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Post #188,767
by slugbug
1/1/05 5:44:32 PM
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New NVidia card issue...
I had a video card (NVidia 2 GTS) go out on one of my primary machines this past week. So, I grabbed a video card (NVidia 2 GTS) out of a secondary machine and swapped it in on the primary machine. Primary machine is okay now.

The problem? I'm trying to install a new video card (NVidia e-geForce 2 MX 400 PCI version) on the secondary box so it will again be usable. The box is running SuSE 9.1 [I have not yet had time to put Debian on this box so you can feel free to post a few Debian digs in my direction <grin>]. With both the NVidia 2 GTS card and the NVidia e-geForce 2 MX 400 card in the secondary box, I was able to run SAX2 (sax2 -m 0=nvidia) and SAX2 recognized both cards and both tested clean. The NVidia e-geForce 2 MX 400 is set to be the primary video card on the box.

After removing the NVidia 2 GTS card, I tried to boot the secondary box with just the NVidia e-geForce 2 MX 400, but the video did not work (e.g. blank screen). Being that I'm mainly a goddess of software, I thought one of you hardware wizards might have a few pointers for me.

I have contacted NVidia about this and I do have the latest NVidia driver installed on this box. Is the fastest solution to order another NVidia 2 GTS since I know that card works in this secondary box? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

TIA,
Slugbug
Post #188,768
by pwhysall
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1/1/05 5:52:57 PM
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New Hmm.
Check in the BIOS to see if there's a setting to toggle whether the system looks for an AGP or a PCI graphics card.

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Post #188,770
by slugbug
1/1/05 6:07:46 PM
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New Lemme check that...thanks for the suggestion!
Post #188,909
by slugbug
1/3/05 8:32:58 PM
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New that helped.....thank you!
Post #188,784
by folkert
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1/1/05 8:38:54 PM
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New What peter said... plus.
You may have to put the AGP card back in to change it.

Even then, the chipset may freakout without the AGP card in it.
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Post #188,911
by slugbug
1/3/05 8:37:23 PM
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New funny you mention that...
...I did put the AGP back in to change it. That was fine.

What is really strange is that if I manually configure X
everything works great. However, if I try to run SaX2 with
the new card, it reports "ups lost card during probing...
abort". For now, I've left the manual config in play and
the secondary box is working fine.

Appreciate your assist and Peter's help too...thank you!

Cheers,
Slugbug
     NVidia card issue... - (slugbug) - (5) - Jan. 1, 2005, 05:44:32 PM EST
         Hmm. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Jan. 1, 2005, 05:52:57 PM EST
             Lemme check that...thanks for the suggestion! -NT - (slugbug) - Jan. 1, 2005, 06:07:46 PM EST
             that helped.....thank you! -NT - (slugbug) - Jan. 3, 2005, 08:32:58 PM EST
         What peter said... plus. - (folkert) - (1) - Jan. 1, 2005, 08:38:54 PM EST
             funny you mention that... - (slugbug) - Jan. 3, 2005, 08:37:23 PM EST

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