Yeah the hd38670x2 that's been in their since I built this a few years ago just won' t post meanwhile the new MSI r9 280 seems to work & be stable as long as it's secured just right. Need to test old card in another system to see if salvageable.
Looked at the slot with a microscope cam (FTW Newegg freebie!), all pins seem uniform & spaced properly so I am stumped on the actual cause. What it tells me is I want to never build vertical again if this is what the weight of cards can do over time hanging off a slot. This along with the brand new Z97-A board with mysteriously bent CPU socket pins really piss me off because the repairs are seemingly impossible for a DIY prosumer to fix. On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:44 AM, Thane Sherrington <th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > At 12:42 PM 06/02/2015, Joshua MacCraw wrote: >> >> My old asus rampage & hd3870x2 seem to have issues. Specifically the old >> dash-dot-dot-dot BIOS code for failed video. So i buy a new r9 280 for the >> otherwise strong system and still fail code beeps. > > > BTW, I think the problem is a loose connection on the video card. Try > reseating it very firmly. > > T > >
