slackerjack
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ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe
4GB Corsair DDR2 800
AMD 6400+ BE
250GB WD HDD
EVGA 8800GTS 512 (x2 for the moment)
XP Pro
I've been running the above rig, minus one video card for about the last six months with no issues. Worked like a champ. Then I got the bright idea to SLI it so I got another 8800GTS 512. Same EVGA card.
I installed the card last night, booted it up. Enabled SLI in nv control panel, and all was well. Then I ended up rebooting later on, and I noticed that boot process hung at the bios screen just prior to it turning over the box control to the O/S.
So I turned it off, restarted and it booted right up. Except now it would freeze at the desktop after running for a few minutes and the speaker would emit a high pitched tone. So basically, I can start the box from a cold boot and not hang, but not a restart. And it freezes after being on a few minutes, even with 4 fans and the side off of the case.
I tried removing the extra videocard, updating the bios to the most current, etc. No luck. I googled the problem and found out that I wasn't alone, however no one really has a good answer. So I figured I would turn to the guru's here. Its just weird that I've had no issues with this box, and that just adding another card in SLI would cause these type of problems. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
4GB Corsair DDR2 800
AMD 6400+ BE
250GB WD HDD
EVGA 8800GTS 512 (x2 for the moment)
XP Pro
I've been running the above rig, minus one video card for about the last six months with no issues. Worked like a champ. Then I got the bright idea to SLI it so I got another 8800GTS 512. Same EVGA card.
I installed the card last night, booted it up. Enabled SLI in nv control panel, and all was well. Then I ended up rebooting later on, and I noticed that boot process hung at the bios screen just prior to it turning over the box control to the O/S.
So I turned it off, restarted and it booted right up. Except now it would freeze at the desktop after running for a few minutes and the speaker would emit a high pitched tone. So basically, I can start the box from a cold boot and not hang, but not a restart. And it freezes after being on a few minutes, even with 4 fans and the side off of the case.
I tried removing the extra videocard, updating the bios to the most current, etc. No luck. I googled the problem and found out that I wasn't alone, however no one really has a good answer. So I figured I would turn to the guru's here. Its just weird that I've had no issues with this box, and that just adding another card in SLI would cause these type of problems. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.