DogKnight

Already done BIOS defaults and checked AGP setting. Right now im trying the card in another PC i have lying around and seeing how that goes.

Because I know there are a bunch of IT savvy people on SAU, I figured id post my problem im having here hoping someone may have an answer for me. Im just copying and pasting posts ive made on other forums. I know its long, but any help would be appreciated. Hey guys, need help with trying to get a Graphic Card working that I recently purchased. Its a HIS x1650 Pro 512mb AGP. Very similar to this card. However instead of the GT version its listed as Pro. Otherwise identical. http://www.hisdigital.com/html/product_ov.php?id=345 I bought this to give my old PC a last kick. I've only got AGP so this was one of the better options available. Installed this card and went to install the drivers off the CD. After driver installation on my Windows XP drive, the graphics came up all distorted and the windows defaulted to 800x600 with 8 bit colour. I uninstalled the software that came with the card and downloaded the latest drivers and catalyst off the ATI site. After installing that, same results and the whole system was unstable. Constantly crashing and after a few restarts, the WINXP HD would no longer boot. Tried booting safe mode to remove software and reverted back to my original GC a Radeon 9550 but still XP refused to boot. Bugger. Booted on my Vista HD and the graphics appeared distorted. Installed the drivers off the HIS site, vista version and it booted okay. However system was very unstable and the card would keep crashing. It would either be restarted by ATI's VPU Recover software, or it would just lock up. After uninstalling all software from the x1650 and putting the 9550 back in it booted okay. So I decided to fiddle around with it on a fresh HD to try eliminate any other faults. I disconnected the other two HD's and put in a third HD. Clean install of Win XP Pro SP2. Also disconnected other components to help eliminate any issues. Only left the one HD and optical drive attached, removed sound card, raid card, TV tuner card. Installed motherboard drivers for AGP and others. * Installed software off CD and graphics card didnt load (800x600 and 8 bit graphics) * Another Clean install and tried with only drivers off the HIS website, didnt work. * Another clean install and drivers from the ATI website, didnt work. Note: When I say it didnt work, either the graphics card didnt load properly or it was so unstable that even opening my computer or start menu caused it to crash and need a restart. Sometimes getting to the point where windows XP wouldnt reboot. Did a clean install and didnt bother with motherboard AGP drivers. * Installed software off CD, graphics card didnt load. Uninstalled the ATI catalyst and card driver. Left the other components in there that the installed put on (MS C++ distribution, .NET 2.0 framework and one other component). Then I reinstalled the drivers and catalyst off the ATI site. It booted and seemed to be working okay. However when trying to do anything slightly graphics intensive, the computer would freeze and need a restart (for testing I installed Frozen Throne which it couldnt even get past the menu without crashing let alone start a game). So after all of this im planning on returning the card today. I know MSY can be tight asses when it comes to returns and they will probably only exchange it at best for the same thing. However the LED light on the cooler doesnt light up so im going to use that as an excuse to return it within RA/RMA period. Others things to note is that the card requires a connection to the power supply. It uses a standard FDD connector. I though possibly power could be an issue as I only have a 400w power supply. To test this though I removed all cards and drives, including the network card even and only had the HDD, Optical Drive and graphci card connected. I even disconnected case fans. Still made no difference so I doubt this is the issue. The fans on the graphic card power up and run fine regardless of whether or not everything is connected or removed. I also tried using the floppy connector on my power supply as well as the dongle they package with it which converts your standard IDE power cable to the floppy attachment, no difference. My machine specs are as follows. Pentium 4 2.4ghz HT 1gb DDR 400 Kingston RAM 1 x 200gb HDD (Vista drive) 1 x 180gb HDD (Original WinXP) 1 x 160gb HDD (Testing WinXP - note: this was not connected to the raid card while troubleshooting) 2 x Pioneer Optical Drives (DVD & DVD-RW) Normally uses Gigabyte Radeon 9550 128mb AGP 8x GC Motherboard is a Gigabyte board, cant recall model number atm (at work) Any suggestions on what to do or how to fix this problem would be great. I've tried searching the net and there have been multiple others with problems with this card but couldnt find one that listed the same problems as i'm having and how to fix it. Go nuts. _____________________________ "Went down to MSY after work today and exchanged the GC for a new one of the same model. Also purchased a 550w power supply. The manual recommends 400w minimum so surely this should suffice. And it definetly has 12v 20w rails. No luck thus far, same issues. Motherboard is a Gigabyte P4 Titan series. Model number is: GA-8S648FX" _____________________________ "Yeah, pretty much covered the Power Issue I think. The monitor im using is a CRT. Its a Philips 107E4. Which I believe is a decent CRT monitor. And im running it on minimal settings for what the monitor is capable of." _____________________________ "Testing now using the LCD attached to my mac normally. Its a Philips 190G. Im running it at very modest settings. 1024x768, 32bit colour and 75hz. This was the same on the CRT, but i figured id keep it safe on the LCD as well while testing. The CRT monitor and LCD both run fine using the graphic card im updating which is a Radeon 9550 128mb. Im using Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne for testing as its a pretty simple game thats easy to reinstall as im doing clean installs of windows every now and then. On the 9550 its flawless on full settings. On the x1650 it crashes at the menu after the intro movie. Also ive loaded the game on the 9550 and set the video settings to 1024x758 at 32bit. Still no luck. Being the second card now, while its possible its less likely the card is actually faulty. Ill keep trying different things and see what I get. Next step I guess is to go through the rigorous test or trying earlier catalyst software. It came with 8.4 on the CD and ive tried that and 8.6 off ATI's site. I've read of some people sing as early as 6.2. It seems a bit extreme, but ill see how it goes."

