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by chris27_jp

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Hello everyone. Recently I have started building my own computer. I am by no means a techical expert and here is where my troubles begin, I am hoping that someone will be able to help me out.

Here is what I have:

Pent III 933
Motherboard: Aopen Ax3sp Pro-U
APG card: Garinward GeForce 2 MX-40064MB
2 Hard Disks, one WIn2k and one Mandrake LInux 8.1
RAM 512MB
PowerSuppy: 115/230V, 6/4A, 60/50hz

Basically here is my problem.
When the GeForce card is in, I have extreme crashes. Windows2k will not keep active for more than 5 minutes. Linux crashes at random times, but it always crashes, never the less.

-I downloaded all the current drives for the motherboard and graphics card. (both for linux and windows)
-I downloaded the current directX version
-I turned the graphic card settings down, colors, refresh rates, clock speed
-changed bios settings to access the card at 2x instead of 4x, disabled 3D, diabled sideband, video cashe, and a few other things.

I had trouble with a Geforce before, The card ended up burning out, I bought a new motherboard and graphics card as a result, along with new ram.
I bought new ram because that burned out as well.

I changed the graphics card to a cheap 4MB card and linux now runs perfectly with no crashes at all. Win2k will run with the occasional crash, but not nearly as bad as before. However, I really want to get this computer working with the GeForce.

I believe that my problem is hardware related, perhaps a compatability problem? I am not sure and have run out of ideas. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong and what I should do about it?

Thank you.

Chris.

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by huh??

Check the internal temp. with the G card installed, sounds like things are running hot. Make sure the PCI slot next to the AGP slot is empty if you have any PCI's empty, and try installing a couple of extra fans, $25 -$30 investment can save you a lot.

by jibear

try to make sure that your jumper settings on your m-board is correct, or if it's BIOS enabled, make sure that those settings proper ...A small thing like ram frequency can make your system extremely unstable.

by er3333

I agree with the last guy about jumper settings. Also verify that all hardware and software are compatable. The video card may have had a CPU and fan to provide cooling for the card. Check the force web site for known problems with the card. They will a patch to fix the problem. I hope this helps you. Good Luck,

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