The new GPU is an XFX HD 4870 512Mb, a beast of a thing to plug into my X2 4600+ 550W Antec Truepower Trio 2Gbs RAM MSI K9A2 CF-F machine, but I needed a new one, so thought I may as well upgrade now and let the rest follow in time.
So when I started up I got a display, which was very nice to see, but immediately got a warning message in red saying something like "Overclocking failed. Press any key but del to enter setup." Unfortunately at this stage I had spent two weeks trying to figure out what was wrong and get my comp running again, and I was so happy just to be seeing SOMETHING and in such a hurry to get things started that I didn't think to take down the details of that message or the settings in the BIOS. Though truth be told, when I enter the BIOS I'm kind of walking blind. I know how to change the boot device and that's about it.
I got it to start up by reverting to default settings. Windows now boots, but the GPU runs very hard and loud (though it's just the fan going nuts, no horrible clicks or bangs or anything) for a few seconds, then there's a pause, then things load normally. I think there was one beep, then a pause and then two short beeps before the message showed.
I have never attempted any overclocking, and this GPU is not one that has been factory overclocked, so I looked up the error and found some post saying the overclocking failure message basically just means there was a boot error.
I don't know if there is any problem or if I can safely just leave things as are (been running the computer for a few hours without problem) but I thought I should ask for help to try and find out what was up and if everything is running smoothly. What problems might have caused the error, and how should I check this?
UPDATE: I have restarted the computer a few times now, and things are definately running a little slow during start-up and maybe shut down too. When I turn the power on the GPU fan (at least I'm pretty sure it's the GPU) comes on very strong, then slows down a bit, then comes back strong, then slows down a bit. All this time there is nothing on the monitor. Then the motherboard beeps once, then twice in a softer tone (I thought the beeping stopped after I set the BIOS to default settings, but I was wrong). Then my mobo start-up graphic flashes for a second, and then I get a blank screen with a blinking command prompt and the computer is quiet for a few seconds before it finally starts to boot up windows.
It never used to do this. Before the new mobo and GPU it used to take less than ten seconds (I think well under) before I saw the windows loading screen. It still goes pretty quick once it hits that point, but something is clearly not right and I would like advice on how to diagnose and fix it, please.
The other funny little glitch is that when I open my computer folder I see now that I have an A drive, which stands in stark contrast to the fact that I do not have an A drive. Never had a floppy plugged into this build in any of its incarnations.
Again, not really a problem, but I'd like to know why this happened, and remove the icon from my system. If I click on it it even says "insert floppy disk" and if I go to properties it says the device is functioning properly and its drivers are up to date.
My computer is suffering from delusions of obsolescence, I think.
Edited by Junkman, 28 July 2009 - 02:06 AM.
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