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Re: GeForce2 GTS <--Help

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From: dumbazz
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:56
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It is a 235watt PS. Would a under spec P.S. cause the problems I'm
experiencing?

System specs are
pIII 500 on a Biostar M6TBA
256mb pc100 ram
SCSI Adaptec 2940AU PCI Controller
Voodoo3 AGP (Obviously trying to switch to a CL GF2 GTS AGP)

Thanks for your reply
J.R.

"ken shelton (Creative Labs)" <kshelton@clok.creaf.com> wrote in message
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> What size is your power supply?
>
> On Sun, 29 Apr 2001 19:37:01 +0100, "dumbazz" <dummy@dum.dum> wrote:
>
> >I just bought the above card and get the following problems:
> >
> >1- My p3 500 suddenly started running at 522mhz, if I put my voodoo3 back
it
> >returns to 500.
> >
> >2- Right after the POST there's a message flashing stating that it
couldn't
> >find SPD at dimms 1,2,3,...whatever that means. Again if I put the v3
back
> >everything goes back to normal, no more message about memory.
> >
> >3- Finally, and more importantly, when trying to install the drivers in
> >Win2000, upon starting to copy files I get a black screen with a flashing
> >cursor and the computer just hangs there. No matter what way I tried to
> >install the drivers it still happened.
> >
> >In windows millennium I get to install the drivers but after accepting
the
> >request to reboot the os hangs for a while and when it finally boots to a
> >640x480 @ 60hz says the driver can't be used. Same in device manager,
> >reports windows hung while trying to load the driver so it won't attempt
> >again.
> >I tried this with both the drivers in the CD and updated ones from the
web
> >site.
> >
> >Is the card faulty or is it my system? should I return the card and get a
> >second one or not bother with this particular card at all? any ideas
> >appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks
> >J.R.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Ken Shelton
> Creative Labs Technical Support
> phone: 405-742-6655
> fax: 405-742-6633
> http://www.creative.com
> http://www.creativehelp.com
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