Anyone got any ideas on this PC issue I have?
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Anyone got any ideas on this PC issue I have?
15-04-2010 8:54 AM
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I have just put a new graphics card in an older vista pc I have , but am having a weird problem with it.
The problem is on initial boot up , it quickly goes past the screen that says "press delete to enter setup etc" but the next boot screens it takes literally 5-10 mins to get past . You can actually watch it slowly load each word on the screen one letter at a time from left to right.
Once its spent 5-10 mins getting into vista it works absolutely fine with no problems at all.
These are the things I have tried so far -
I tested it in my new windows 7 pc , it boots up totally fast and normal.
I have put the latest drivers on it.
I have uninstalled it and switched the pc back on.
I have physically removed it from the pc and put it back in.
I have gone into the bios and everything looks ok.
I have checked my memory stick is in ok.
I have run a memory diagnostic test which came back as fine.
I have searched online for anyone that might have a similar issue but got nowhere.
I am totally baffled.
The PC spec incase its needed is-
Vista
Intel core 2 dual core 2.4ghz
1 gig ram
500gb hdd
And the new graphics card is a pretty low spec Geforce G210
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Paul.
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15-04-2010 10:06 AM
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It appears to be a compatibility issue between the card and loads of older motherboards.
Unfortunately this is currently no cure for it
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15-04-2010 10:16 AM
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15-04-2010 10:21 AM
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Are there any BIOS updates available for your board, Paul? Might be worth a look, socket 775 hasn't been around for that long surely?
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15-04-2010 10:55 AM
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15-04-2010 11:16 AM
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Matt , the latest bios for my motherboard is 2008 and the graphics card was released in nov 09 so sadly I don't think that will work.
Fortunately its my spare pc so I think I will just have to grin and bear it and just switch it on a few mins before I need it , go make a coffee then use it
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16-04-2010 10:16 AM
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16-04-2010 10:47 AM
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I had decided to send the graphics card back now , as it appears to be causing an issue with the sound on my vista pc as well now
Will spend a bit more money and get a decent(ish) card this time , that way I can put the original graphics card (8600GT) back into the vista pc and the new card into my new win 7 pc if ya get me lol.
Just to explain a little better , I bought the Geforce G210 to go in the new win 7 pc , but I should have researched it a little better as it turned out to be a far inferior card than my 8600gt that was in my vista pc.
So I put the 8600gt in my win 7 pc and the G210 in my vista pc and thats where the problems started
Will proberly go for a 9500gt 1gb or a GT240 or something similar but will do my research first this time.
Will bear those forums in mind for the future cheers.
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16-04-2010 4:11 PM
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16-04-2010 4:19 PM
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Now the sound works but I can't for the life of me get the microphone to work , I have checked everything I think.
On the other topic regarding graphics cards , can anyone recommend an ok one? Budget is a bit tight , max £60-70
Cheers
Paul.
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16-04-2010 4:25 PM
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17-04-2010 12:21 PM
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I have been through all the settings in "sound" and all appears ok.
I have checked in device manager and everything looks ok.
Cheers
Paul.
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18-04-2010 9:00 PM
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Quote from: paulpicks21 On the other topic regarding graphics cards , can anyone recommend an ok one? Budget is a bit tight , max £60-70
Hi Paul,
Sorry I haven't posted on this thread before but I would agree with what you've since found out that it's the graphics card you bought (the Geforce 210) causing the problem.
Anyway,
Here's some graphics cards I would recommend to you, two of which are both slightly/a bit more than slightly above your budget,
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155597 which is a Zotac 9500GT 512MB DDR2 DVI VGA HDMI Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card and costs £43.16 Inc VAT, and I can vouch for Zotac cards being VERY good as I had a Zotac 8800GT and it performed brilliantly, absolutely brilliant card and it came with a 5 year warranty!
And then their's this one http://www.ebuyer.com/product/205449 which is a PAlIT 9800GT Green 512MB GDDR3 DVI VGA HDMI Out PCI_E Graphics Card which costs £71.50 Inc VAT
Or this one which is £15 over your MAX budget but thought I'd mention it anyway as it's a good card for the price http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/512MB-XFX-GTS-250-Green-2000MHz-GDDR3-GPU-675MHz-Shader-1836MHz-128-C... 512MB XFX GTS 250 Green, 2000MHz GDDR3, GPU 675MHz, Shader 1836MHz, 128 Cores, DVI/HDMI and it costs £84.54 Inc VAT
Hope this has been of some help to you mate.
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18-04-2010 9:05 PM
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18-04-2010 9:16 PM
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Am posting the G210 back next week.
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