[SOLVED] Asus P5L-VM 1394 Mobo and geforce 8800gs

Haggis95 · 11-29-2008, 10:17 AM

Are they compatible,I have a chance to buy one of these boards at a very low price,I was just wondering if it was compatible with pci-e 2.0 graphic cards,I know that the pci-e 2.0 is backwards compatible,but,will it work on this board,you may have seen my other posts about the VIA chipset I have now,which,is not compatible,bloody Foxconn

I've heard that pci-e 2.0 is not compatible with the older pci-e slots,like the one in my Mobo,I can't seem to find any info on what slot this board has

I am starting to pull my hair out,I always thought google was great,til,I had this wee problem

Seriously guys,any help here would be greatly appreciated

PS:this Mobo has an Intel 945G chipset

**belfasteddie** · 11-30-2008, 12:50 AM

Here's your specs.
:http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...11&l3=194&l4=0

Haggis95 · 11-30-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by belfasteddie

Here's your specs.
:http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...11&l3=194&l4=0

Eddie,yer a diamond

,cheers for that pal

Tony

Haggis95 · 12-08-2008, 01:50 PM

I'm having a bit of a problem with my setup,I've replaced my old foxconn mobo with an Asus p5l-vm 1394,all the fans are working temp is ok,I can get to the Bios (which needs updating) no probs,the prob is...after the pc leaves BIOS the screen goes black with a flashing cursor,I have an IDE HD drive and a sata hd as well,the BIOS is not recognising my IDE drives,so I can't boot up windows.
I've set the IDE config to sata and pata,but still,it doesn't recognise them,them being my primary HD and dvd rom drive.I am trying to do a clean install of XP pro,but for the life of me I can't figure this one out,any help here guys

system specs

intel dual core 3.0ghz cpu
160 gb ide hd
250 gb sata hd
600watt psu
geforce 8800gs (not installed yet)
mobo as above
3gb ddr2 ram

Haggis95 · 12-08-2008, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haggis95

I'm having a bit of a problem with my setup,I've replaced my old foxconn mobo with an Asus p5l-vm 1394,all the fans are working temp is ok,I can get to the Bios (which needs updating) no probs,the prob is...after the pc leaves BIOS the screen goes black with a flashing cursor,I have an IDE HD drive and a sata hd as well,the BIOS is not recognising my IDE drives,so I can't boot up windows.
I've set the IDE config to sata and pata,but still,it doesn't recognise them,them being my primary HD and dvd rom drive.I am trying to do a clean install of XP pro,but for the life of me I can't figure this one out,any help here guys

system specs

intel dual core 3.0ghz cpu
160 gb ide hd
250 gb sata hd
600watt psu
geforce 8800gs (not installed yet)
mobo as above
3gb ddr2 ram

just removed my ide hard drive and hey presto,it recognised the dvd drive,installing xp pro again as we speak,will xp recognise my ide drive instead

Haggis95 · 12-08-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haggis95

just removed my ide hard drive and hey presto,it recognised the dvd drive,installing xp pro again as we speak,will xp recognise my ide drive instead

Solved...Looks fantastic,the 8800gs is up and running,happy chappy right now

Tumbleweed36 · 12-08-2008, 07:02 PM

Great to hear that and thanks to belfasteddie for his helpful advice. He did hit a home run! Have a great weekend and enjoy your rig and I will mark this one as resolved.

11-29-2008, 10:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Haggis95 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dunfermline,Scotland Posts: 44 OS: vista sp1	[SOLVED] Asus P5L-VM 1394 Mobo and geforce 8800gs Are they compatible,I have a chance to buy one of these boards at a very low price,I was just wondering if it was compatible with pci-e 2.0 graphic cards,I know that the pci-e 2.0 is backwards compatible,but,will it work on this board,you may have seen my other posts about the VIA chipset I have now,which,is not compatible,bloody Foxconn I've heard that pci-e 2.0 is not compatible with the older pci-e slots,like the one in my Mobo,I can't seem to find any info on what slot this board has I am starting to pull my hair out,I always thought google was great,til,I had this wee problem Seriously guys,any help here would be greatly appreciated PS:this Mobo has an Intel 945G chipset

11-30-2008, 12:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
belfasteddie Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Belfast N.I. Posts: 1,551 OS: Puppy Linux 4.12	Re: Asus P5L-VM 1394 Mobo and geforce 8800gs Here's your specs. :http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?mo...11&l3=194&l4=0

12-08-2008, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Haggis95 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dunfermline,Scotland Posts: 44 OS: vista sp1	Re: Asus P5L-VM 1394 Mobo and geforce 8800gs I'm having a bit of a problem with my setup,I've replaced my old foxconn mobo with an Asus p5l-vm 1394,all the fans are working temp is ok,I can get to the Bios (which needs updating) no probs,the prob is...after the pc leaves BIOS the screen goes black with a flashing cursor,I have an IDE HD drive and a sata hd as well,the BIOS is not recognising my IDE drives,so I can't boot up windows. I've set the IDE config to sata and pata,but still,it doesn't recognise them,them being my primary HD and dvd rom drive.I am trying to do a clean install of XP pro,but for the life of me I can't figure this one out,any help here guys system specs intel dual core 3.0ghz cpu 160 gb ide hd 250 gb sata hd 600watt psu geforce 8800gs (not installed yet) mobo as above 3gb ddr2 ram

12-08-2008, 07:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,468 OS: XP Professional	Re: Asus P5L-VM 1394 Mobo and geforce 8800gs Great to hear that and thanks to *belfasteddie* for his helpful advice. He did hit a home run! Have a great weekend and enjoy your rig and I will mark this one as resolved. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.