Bios Freezing

[thatolchestnut]

Installed a TV tuner card today and when it is in the PC will freeze at the first bios screen. I have a 300W power supply, which I admit I am stretching a bit.

If anyone has any tips on the problem I'm all ears.

Thanks

 

[sivart]

First BIOS screen?? There is more than one BIOS?

Did you update your BIOS? (if available)
Did you try installing the TV tuner card in a different slot (if available)

How is 300W stretching it? Oh yeah, we have no idea what kind of machine you have.

First, get rid of the Pentium Pro processor as it can't handle decoding HDTV signals...or does your tuner do only SD? ????


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[thatolchestnut]

Im running
Q6600 2.4 GHz
2GB RAM
500GB HD
8800GT Nvidia card (dual monitor)
Creative Titanium card.

Its a WINTV-HVR 1600. The computer freezes the computer seems to be checking parts and then just stops.

How do you update your bios?

 

[corkyg]

I doubt that your problem is the BIOS. It is halting the boot process when it runs into something it can't find or can't handle.

And, yes . . . the 300W PSU is weak for that setup.

Sometimes you can ID the hangup by booting to SAFE MODE and observing what file it stop on.

Also, to fault isolate, first simplify things. Use one monitor and go from there. Remove the TV card. Get a bigger PSU.

 

[thatolchestnut]

Well when Im trying to get this going I am booting up with only one monitor, my mouse, and keyboard plugged in. The only thing I can do is to boot into the BIOS settings window. It just hangs when its printing hardware information on the screen.

As for getting a PSU, I know mine is weak, but I havent seen any symptoms of it being the power supply. My computer does not randomly crash, I dont get BSOD, so Im unsure a new PSU will do much.

 

[jackschmittusa]

I take it the rig doesn't freeze with the card removed?

If so, see if there is a setting in the bios for "bus master" If so, set for bus mastering all pci slots.