Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4344 mails)

["Gil Weber" <gil@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Reply to message from Robert Paulsen <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Tue, 2
Aug 2005 20:18:48 -0500

(snips)


> > 	There does not appear to be a way to adjust the voltage. The tech support
> > folks at the company that makes the video card seemed to think that there
> > was too much voltage at the AGP slot.
> 
> Hmmm-- too bad. One last thing to try. If there is an adjustment for clock 
> speed cutting that back just might also have the unadvertised side-effect of 
> cutting back on the voltage.
> 

	Oh, man that that's getting in WAY over my head!  I pulled the MB and replaced
a heat sink a few weeks ago and I thought I was really getting adventurous!  :o)


> > 	Perhaps this is what caused the previous video card to fail and is causing
> > the new card to scream. The video card tech folks said the card is designed
> > to make that noise if the voltage is incorrect.
> 
> So, if there was any doubt, that confirms that voltage really is the problem.
> 
> If the above doesn't work you now have a great excuse for getting a shiny new 
> computer!


	And thus the reason for my post this evening asking for specific
recommendations of Tyan boards and AMD processors.  :o)

	Thanks! Gil 
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