Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4344 mails)

["Gil Weber" <gil@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Reply to message from Robert Paulsen <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Tue, 2
Aug 2005 19:42:29 -0500

> On Tuesday 02 August 2005 19:07, Gil Weber wrote:
> > Hi, everyone. Sorry for long post, but I need help and can't express myself
> > in fewer words. :o)
> >
> > I just bought a wonderful new video card for my wife's 'pooter, installed
> > it, and it screams very loudly when power is turned on. Fans also do not
> > rotate.
> >
> > I called manufactuer and they ran me through a few BIOS tests and
> > determined that the voltage at the AGP slot is too high. V-Core Voltage =
> > 1.76 volts and they said it can't be above 1.6v.
> >
> > I also swapped out the 600W powersupply and that made no difference.
> >
> > Put the card into another pooter with a much smaller powersupply (300W) and
> > it did not scream. So... looks as if the MB in her 'pooter is dying.
> >
> 
> The wattage of your power supply has nothing to do with the voltage on the 
> bus. Some BIOS-s have adjustments for voltage. This is for those who like to 
> "overclock" their computers. Higher clock rates usually require higher 
> voltages. Perhaps you can boot into your BIOS and find a voltage adjustment.


	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.

	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.