Radeon 9800 and power cord

[bdunosk]

System specs:

p4 2.4GHz
Abit IC7
Radeon 9800 non-pro
Enermax 450W PSU

When I turn the PC on for the first time, no problems... I go into the BIOS, get it up and running (just adjusting the CPU and FSB to stock). The next boot, I get a message saying I have not plugged the power cord into the Radeon, refer to installation instructions. The cord is in there -- what gives, any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Robor]

Are you positive the cord is there and has a good connection? Have you plugged a fan into the lead running to the Radeon to make sure you're actually getting power to it? It's probably not a common problem but one of my old power supplies has a "dead" connector. A longshot but worth a look.

As another person suggested to me in another thread - you should have the Radeon power cord alone on that line if possible (no other devices plugged in on the chain).

 

[bdunosk]

It seems to be making good contact. I've actually unplugged everything non-vital within my case. I will check to see if it's a dead connection, but it doesn't make sense why it works sometimes and not others (unless it's positional).

Any other ideas, feel free to post. 🙂

 

[Mem]

Hmmm I guess you could try bumping the AGP voltage in BIOS a touch(that`s if your board allows AGP voltage adjustment).

 

[bdunosk]

FYI to all, it was an issue with one strip of molex connectors. I don't know why the others are not affected, and why everything else seems to run just fine off that line. At any rate, thanks for the input. I thought I had changed the plug, but probably plugged the extension cord from the 9800 into another on this line since my cords were folded neatly.