elem3nt

ok here it is ive got the 7.1 catylast drivers installed i can play games for about 10 mins then it goes to a black screen, then the screen goes off and have to reboot im getting sick and tired of this graphic card should of chosen nivida system specs : AMD sepron 3100+ (1:80GhZ)
1gp of RAM graphic card radeon 9600 driver 7.1

dai

what power supply
brand
wattage
what are the voltages listed in the bios

elem3nt

still new to the computers umm its a thermal take 430W max 500
model: XP550
dont know what a bois is sorry

dai

usually you enter the bios by pressing the delete key in the post screens
it will say which key on one of the screens
then on the advanced tab look for hardware monitoring or some similar wording
and post the voltages and tempretures listed

elem3nt

system temp 34oC
CPU temp 37oC

dai

they are ok what about the voltages

elem3nt

1.5 agp cant remember the other btw thanks for listening ive posted heaps of these types of threads and noone has botherd to help thanks again :)

dai

the voltages for
12v=
5v=
shown in the bios

elem3nt

ok ill look now and my case is the thermal take soprano cooling case when it crashes its extreamly hot and i the graphic card fan thats on there doesnt work tomorrow ill go to the shop and see if i can get a new fan =\

dai

until you get the fan replaced i would do no more than surf,the heat will damage the ram on the card

elem3nt

+12.v 12.012

-12v 12.032

5v 5.053

dai

they look ok to
put your new fan on and see if that fixes it
if not see if you can get a friend to try the card in their computer to check it
try a psu with more amps output on the 12v+ line

elem3nt

ok about the amps how do i change and would that make undesired results?
im kinda worried about touching the bios

dai

you can increase the amp output on th 12v+ line by upgrading the power supply

elem3nt

hey what if i turn my onborrd one on? its a 128bit 3D i could see if that works with like ut2004 then i guess its mt card problem

dai

yes you can try it

elem3nt

ok i pluged it in and everything is extreamly laggy

elem3nt

i cant run any games trying to find drivers for msi k8m neo-v

elem3nt

ok and another thing if its ok i need to download the latest drivers for my mother board it says i need to flash the bios what exactly is that?

UncleMacro

The BIOS is some software which is built into your motherboard. Flashing the BIOS means burning a new version of that software into a chip on the motherboard. Flashing the motherboard BIOS is usually a safe procedure but it can kill the motherboard if done improperly (or if the machine crashes during the procedure) so you really don't do it unless you need to.

Having a dead fan on a video card will definitely cause the symptom you're seeing. I wouldn't do anything including flash the motherboard BIOS until you get that fixed. That last thing you need is a crash while flashing the motherboard. That will make things much worse.