Heli

Hello There,

I have purchased the grafic card 76o00GS in order to be able to run 2 monitors.

However the system is not stable with this card.
Games like the Flight Simulator 2004 make after a few seconds of operating time to crash the whole system (total freeze), the same happens when sliding the slide bar on the righr of any window.

I suspect faulty settings, but I do not know which.

Does anyone know this problem?
Thanks
Heli

cconner6156

List ur pc Specs

Indoril Nerevar

Hi,

As cconner said, the first thing we need is your system specs. Please read "Posting System Specs" in my signature for details on what we need to know and how to find it.

Heli

Here are my systems spec:


Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
Memory (RAM): 1280 MB
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+
CPU Speed: 1536,8 MHz
Sound card: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [9400]
Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1280 X 1024 - 32 bit
:
Network Adapters: NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter - Paketplaner-Miniport | Realtek RTL8139-Familie-PCI-Fast Ethernet-NIC - Paketplaner-Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: G: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-4040B
:
COM Ports: COM1 | COM2
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 3 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 8,0GB | D: 5,6GB | E: 114,5GB | F: 74,5GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 1,4GB | D: 4,2GB | E: 50,2GB | F: 24,4GB
USB Controllers: 6 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): 2 host controllers.
:
Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Product Make: A7N8X-X
:
AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 051403 Nvidia 42302e31
Time Zone: Westeuropäische Normalzeit
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X-X
Modem: Acermodem 56 data-fax modem


Please bear in mind that I had to re-install my old graphic card to be operational.

Thanks for your help.

Helli

Fr4665

what kind of power supply do you have ? it only locks up in games ?

Heli

The data of the power supply:

overall Power: 230 W

+3.5 V 14 A 105 W
+5 V 21 A 105 W
+12 V 9 A
-5 V 0.5 A
-12 V 0.8 A
+ 5 Vsb 1 A

No, the lockup occurs also in normal operation, for instance when sliding a scroll bar up or down.

Heli

Indoril Nerevar

That power supply is nowhere near enough to power a 7600. Read "Power Supply Info" in my signature - it contains very important information about what size power supply you need and why. It is a long thread, but it is very important. It also includes recommendations for quality power supplies in various ranges.

Heli

Hello everybody who answered!!

Thanks a lot for your help.
Ok, it's the power supply .... I should have thought of that.

A new one is already ordered, after I devoured the tutorial supplied by Indoril Nerevar, it is very comprehensive.

So please keep the thread open, I want to report after the new unit installation.

Thanks again

Heli
(Southern Bavaria, Germany)

Fr4665

sounds great let us know how it performs, if i may ask what power supply did you order

Indoril Nerevar

You didn't tell us what power supply you ordered!

Let us know how you go with it. Hopefully the power supply is the only problem - if you read the NVIDIA Drivers thread in my signature, you'll see that there are other potential problems.

Heli

Hello there,

I ordered a 500 Watt Unit made by THERMALTAKE, the strongest I could get here by mail order.
Due to the holidays I won't have ready to install before beginning next week.

The remarck on the problems with NVidia drivers is highly appreciated.

Thank you all.

Heli

Indoril Nerevar

Thermaltake make good units (I use one in my system), but they're nowhere near the best around. However, you should be fine with that one. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

Heli

the unit is in place, all connected:

NO MORE PROBLEMS with the video card

(I followed the Nvidia driver advice!!!!)

So in conclusion: great help from you guys, thanks a lot, I praise your forum!

Heli

Indoril Nerevar

Glad to hear it's all working now. Enjoy!