Using a PCI Post card??

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29342

Discussion Starter · Mar 19, 2011

Trying to learn how to use a new Post card I just got. It appears to be a decent one. It has 8 LED lights and shows 4 codes such as 0061 Post code. The LED's are +12v, -12v, +5v, +3.3v, CLK, IRDY, FRAME, RESET. During boot all the LED's light but RESET. The IRDY & FRAME are intermittent. The RESET never lights. At end of boot RESET, IRDY & FRAME are out. Right now I'm more concerned with the codes as I'm troubleshooting an old XP machine that will not allow me to install Windows XP. It gets 2/3 installed and locks up everytime. After 6 boots with the card in the PCI slot I got 6 different codes at the end of the boot. I get quite a few during boot but I understand the only one I need to be concerned with is the final one or whenever the card code locks at any particular one code. Here are the codes and also can you explain why 4 code numbers and are the first 2 on left the only ones I need be concerned with. Any help would be appreciated as I'm new to POST cards usage.
0061, 0061, 00AA, 60A9, 6160, AAA8

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Fred Garvin

· #2 · Mar 19, 2011

May be a dumb question, but didn't you get a manual with the card?

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29342

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 20, 2011

The manual has the codes but no instuctions on how to use it. What I need is advice from someone who has used these cards before and knows how to use them. My card as previously stated has 4 LCD's where you read the codes and the manual only has 2 digit codes. What I need to know is what do the 4 LCD's mean. I think the 8 LED's mean that when lit the power supply is good.

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