Here goes: Currently running: P5W DH deluxe( i975x chipset, native Crossfire support) Q6600@3.0Ghz 6 gig corsair Ram DDR2 GTX 295 X-Fi XtremeMusic OCZ 700W PSU (untill i get an new one)(before an Enermax galaxy 1000w) Problem occured also with the old PSU. This rigg has run 2900XT CF as well as 4870CF, and for a brief moment the current GTX295 along with the 9500GT mentioned. Problem: Want to install a second vidcard (NV G100 Oem product from a dell(?) machine) to be able to use 3 monitors. So far, no luck getting the card to be recognised by device manager. Card is firmly inserted in secondary PCI-E slot, fan is spinning. Tried so far: Fiddel in bios settings (AMI BIOS v2801), no settings to enabel/disable the PCI-E slot. A few settings I don't understand, could these matter?: Boot Graphic Adapter Priority: [PCI Express/ PCI] PEG Buffer Length: [AUTO] Link Latency: [AUTO] PEG Root Control: [AUTO] PEG Link Mode: [AUTO] Slot Power: [AUTO] Option 1 already changed, no change. Boot up with only the G100 inserted into second slot, results in no image shown on monitor when attached to card. Simply a black screen, not the msg "check cable". Tried my wife's 9500GT, no luck there either, card not found, no image when running solely on this card. Uninstalled current XP driver (258.58) en reinstalled, no luck. G100 was tested 2months age in my wife's rigg, card worked fine. Has the secondary PCI-E slot died while being inactive or...does something needs to be enabled/disabled in the BIOS? If needed, I'll make a list of the options in the BIOS that can be changed. Hope someone can help, been fiddling for over 2 months now.
Did you try it on the second slot or the first? Sorry if I don't quite get it, since you previously said you tried the G100 card alone on the second slot, and didn't state clearly on where you plugged your wife's card when it too didn't work.
Well, if you haven't tried plugging it on the first slot, then you wouldn't know whether the second slot would only work with a CF configuration or not. Or, try plugging the GTX295 on the second slot and see whether that runs fine or not.
Both slots used to work, check initial post for this. I tried to run the GTX295 along with the 9500GT in the past, this worked perfect.
Well, yeah, the keyword here is 'used', which is a past tense. Trying it now wouldn't hurt and you've got nothing to lose anyway, aside from time. It's just that it's better to make sure it's not a hardware-related problem. After that, then the 'only' problem left would be BIOS setting.
Did as suggested, tried only the GTX295 in the second(black) slot, no image at al when booting up. So non of the three card gives image in the second slot, not even with a vidcard installed in the orange one. So...slot busted or BIOS problem?
Preliminary diagnosis would be a busted slot, though you might want to check whether there's an updated BIOS for that motherboard or not. As far as the BIOS settings you've posted in your first post, there's nothing wrong with it. In any case, it's probably better if you could list the available choices for each of the settings aside from Auto. That way other users could also figure out something to help you out.
