real time report software

[kirisute]

so were no further forward ,the memory out shows a video fault on both cards (2 in or either one in) but it could be something else as booting with no cards at all doesn't give any beeps

it could be a faulty psu (two faulty psu's) both with no graphics card power problems .nope tried a cable on the hard drive supply so its not a lack of PCIE power via the 6 pin cable.

 

it could be two faulty psu's and two faulty graphics cards or their connectors to MOBO problems

 

do i dare start saving for a new graphics card and try it on the existing maybe faulty mobo or get a new PSU and perhaps bugger it on a faulty MOBO?

 

or start from scratch

 

AHA on the PSU tester theres no -5v on the 24pin connector on the new PSU

hmmm and no 3.3v on the SATA connectors although its on the 24 pin

 

hmmm -5 volt seems to be optional and not even mentioned on here and neither is the 3.3v on the sata there are no orange wires

http://pcsupport.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/X...%255Catx2_2.pdf

 

-5v removed on V2.01

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/insidethepc/...pin-12v-psu.htm

 

so under no load both PSU's look fine so the problem is elswhere

 

It's a catch 22 mate. Sli will eat power no matter what...running two vids will hit your psu. If you've already blown 1 psu then you might have damage elsewhere caused by that blow.

If you were closer I'd suggest we meet up and I'll bring along a new psu to test, or even board and CPU. But it's a little far methinks lol!

My old gtx295 blew 2 psu's before I upped and changed it assuming it was defective power management in the video card that was blowing the psu. It even blew a 1000 watt server psu!! Yet it had been stable right up til the day before when it blue screened and went fubar!

New video card like a 560ti will set you back £150

New board about £60

CPU (i5) round about £150

Psu maybe £60

Ram £20 for 4 gig

Those are prices I've just checked with my supplier....the problem is without bits to chuck Ono your rig and test you kind of scuppered

[chesters1]

youch i will just save for a bundle of cheap stuff ,anything newer than mine will be faster

[chesters1]

well i solved the problem after tearing my hair out waiting for the dell to do the simplest thing ,it was a faulty memory stick ,both in absolutely nothing one in absolutely nothing ,change it for the other one and it was off posting to its heart content.

why no beeps telling me it was the memory are bios beeps being cut back on?

 

running on 2 gig now so i will order a couple of 4 gig .

 

i will though buy a new graphics card

Edited August 31, 2012 by chesters1