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wombatman · 12-25-2005, 07:56 PM

Well, Christmas came, and along with it, some new computer parts. There's a long story to this, but I'll make it short:

I think my old computer's AGP slot has shorted out or something. Why?

-Checked all connections
-Tried different monitor with different monitor cable
-Tried different AGP card

The only thing I changed before the computer's hissy fit was the power supply. Went from a 430W thermaltake to a 500W ultra x-connect. I don't think it's the power supply because everything powers up just fine. All fans turn on and stay on as long as I keep the power on. The hard drives show activity and the CDrom drives do as well (like it's starting up and trying to boot). The weirdest part is that I get no error codes of any kind, and I know I would (if there was an error) because I had the heatsink not quite seated and I got the voice warning of "System failed CPU test."

Well, the parents were cool enough to pay for an overnighted motherboard (after trying 3 separate, known to be working video cards), so this is not a major problem anymore. Still, if anyone would like to suggest things to try, I'm certainly game to try them.

12-25-2005, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
wombatman Insane	Dead AGP Slot? Well, Christmas came, and along with it, some new computer parts. There's a long story to this, but I'll make it short: I think my old computer's AGP slot has shorted out or something. Why? -Checked all connections -Tried different monitor with different monitor cable -Tried different AGP card The only thing I changed before the computer's hissy fit was the power supply. Went from a 430W thermaltake to a 500W ultra x-connect. I don't think it's the power supply because everything powers up just fine. All fans turn on and stay on as long as I keep the power on. The hard drives show activity and the CDrom drives do as well (like it's starting up and trying to boot). The weirdest part is that I get no error codes of any kind, and I know I would (if there was an error) because I had the heatsink not quite seated and I got the voice warning of "System failed CPU test." Well, the parents were cool enough to pay for an overnighted motherboard (after trying 3 separate, known to be working video cards), so this is not a major problem anymore. Still, if anyone would like to suggest things to try, I'm certainly game to try them. Last edited by wombatman; 12-25-2005 at 08:50 PM..