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fangs2000 · 04-20-2007, 01:55 PM

Hey all,

Firstly, specs:

Gigabyte S-3 P965 motherboard
E6300 Core 2 Duo proc
2 gb Geil memory (DDR 2 6400 i think, 2x1gb sticks)
geforce 6200 le PCI-E graphics card
HiPER 520W PSU.

Nothing is Overclocked.

BEFORE you say anything, i had to send my normal graphics card back (a x1950 pro) cause of major artifacting. It's gone now and with the manufacturing being looked at. This one is a cheap filler, and it cost £30 and got it from PC World.

The problem is i turn on the computer, it lights up and gives out noise, and nothing happens. No screen, no bios bleep. In short, it does not post. HOWEVER, given enough time (10-20 minuites) it will actually boot up, if i leave it in this "on, but not posting" mode.

I have not actually seen it post, i've always turned it on, and gone and done something else. While it is on i have once had it reset. There is also rare instances where is POSTs stright away, but it has become more and more rare over the last 3 days when the problem first began.

I have reset the bios multiple times.

I am thinking it's the graphics card, since it is a pile of ****.

I would like to hear some other ideas about what is actually happening, and if there is anything i can do to fix it. I do not know when the replacment X1950 will be back, it was sent from the dealer to the manufacturer on Thursday.

The 6200 is only 2 weeks old, so should still have it's warrenty, even with PC World. Problem is, this IS my spare PCI-E card. All other PCs in the house are AGP.

Thanks for any input, feel free to ask me any questions, i have bound to miss something.

04-20-2007, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
fangs2000 True Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 112	Very strange computer problem Hey all, Firstly, specs: Gigabyte S-3 P965 motherboard E6300 Core 2 Duo proc 2 gb Geil memory (DDR 2 6400 i think, 2x1gb sticks) geforce 6200 le PCI-E graphics card HiPER 520W PSU. Nothing is Overclocked. BEFORE you say anything, i had to send my normal graphics card back (a x1950 pro) cause of major artifacting. It's gone now and with the manufacturing being looked at. This one is a cheap filler, and it cost £30 and got it from PC World. The problem is i turn on the computer, it lights up and gives out noise, and nothing happens. No screen, no bios bleep. In short, it does not post. HOWEVER, given enough time (10-20 minuites) it will actually boot up, if i leave it in this "on, but not posting" mode. I have not actually seen it post, i've always turned it on, and gone and done something else. While it is on i have once had it reset. There is also rare instances where is POSTs stright away, but it has become more and more rare over the last 3 days when the problem first began. I have reset the bios multiple times. I am thinking it's the graphics card, since it is a pile of ****. I would like to hear some other ideas about what is actually happening, and if there is anything i can do to fix it. I do not know when the replacment X1950 will be back, it was sent from the dealer to the manufacturer on Thursday. The 6200 is only 2 weeks old, so should still have it's warrenty, even with PC World. Problem is, this IS my spare PCI-E card. All other PCs in the house are AGP. Thanks for any input, feel free to ask me any questions, i have bound to miss something.