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Update to "Horror Story"

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SkyBum

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I decided to start a new thread for this since the original thread was getting off track and I've basically started all over with a new build (and a new problem to go with it).

- RMA'd A8N-SLI Deluxe
- RMA'd Ultra X-Connect
- I was able to recover the DVD drive but the CD/Rom is still DOA.

Anyhow, got it all put back together, Windows failed to install "System" on the first try (deja-vu) but a 2nd attempt seemed to install just fine. Couple of issues though.

- Video displays ok in bios and during the beginning of XP Logo screen, then after 1 pass or so on the progress bar the screen flickers slightly and goes dark. Monitor is still powered up but stays dark indefinitely (I suspect that windows is continuing to load normally though I can not see anything on the screen). Safe mode is the only way i can get past the windows load screen without losing my video.

Couple of other odities:

- If I enter the LAN Cable Status screen the Bios freezes and will not respond to input (reset is only way out).
- USB mouse will not work at all, had to use PS/2 port.

What I've tried:

- installed video and mobo drivers from safe mode - no luck
- default Bios settings - no luck
- PCIe display enabled in Bios - no luck
- SLI card is set to single
- No luck with auto/single SLI settings in BIOS
- re-seated video card
- motherboard waterblock prohibits me from trying the card in the 2nd slot

Not sure if any of this will give ya'll some clues but that's all I can think of as far as symptoms. Any suggestions what to try from here?




 
It's a complete shot in the dark, but I've heard that some folks have had success when switching the motherboard over to SLI mode, i.e. dual cards. Sounds weird, but I've heard it worked that time.
 
I remember seeing a couple posts about that, worth a shot I suppose.......seems pretty unlikely but hell I'm about half off my rocker at this point. I'll give it a shot in a minute just for the hell of it.
Edit: Tried it - no luck there.

The thing I don't get is why would my card work in BIOS and safe mode yet fail in the middle of the XP load screen. It seems to me like this would point to something besides my card as the culprit.

Another thing that seems odd to me is why would device manager show an AX800XT and an AX800XT (secondary) when I only have one card installed?
 
Originally posted by: SkyBum
I remember seeing a couple posts about that, worth a shot I suppose.......seems pretty unlikely but hell I'm about half off my rocker at this point. I'll give it a shot in a minute just for the hell of it.
Edit: Tried it - no luck there.

The thing I don't get is why would my card work in BIOS and safe mode yet fail in the middle of the XP load screen. It seems to me like this would point to something besides my card as the culprit.

Another thing that seems odd to me is why would device manager show an AX800XT and an AX800XT (secondary) when I only have one card installed?
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That's normal, the secondary device is for driving the second monitor that the card is capable of doing.

My 9600 Pro has two outputs and I use both of them. Two devices listed in Device Manager 🙂
 
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