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My G400 is going back
OK, so I posted that I have a gigabyte Ga-5aa mobo and my 16Mb G400 SH just blanks on booting. I have tried everything with this card/mobo combination - agp aperture sizes, reserving IRQs, latest bus drivers, flashing the bios. I have a second PC with a G400 DH and that has always been rock solid and I tried that card on this mobo - same result. My only conclusion is that the mobo and G400 just ain't compatible which is contrary to matrox support line. Alas, I could send the mobo back, but that is too much like hard work, so after 8 hours of configuring, rebooting reloading and cursing the G400 is going back to papa and a Voodoo3 which I know works will be installed. What a pity ! What a waste of time !
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Take it to the Soapbox forum.
That's what it's there for.
This forum is for Matrox tech talk, not ranting.Core2 Duo E7500 2.93, Asus P5Q Pro Turbo, 4gig 1066 DDR2, 1gig Asus ENGTS250, SB X-Fi Gamer ,WD Caviar Black 1tb, Plextor PX-880SA, Dual Samsung 2494s -
he probably thought he was on the soapbox, but couldn't tell for sure as the V3 blurred the words so badly
jim
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heheheh,
Sorry, I wanted in on this thread, too much, soapbox durby days. hehehehehhahahahaha
I would have shitcanned the MB but he will make his mistake and live with it.------------------
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the rest I already had..
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Rutger, your mother board only supports 1X AGP and your AGP slot may not even support the voltage requirements of the G400.
Replace the mother board!!!
Paul"Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"Comment
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Excuuuuuse me ! It wasn't a rant - Look, I posted a perfectly valid cry for help 15/11 13:03. But where were you guys then ? [no replies]
Anyway I have a G400 DH on a different machine and I'm the biggest fan - I've recommended it to 4 friends so far. When it came to finding a card for my second PC it seemed natural to go for a g400 as well. Thanks you ALBPM for making the one technical comment I needed.Comment
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No problem Rutger, that old GA-5AA board probably won't support the newer 2X-4X AGP cards. The V3 works well with older mother boards like your second system has
Paul"Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"Comment
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