There is newer BIOS available v3002, but I don't know for sure if this will help, gonna try later. I'll also make up a list for a BIOS settings. list is up: --------------------------------------------- Main Menu System Time [xx:xx:xx] System Date: [xx:xx:xx] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Language [English] Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave Type [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Disabled] [AUTO] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] [0-1-2-3-4] DMA Mode [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA0][MWDMA2] [ADMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Configuration Configure Sata As [Standard IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Onboard IDE Mode [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode] Enhanced Mode Support on [S-ATA] [S-ATA+P-ATA] [S-ATA Only] [P-ATA Only] Combined Mode Option [Primary P-ATA + S-ATA] [Primary P-ATA + S-ATA] [S-ATA Only] [P-ATA Only] Onboard Serial-Ata BOOTROM [Disabled] [Enabled] ALPE and ASP [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time-Out [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] ----------------------------------------------------------------- System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory -------------------------------------------------------------- Advanced Menu JumperFree Configuration AI Overclocking [Manual] [Auto] [Overclock Profile] [AI NOS] CPU Frenquency current: 333 DRAM Frequency [Auto] [DDR2-300Mhz] [DDR2-400Mhz] Performance Mode [Auto] [Standard] [Turbo] PCI Express frequency [Auto] [90] [91-150] PCI Clock Synchronazation Mode [To CPU] [33.33Mhz] [Auto] Memory Voltage [Auto] [1.80V-2.40V] in steps fo 5V CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] [1.2000V-1.7000V] in steps of 5V FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] [1.20V] [1.30V] [1.40V] [1.50V] MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto] [1.50V-1.65V] in steps of 5V ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto] [1.05V] [1.20V] Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] [FSB888/DDR2-667] [Overclock 10%] [FSB960/DDR2-800] [Overclock 15%] [FSB1200/DDR2-800] [Overclock 20%] [FSB1280/DDR2-800] [Overclock 30%] [FSB1333/DDR2-667] Only showing when AI NOS selected. N.O.S. Mode [Manual] [Auto] Sensitivity [Normal] [Sensitive] [Less-Sensitive] Target Frequency [Overclock 3%-30%] Lan Cable Status Post Check LAN Cable [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Configuration USB Function [Disabled] [2-8 USB Ports] Legacy USB Support [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Disabled] [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Configuration Ratio CMOS Setting [9] AI CPU Lock Free [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Microcode Updation [Disabled] [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute Disable Function [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Disabled] [Enabled] EIST [Auto] [Disabled] [Minimum] Hyper Threading Technology [Disabled] [Enabled] Chipset Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [5 Clocks] [6 Clocks] [5 Clocks] [4 clocks] [3 clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks] [2 Clocks] - [6 Clocks] [DRAM RAS@# to CAS# Delay [4 Clocks] [2 Clocks] - [6 Clocks] DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge Delay [15 Clocks] [4 Clocks] - [18 Clocks] DRAM Write Recovery Time [4 Clocks] [2 Clocks] - [6 Clocks] DRAM ECC MODE [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Hyper Path 3 [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] DRAM Throttling Treshold [Disabled] [Auto] Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI/PCI Express] [PCI Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] [Long] [Short] Link Latency [Auto] [Slow] [Normal] PEG Root Control [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] PEG Link Mode [Auto] [Slow] [Normal] [Fast] [Faster] Slot Power [Auto] [Light] [Normal] [Heavy] [Heavier] ------------------------------------------------------- Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] [HD Audio] Onboard 1394 Controller [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCIE GbE Lan_1 [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCIE GbE Lan_2 [Disabled] [Enabled] Lan Option ROM [Disabled] [Enabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Disabled] [Enabled] JMicron Controller Mode [Raid] [Basic] [AHCI] JMicron SATA/RAID BOOTROM [Disabled] [Enabled] Serial Port1 Adress [3F8/IRQ4] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] PCI PnP Plug and Play OS [No] [Yes] PCI Latency Timer [32 - 248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [No] [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] [Enabled] IRQ-xx assinged to [PCI Device] [Reserved] DH feature Page EZ Backup RAID Mode Change [Disabled] [Enabled] Missing pages: Power Menu - Hardware Monitor - Security - Tools menu Hope there's something here that needs to be changed, otherwise I'm screwed.
Yo, sorry for not replying back; been quite busy before the weekend starts. Have you tried setting the slot power higher for the PEG?
Tried that, amongst other things, no luck, guess the slot is history. I'm gonna bury my dreams of triple-screen gaming and awake those of building my own casemod.
Well, if you haven't changed anything since the last time it worked, then that might probably be the case. =/
try a bios reset it might work, had the problem with a single slot motherboard when switching the board between two pcs, thats if you havent already
then try cleaning the problematic slot with a brush so it wont have any dust left inside just take care not to brush the rest of the board because you might knock off some SMDs light brushing won't affect them but i don't know how brutal you are. Oh and you can try cleaning the connector on the card just in case with a little alcohol but be sure it is dry before you put it in
