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First post, by Cypher321

Posted on 2023-01-15, 01:25

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I've gotten to my wits end trying to troubleshoot this problem so hopefully someone here can help me. I've been working on putting together a late era XP (and maybe a little into Vista!) machine and I've been running into an issue that none of my high end cards (GF 9800 GTX+ and X1900 AIW) will display but when I stick in a GF 210 or 7300 GS, it displays just fine; Fans and lights for the big boys turn on when the system is powered on. Any thoughts?

Specs for the system are:
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-EP43-UD3L
CPU: C2D E6400
GPU: GF 9800 GTX+ or X1900 AIW (leaning towards using the AIW)
Memory: 4GB (2 sticks) of Patriot PDC22G6400ELK
PSU: EVGA 600W 100- BR-0600-K1

Thanks!

Reply 1 of 6, by pete8475

Posted on 2023-01-15, 01:30

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First thing I'd do is try the graphics cards in another PC.

Reply 2 of 6, by Cypher321

Posted on 2023-01-15, 01:33

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pete8475 wrote on 2023-01-15, 01:30:

First thing I'd do is try the graphics cards in another PC.

The 9800 does display on another system when I was troubleshooting. The X1900 I just picked up today so I haven't had a chance to evaluate the "tested - working" claim.

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Posted on 2023-01-15, 02:10

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Cypher321 wrote on 2023-01-15, 01:33:

pete8475 wrote on 2023-01-15, 01:30:

First thing I'd do is try the graphics cards in another PC.

The 9800 does display on another system when I was troubleshooting. The X1900 I just picked up today so I haven't had a chance to evaluate the "tested - working" claim.

Maybe try another power supply, I'm sure that EVGA is rated to be more than enough but stuff does break/wear out.

Reply 4 of 6, by Cypher321

Posted on 2023-01-15, 04:08

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pete8475 wrote on 2023-01-15, 02:10:

Cypher321 wrote on 2023-01-15, 01:33:

pete8475 wrote on 2023-01-15, 01:30:

First thing I'd do is try the graphics cards in another PC.

The 9800 does display on another system when I was troubleshooting. The X1900 I just picked up today so I haven't had a chance to evaluate the "tested - working" claim.

Maybe try another power supply, I'm sure that EVGA is rated to be more than enough but stuff does break/wear out.

The PSU is brand new but I tried a known good one just to see in both the original system and a different mobo with the same result. I'm starting to think I might have gotten unlucky and got two duds in a row. I do have a sealed 9800 GT that I was saving for a special occasion but I'm half tempted to pop it open and see if I get the same result.

Reply 5 of 6, by Roman555

Posted on 2023-01-15, 17:40

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Cypher321 wrote on 2023-01-15, 01:25:
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Any thoughts?

Specs for the system are:
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-EP43-UD3L

Thanks!

Hi,
You wrote nothing about BIOS. I would try to update BIOS (or downgrade BIOS). But be careful to choose the BIOS, because Gigabyte often has different files for a different motherboard's hardware revision. You can find the revision in a bottom left corner of the motherboard.

[ MS6168/PII-350/YMF754/98SE ]
[ 775i65G/E5500/9800Pro/Vortex2/ME ]

Reply 6 of 6, by agent_x007

Posted on 2023-01-16, 08:51

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Check if all PCI-e lanes are present on working cards.

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