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Old 09-26-2006, 02:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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On the PCIE slot, there is a clip which you twiddle with to release the graphics card, well here it is now:



Oops. :o

Anyway, now my graphics card is held in place by the PCI screw. :/

In the process of doing that though, I am going to have to RMA my second ATI card (out of 2) becuase they never work! (This time the PC would not restart - works great with my card in.)

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Wait, where is the PCI screw? Take a picture please.
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maybe he means the screw that screw the card to the case (the slots on the back of the computer...)
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Ohh, okay, I thought you meant you stuck a screw in on the motherboard where that little clip thing is that holds the video card down. I was about to LMAO at you for screwing a screw into your video card and wondering why it was broken.
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Well king of...

On the PCIE slot, there is a clip which you twiddle with to release the graphics card, well here it is now:

[image here]

Oops. :o

Anyway, now my graphics card is held in place by the PCI screw. :/

In the process of doing that though, I am going to have to RMA my second ATI card (out of 2) becuase they never work! (This time the PC would not restart - works great with my card in.)

/rant.
wait, so the PC works, but just doesn't restart?
that's most likely a motherboard problem.
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Ohh, okay, I thought you meant you stuck a screw in on the motherboard where that little clip thing is that holds the video card down. I was about to LMAO at you for screwing a screw into your video card and wondering why it was broken.
Lol, no not quite.

The PC has never done a restart. Updated BIOS, no. Tried RAM, no. New PSU did help as it sometimes didn't boot on first try. Graphics card made it perfect. Did loads of restarts (uninstalled drivers.) Everything works. Also it does a beeeeep beep beep during restart before it stops.
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