I'll try no to be too long winded with this!
I recently built a new system for myself : Abit IS7-V2 Board,
1 gig PC3200 Azenram, 80 Maxtor SATA, P4 3.0 gig
Prescott HT CPU, 400W PSU, Chaintech GeForce FX
5200 256 MB 8X AGP .
My issue is this: When I install the Chaintech video card into
the mobo and power up I get video error beeps (1 long, 2
short), and cannot make this card work at all (black screen-
no boot). I have the same problem when I tried to use it on
an ECS 848P-A (both boards 8x agp compatible) With both
boards the chipset drivers were installed properly & bios is
set to 'AGP first'. The funny thing is, this card will work with
my old system (Asus P4T-E) but it runs at 4x AGP (board
supports only 4x). This leads me to believe that the card is
just not compatible. The Abit board states that it supports
cards with both 0.8volts & 1.5 volts, but I can't seem to find
any voltage specs on the vid card, even in the manual ( It's
gotta be one of the two voltages, right?). I also only see 1x
& 4x AGP options in the bios for the Abit board with the
latest chipset drivers. (I don't know if this is because I have
a GeForce 2MX400 4xAGP card in - i.e. board senses 8X
agp and makes option available?)
I also have unplugged everything not mandatory and tried
to boot, just to rule out the power supply being bad.
I'm just about ready to tear my hair out over this!!
Any enlightenment anyone can provide would be great.
I recently built a new system for myself : Abit IS7-V2 Board,
1 gig PC3200 Azenram, 80 Maxtor SATA, P4 3.0 gig
Prescott HT CPU, 400W PSU, Chaintech GeForce FX
5200 256 MB 8X AGP .
My issue is this: When I install the Chaintech video card into
the mobo and power up I get video error beeps (1 long, 2
short), and cannot make this card work at all (black screen-
no boot). I have the same problem when I tried to use it on
an ECS 848P-A (both boards 8x agp compatible) With both
boards the chipset drivers were installed properly & bios is
set to 'AGP first'. The funny thing is, this card will work with
my old system (Asus P4T-E) but it runs at 4x AGP (board
supports only 4x). This leads me to believe that the card is
just not compatible. The Abit board states that it supports
cards with both 0.8volts & 1.5 volts, but I can't seem to find
any voltage specs on the vid card, even in the manual ( It's
gotta be one of the two voltages, right?). I also only see 1x
& 4x AGP options in the bios for the Abit board with the
latest chipset drivers. (I don't know if this is because I have
a GeForce 2MX400 4xAGP card in - i.e. board senses 8X
agp and makes option available?)
I also have unplugged everything not mandatory and tried
to boot, just to rule out the power supply being bad.
I'm just about ready to tear my hair out over this!!
Any enlightenment anyone can provide would be great.
