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Help with beeps
- Thread starter Hardass
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Check to see if the card is fully in the slot. If it is take it out and clean the contact edge with a clean cloth, then put it back in. Also what mother borad are you using?
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then you narrow down the problem: if the card works in the second machine, you know the problem lies with the first computer. if the card doesn't work with the second machine you know it's probably a problem with the card.
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DDR-PIII said:
why dont you try returning it before that?
its a dangerous process that will void your warranty. also, flashing the bios will work with a very few cases. most of them just keep the same.
if you cant test the card on your own try returning it to the store and say it makes the computer to beep, while the other geforce2 works well. someone will test the card there and if there is a problem in fact you get a new one.
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Maybe it is a motherboard BIOS incompatibility, because of how new the card is. Can you adjust AGP driving strength in the BIOS? If you really want to run this card, I would update the BIOS, and set it to defaults, and try it.
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It is something to consider, but there is no guarantee it would fix the problem. You must be careful, if it isn't flashed correctly, you can end up with a dead board in need of another BIOS chip. But I and many of the others here have done it successfully numerous times. There is a good BIOS flashing guide on the front page. I will go over the basics. You'll need a bootable DOS floppy. You have 2K, so go to www.bootdisk.com . Down load their Dr. DOS flash disc. It is an executable, when you click on it, it will prompt you to put a floppy in the drive. Go to MSI's site and get the latest BIOS file. Put this and the flash utility on the floppy. Make sure and read their reccomendations, ABIT, for instance, has you run an executable after you've booted up from the floppy, that sort of automates the process. I understand that their are some programs that allow you to do BIOS flashing from Windows. I've never used one, so I don't know how, (or how well) they work. MSI also has something called live Update, their is a thread with someone lamenting how their Live Update went bad. Don't know how it works either. Wims BIOS has all sorts of info if you have more questions.
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hardass, try doing the following - youll need to enter the bios, anything you just ask: install your geforce2 and boot the computer, enter the bios and go to the chip configuration part, there you should find out the settings for the AGP. i think the 440 cant work with the agp interface set to 1X, so, check if yours isnt set this way; its better to set it to 4X. then look for some settings like "fast writes" and "sideband addressing" and disable both.
if youd like you can write down all the settings you have into the chip configuration part and post them here so we can help.
im asking you to try this because if you have the agp interface set to 1X and the 440 cant work this way, this can be a problem.
so, this is all i can think could be causing the problem relating to the bios, if you post the other settings i think i can help you more.
after you have done this you just need to reinstall the 440 and check if it will work. good luck.
if youd like you can write down all the settings you have into the chip configuration part and post them here so we can help.
im asking you to try this because if you have the agp interface set to 1X and the 440 cant work this way, this can be a problem.
so, this is all i can think could be causing the problem relating to the bios, if you post the other settings i think i can help you more.
after you have done this you just need to reinstall the 440 and check if it will work. good luck.
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