess about in the bios to see if i get anywhere (iirc its all set to "default" which tends to be "auto" except sli config, which is set to "single card" and the Ai overclock thing, which is at 5%, but hasnt caused any trouble, it doesnt speed it up too much, but every time i get a problem i disable it and the problem is still there, so i doubt its the problem!

ok, if anyone can manage to understand the above post, they get a cookie. And if they post a solution they get 10. So please, help me!

PS - if you want to see the card, ill link to the image on flickr:
http://static.flickr.com/77/196174324_58e077c491_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/75/196174294_1a8f7538c2_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/63/196174261_45ef752292_o.jpg

EDIT - wait, you said disable! /me is gonna try that! this thing has been up for a long while seeing as im a slow typer, so it works with one card, and both the cards work, so my geuss it is has to be the mobo or the bios

Richie-b · Jul 23, 2006, 11:03 AM

it's not the vid cards causing the problem if there both running in single mode. Set the sli config to dual video card, set peg to auto and also disable that overclock option, once you get the rig stable, then you can start overclocking.
also sli will only run on one monitor(see post 4).

Jakg · Jul 23, 2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Richie-b

it's not the vid cards causing the problem if there both running in single mode. Set the sli config to dual video card, set peg to auto and also disable that overclock option, once you get the rig stable, then you can start overclocking.
also sli will only run on one monitor(see post 4).

well im running two vid cards, no-sli running fine, ill check SLi in a minute, thanks for your help!

Jakg · Jul 23, 2006, 11:56 AM

its been up for ~30 mins, so ill enable sli in a min

PS - the only change ive made is peg link, auto>off