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clever_j · 05-17-2007, 06:25 AM

Hi

I just built an Athlon X2

Anthlon X2 Processor
Gigabyte m55SLI-S4
GEIL 2GB DDR2 800 RAM
GeForce 7300GT Sonic
160GB Hitachi Digital RAM
450w PSU

The thing works fine but on random reboots, i get garbaged display on boot up screen (pre-windows)..

Normally i'd think this is a video card problem..

but here's the ANNOYING PART.. i've tried everything (im glad i have access to parts) and I cant seem to narrow down on the problem

I tried to test each component on another rig..
RAMs, Video Card, Hard Drive, Processor, Motherboard, etc.. no problems! put them all back together, and i get the garbaged display randomly..

I tried replacing RMA'ng the motherboard...
i tried replacing RMA'ng the Processor...
i tried reboots without the hard drive...

i still get garbage display randomly..

i tried a lot.. but to summarize..

i tried replacing the X2 processor with a regular Athlon AM2 3200 processor.. no more problems..

I tried replacing the motherboard with an ECS brand and testing it with the X2 processor, no more problems..

put the 2 (mobo+proc) together again.. garbage display problems

I dont get it.. why wont it work right with the HIGH END gigabyte motherboard and X2 processor?? Are they not compatible?

please help evaluate.

05-17-2007, 06:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
clever_j True Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 235	Gigabyte m55SLI-S4 and Athlon X2 (displays garbage) Hi I just built an Athlon X2 Anthlon X2 Processor Gigabyte m55SLI-S4 GEIL 2GB DDR2 800 RAM GeForce 7300GT Sonic 160GB Hitachi Digital RAM 450w PSU The thing works fine but on random reboots, i get garbaged display on boot up screen (pre-windows).. Normally i'd think this is a video card problem.. but here's the ANNOYING PART.. i've tried everything (im glad i have access to parts) and I cant seem to narrow down on the problem I tried to test each component on another rig.. RAMs, Video Card, Hard Drive, Processor, Motherboard, etc.. no problems! put them all back together, and i get the garbaged display randomly.. I tried replacing RMA'ng the motherboard... i tried replacing RMA'ng the Processor... i tried reboots without the hard drive... i still get garbage display randomly.. i tried a lot.. but to summarize.. i tried replacing the X2 processor with a regular Athlon AM2 3200 processor.. no more problems.. I tried replacing the motherboard with an ECS brand and testing it with the X2 processor, no more problems.. put the 2 (mobo+proc) together again.. garbage display problems I dont get it.. why wont it work right with the HIGH END gigabyte motherboard and X2 processor?? Are they not compatible? please help evaluate.