Re: A8N SLI Follow-up

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:04:02 GMT, "name" <noone@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I received a new 8600 GT from BFG and had the same problem with OS lockups
on both XP and Vista, both 32 bit.
I checked everthing, BIOS settings, SLI card between PCIe slots, latest
NVidia drivers, ran CCleaner to get rid of the
previous ATI drivers and all to no avail. After some more research I
believe I found the problem, although the solution
is a new MB.

Apparently, some PCIe 2.0 vids do not work well with some PCIe 1.0 slots.
It's an interface problem. My rig is over 3
years old and I've been wanting to upgrade anyway and this problem tells me
it's time to upgrade.

Thanks for your all your help.
john



your problem may be much simpler. Please specify all of the hardware
in your system, including CPU. If your rig is > 3 years old, I suspect
that the +12V supply may not be able to handle the load. The +12V is
the principal supply that powers the CPU, any modern video card, your
hard-disk(s), DVD/CD rom-drives.Typical symptom of insufficient +12V
current is the general flakiness that you describe. Highly unlikely
that the PCIe2.0 spec on the 8600 has anything to do with the problem.
I keep close track of reports of any such interface problems and yours
is the first speculation of that, especially with the A8N-SLI. I have
a A8N32-SLI and it runs flawlessly with a 8800GT (PCIe 2.0)....

John Lewis

John Lewis

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