Unemuzerexer

Hi guys, i got a new Gcard from Gainward - FX 5600 256MB.
I first removed all the drivers and dl'd the 71,20 (Currently Using)
I took out my old card (MX440) and put it in.

Upon turning my computer on, i heard 1 Long Beep and 2 Short beeps ,
Meaning my Gcard was not detected or faulty, and it just wouldnt work no matter how many times i reset it.

Luckily i had my old comp, and i put the card into it, it ran flawlessly, which was quite strange.

I then took it out and put it into my good computer and it worked!, it got into windows, i installed the drivers and reset.
Then agian i heard those damn dreadful beeps, i kept reseting, and on third reset it worked and it got into windows, but it froze shortly after, as if no power to mouse but there as

I took my old card put it in, got onto net and talked to a friend who told me i should update my VIA p4pb 400-l mobo, so i did, and it worked out great, i could stay on for a while, and play games, but It started to randomly freeze again - and still does.

After reseting the beeps come ,and i gota reset/ turn comp of 2-4 times to get into it, and the freezes i have no idea how to fix

So any ideas would be GREATLY appriated, i was thinking it might be with the 71,21 Beta drivers, but maybe not.


A bit of info what happens when it randomly freezes, the screen goes black and it says Frequency Out of Range - H: 340KHz V:340Hz (thats crazy!! no monitor can support that , so why does it use it?), and then when i reset my comp wont detect my gcard untill i reset itliike 5-10 times

Please help

The_Neon_Cowboy

clear your CMOS (bios) via jumper or by removeing the motherboard battery
make sure the system is unplugged

wait 10 seconds and replace jumper to proper poition or , put battery back in board

boot, load power on defaults
see if that works
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check your temps and voltages
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see if there is an updated bios for your board
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make sure you have at lest a 250W-300W PSU
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try uping AGP voltage to 1.6V
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try useing AGP 4x
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(also try useing driver cleaner) if you get it booting

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Unemuzerexer

Sorry if i ask, but my parents will kill me if i kill this comp, so can u just tell me what this will do?

Thnx.

Unemuzerexer

Should i try a different driver? too ? like the latest NVIDA one?

The_Neon_Cowboy

clears and resets the bios to defaults...

ya you can but you need to get it to boot properly / regularly
1st....

one thing at a time if it isn't booting right then it's not going to work right

fix boot , then worry about windows



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How about a full list of system spec's / hardware

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Unemuzerexer

K then , thnx
But 1 thing, someone told me if u reset the CMOS you gota set everything up again, and i have no idea what each settings should be, so will this be a problem?

P4 2.53
512 Ram
80 GIg HD
Gainward fx5600 256mb (not workingreally good)
VIA P4PB 400-L
what else?
DX 9.0C
Latest Mobo drivers + flashed bios to latest.

The_Neon_Cowboy

Well depends.... most people can and do run on the defaults

is theis a custom / homebuilt system?
or a brand name like dell / compaq / hp / sony etc?

might go in and hand write down what everythings set on in the bios just in case ....

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Unemuzerexer

It was custom built, yeah i might do, first i'm try increasing Voltage -.-

if it only didnt freeze and say frequeny out of range - 340, (340 refresh rate) it wouldnt be sSOO bad .

The_Neon_Cowboy

ok the default AGP voltage is 1.5V
you want to try 1.6V just to see if it helps

if it doesn't you can safely leve it or set it back

(BTW: don't get agp & cpu voltage confused )

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Unemuzerexer

rofl i wont :P

Unemuzerexer

Well i'm on my new gcard, reset jumper, changed Vto 1.6, and it loaded fine, hopefully it wont freeze, awell, only time tells, talk latee.r

The_Neon_Cowboy

well good luck! might re install your video card drivers



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if you get issues at this point
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be sure to uninstall your graphics driver
try driver cleaner http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/
clean your nvidia display drivers only....

reboot
then re install your graphics driver...
(if neccecary use the NV fix in driver cleaner, if you get an install error)

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Unemuzerexer

Reset comp 4 times now, no probs, game froze tho, guessing its those beta drivers uninstalling them now, gona instal the 70,20, = good reviews, gona run the driver cleaner too D:

The_Neon_Cowboy

k let us know

(going to bed soon, it's 5 am here)

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Unemuzerexer

I changed drivers, and the freezing stopped, tho it feels kinda sluggish.

EDIT: Bah i had to reset my comp, and the beeping came back, but its strange cause after i reset my CMOS, it works fine again, dont know why :S

mike2h

sounds like you had something screwed up in your bios. neon pretty much gave you all the info you need.

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Unemuzerexer

sigh, i think i had enough of this, was playing a game, and it froze after 2 hours, then the beep started happening and clearing CSMOS didnt help, i think i'll stay with my mx 440 :'(
This really sucks

mike2h

have you put the mx back in yet & if so, any problems?

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Unemuzerexer

lol put it in, played my game, majore graphical errors ect, probably because of the drivers, i took it out, put back fx5600, wouldnt load, tried it 3 times, got on, been playing since then :d, hasnt forze al good, as long as it dont reset

mike2h

what do you mean by- "as long as it dont reset "?

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nookadum

Can you tell us what kind of motherboard you have? If you have an ECS motherboard, they're known to have problems with the AGP port.

Unemuzerexer

Reset as in, i gota reset it, or comp freezes ect.

Its a VIA P4PB 400-L
Its working better now, freezes rarely, and the beeps only happen 1/2 resets.

mike2h

just wanted to be clear, you never know.
so you have reset your bios to default? have you checked all connections to make sure they are snug? you would be amazed at what one slightly loose cable/card can do to some systems .
if neither of these things work i would take a long look at the psu. if you are getting beeps on post this has nothing to do with software. this is pure hardware. & as long as bios is default & everything is seated right. i would say it is either a psu problem. or an agp slot problem, given that is what started the whole thing.
then again you say the problems are happening less frequently. maybe it is correcting itself. do not ask me what that means but it is something i have seen before .
sorry i am not being much help here but it sounds like you got one of those things that is going to be silly in hindsight(excluding the agp slot problem).

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Unemuzerexer

The PSU + AGP slot i'll look into more if it still happens with my 6600GT card when i get it this week. PSU could be the problem, i hope its just the gcard.