Plug and pray? Problems after installing new graphics card

nix · 01-11-2005, 09:43 AM

Hopefully I'll manage to post this thread before my pc boots off my cable connection

I installed a new graphics card (Radeon 9200 64mb) to replace my old Radeon 7200 so my daughter could play Sims 2 and have had a nightmare ever since. I installed it correctly and was careful regarding static issues, but now whenever I connect to the net using my usb cable modem I'm booted off intermittently, sometimes straight away.

I've contacted my isp and there's not a problem there, updated all my drivers and reconfigured ZA security suite to make sure there's nothing there too. So could it be a motherboard prob, usb prob or a system resources issue? Or am I just trying to find my *** in the dark and should I take the darn thing to the nearest engineer?

Any help would be appreciated

. Thank you!

EDIT - I just wanted to add that I tried updating my bios but the ASUS server said that it did not recognise my EEPROM (whatever that is?). I've also run Adaware and a couple of anti-virus progs and haven't got a problem with either virus or trojan infection.

~~Leroy77~~ · 01-11-2005, 11:45 AM

ASUS server? Were you using some kind of live update? I for one will only update BIOS with a boot floppy.

nix · 01-11-2005, 12:38 PM

Hi

Nope, downloaded it to my hard-drive and tried from there. I used the ASUS live update, but disabled the option to update "live". My floppy hasn't worked in ages ... it's a Mesh built system (renowned for knackered floppy-drives apparently).

nix · 01-11-2005, 03:49 PM

Well, I ditched the new graphics card and reinstalled the old one. Once I'd done that everything was ticketyboo again. Bah, humbug ... looks like no upgrades for this old pc then!!!

01-11-2005, 09:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
nix Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Win ME	Plug and pray? Problems after installing new graphics card Hopefully I'll manage to post this thread before my pc boots off my cable connection I installed a new graphics card (Radeon 9200 64mb) to replace my old Radeon 7200 so my daughter could play Sims 2 and have had a nightmare ever since. I installed it correctly and was careful regarding static issues, but now whenever I connect to the net using my usb cable modem I'm booted off intermittently, sometimes straight away. I've contacted my isp and there's not a problem there, updated all my drivers and reconfigured ZA security suite to make sure there's nothing there too. So could it be a motherboard prob, usb prob or a system resources issue? Or am I just trying to find my *** in the dark and should I take the darn thing to the nearest engineer? Any help would be appreciated . Thank you! EDIT - I just wanted to add that I tried updating my bios but the ASUS server said that it did not recognise my EEPROM (whatever that is?). I've also run Adaware and a couple of anti-virus progs and haven't got a problem with either virus or trojan infection. Last edited by nix; 01-11-2005 at 10:00 AM. Reason: Additional info

01-11-2005, 11:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~Leroy77~~ Permanently Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 236 OS: Windows XP Pro/2000 Pro	ASUS server? Were you using some kind of live update? I for one will only update BIOS with a boot floppy.

01-11-2005, 12:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
nix Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Win ME	Hi Nope, downloaded it to my hard-drive and tried from there. I used the ASUS live update, but disabled the option to update "live". My floppy hasn't worked in ages ... it's a Mesh built system (renowned for knackered floppy-drives apparently).

01-11-2005, 03:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
nix Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Win ME	Well, I ditched the new graphics card and reinstalled the old one. Once I'd done that everything was ticketyboo again. Bah, humbug ... looks like no upgrades for this old pc then!!!