Ati X1800xt - Boot Up Issues

FaZ · 01-15-2006, 04:06 AM

Hi Guys,

First post on here so take it easy on me

I got the Sapphire X1800XT 512MB card on Friday 13th (yikes) which replaced my old X850XT

I am having an intermittent problem where when I boot up the card is not firing up my monitor and the fan speed on the HSF just runs at 100% and doesn't kick off - the PC appears to be booting fine as my Razer mouse lights up and the PC sounds like its booting

I restart the PC via the case button and the PC then boots up fine and the card fires up the monitor - Everything else with the card seems fine and it games like a dream

Anybody got any ideas? My suspicions lie with the PSU - the card draws avg 8.2A but of course I can't see the draw on failed boot - I am powering the card using a molex to PCI-E converter - my PSU does not have dedicated rails

Here are some of my specs

ASUS A8N SLI Mobo

AMD64 3200 @2.2Ghz

2GB Dual Channel Mushkin XP Black Series PC4000

Hitachi Deskstar HD

ENERMAX 550W

ASUS Vento Gaming Case - RED

**leroys1000** · 01-15-2006, 10:08 AM

Try going to the BIOS and enable reset ESCD.
This sometimes helps with major hardware changes,
as it may be retaining settings from the old card.

FaZ · 01-15-2006, 12:36 PM

what setting is that under - don not recognise it?

thanks for the response

**leroys1000** · 01-15-2006, 01:00 PM

For my board,in the BIOS,it is listed under PNP/PCI configuration
as reset configuration data.
Other boards say reset ESCD.
Look around in the BIOS,you should come accross it.
Once set to enable,it will usually reset once then automatically
go back to disabled.

01-15-2006, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
FaZ Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 OS: WIN XP PRO SP2	Ati X1800xt - Boot Up Issues Hi Guys, First post on here so take it easy on me I got the Sapphire X1800XT 512MB card on Friday 13th (yikes) which replaced my old X850XT I am having an intermittent problem where when I boot up the card is not firing up my monitor and the fan speed on the HSF just runs at 100% and doesn't kick off - the PC appears to be booting fine as my Razer mouse lights up and the PC sounds like its booting I restart the PC via the case button and the PC then boots up fine and the card fires up the monitor - Everything else with the card seems fine and it games like a dream Anybody got any ideas? My suspicions lie with the PSU - the card draws avg 8.2A but of course I can't see the draw on failed boot - I am powering the card using a molex to PCI-E converter - my PSU does not have dedicated rails Here are some of my specs ASUS A8N SLI Mobo AMD64 3200 @2.2Ghz 2GB Dual Channel Mushkin XP Black Series PC4000 Hitachi Deskstar HD ENERMAX 550W ASUS Vento Gaming Case - RED Last edited by FaZ; 01-15-2006 at 04:08 AM.

01-15-2006, 10:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Try going to the BIOS and enable reset ESCD. This sometimes helps with major hardware changes, as it may be retaining settings from the old card. __________________ There is a madness to my method.

01-15-2006, 01:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	For my board,in the BIOS,it is listed under PNP/PCI configuration as reset configuration data. Other boards say reset ESCD. Look around in the BIOS,you should come accross it. Once set to enable,it will usually reset once then automatically go back to disabled. __________________ There is a madness to my method.

01-15-2006, 12:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
FaZ Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 OS: WIN XP PRO SP2	what setting is that under - don not recognise it? thanks for the response