There was what looked like an accident near my work. The intersection of Exhibition St and (i think) Little Collins. Tram stopped, police, ambulance there. This is at about 8am this morning.

Looked like an awesome night. I was feeling shithouse though. I had completely forgot about the meet than went down to Harvey Norman to pickup a network card and there was 20+ skylines. Said hello to a few but didnt hang around. Starting to feel a bit better now, but after a week off work it would suck if I went out and got worse. Glad you all had a blast.

That matte black wrap is awesome. Would love to do that to my car.

May have to bail on this one, sick as a dog. No pun intended. Will see how I feel, but extremely unlikely. Sucks as ive missed so many meets recently.

Seems though its a known issue with the clutch causing the transmission to screw up. Passed the info onto my friends. Thanks for the quick reply guys, really helpful.

A friend and workmate of mine has a Mini Cooper. Just recently the transmission/gearbox has started to play up. According to her its making lots of wierd noises. Upon contacting both the dealership she purchased it from and a Mini repairer, she was informed the transmission is only designed to last 3 years in these cars (and since hers lasted 5 years she is lucky). They quoted her a total of $4000 for a replacement, not including any labour. Is this for real? It sounds like she is being ripped off. However her boyfriend who has the same car had his replaced under warranty after about 3 years for the same problem. If this is indeed the case and the official Mini transmissions will only last 3 years, surely there is an aftermarket one she could buy, or even get a custom one made. For $4k she should be able to get a custom one made that would last longer. Any advice on this situation would help alot. Thanks in advance.

I got a customer exhaust made for my car at Nobel Park Brake and Clutch. Was very happy with service.

Yeah that was me. I didnt recognise you and you looked like you were only stopping for a sec while your girlfriend ran to drop something off. But now that you mention it, you were kinda hawt

Im in the Galleria building in the city (the building with the Commonwealth Bank logo on it). Its the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth St. So a few blocks away. My lunch breaks are so quick though, only 30 mins. Im up for lunch anytime though if manageable.

Saw a VW with SAU stickers on it parked opposite mocha jo's at the glen around lunch time. I was having a coffee there with friends, didnt recognise who it was though.

The picture of the rally version actually looks really good. Old one still looks better though

Depends how much an hour of "alone time" is worth to ADZ

I've seen a RS and a STI. I think the look suits the RS. However for the STI, just doesnt look tough. If anyones intersted my best mate is selling a 2007 STI, the last model before this monstrosity. Got to love the huge rear wing

Abu, Happy Bday mate, Take the chance to drink up and enjoy a party. Another big one wont be around for a while.

Yeah, I wasnt aware of that for a while. Thought the cable had snapped or something. Spent a month opening the boot using the key all the time.

Mine stopped working for a bit. There is a little latch along the back wall of the boot. I was told to flick that up by a friend, and then it worked after that, dont know if its a similar issue.

Oh, im in like litter in the bin. >.>

Think I know the shop Nick, havent been in there before, will check it out. Thanks.

Age, where abouts did you get those models from? If they are here in melb would love to pickup a couple.

Mind if I ask the source of this information?

Driving last night was awesome. Fog on burwood hwy was so thick. Couldnt see 100 meters ahead. Felt like I was driving on a new road. Really enjoyed it for some reason.

PPM Racing in Dandenong http://www.pureperformancemotorsport.com/ Speak to Tom

Thats nice, wouldnt mind that one as a daily. Hmmm....