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| Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67236] |
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Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
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Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great with
2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If I
try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may need
to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the bios
from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am prompted
to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted and
my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear the
CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system comes
back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought it,
I'd be making music, plain and simple.
Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
I'm really stumped.
Deej
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67238 is a reply to message #67236] |
Sat, 22 April 2006 20:37  |
Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006
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***>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?***
Are you on WinXP??? If so, did you set a system restore point
before you loaded the new card & drivers? OR... if you're
lucky, did Windoze automatically set one once it recognized you
had loaded in new hardware (as it often - but not always -
does)? If you can say yes to either one, then you can try
leaving the Matrox card in , but restore the system settings to
before the point you installed it... that might be enough for
you to be able to flash the BIOS, at least then proceed from
there.
If that doens't work i'd try installing your old video card,
resetting the system restore point to any recent highlighted
date prior to your installing the Matrox, rebooting, then
flashing the BIOS, then trying to install the new Matrox card
from scratch.
Neil
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
with
>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If
I
>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may need
>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the bios
>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am prompted
>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
and
>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear the
>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system comes
>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>
>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
it,
>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>
>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>
>I'm really stumped.
>
>Deej
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67239 is a reply to message #67236] |
Sat, 22 April 2006 20:38 |
Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006
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***>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?***
Are you on WinXP??? If so, did you set a system restore point
before you loaded the new card & drivers? OR... if you're
lucky, did Windoze automatically set one once it recognized you
had loaded in new hardware (as it often - but not always -
does)? If you can say yes to either one, then you can try
leaving the Matrox card in , but restore the system settings to
before the point you installed it... that might be enough for
you to be able to flash the BIOS, at least then proceed from
there.
If that doens't work i'd try installing your old video card,
resetting the system restore point to any recent highlighted
date prior to your installing the Matrox, rebooting, then
flashing the BIOS, then trying to install the new Matrox card
from scratch.
Neil
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
with
>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If
I
>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may need
>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the bios
>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am prompted
>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
and
>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear the
>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system comes
>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>
>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
it,
>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>
>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>
>I'm really stumped.
>
>Deej
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67240 is a reply to message #67236] |
Sat, 22 April 2006 21:08 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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Won't even boot from a startup disk. It's like the AGP totally died or
something. I'm using my old G450 (the one that worked fine before I decided
to go with the newest, latest greatest) and it's dead too.
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
with
> 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
> when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If I
> try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
> but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
need
> to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
bios
> from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
> utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
prompted
> to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
and
> my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
> Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear the
> CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
comes
> back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>
> I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
it,
> I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>
> Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>
> I'm really stumped.
>
> Deej
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67242 is a reply to message #67239] |
Sat, 22 April 2006 21:30 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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I checked the monitors just to make sure it wasn't a problem with them, they
work fine. I've tried using different video cards and a boot disk. I can
hear the floppy drive snag the boot disk, but there's no way to see what's
happening because the AGP slot is fucked. I've got a G450 PCI video card.
I'm going to give this a try.
Grrrrr............8O(
"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:444af6a9$1@linux...
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> ***>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?***
>
> Are you on WinXP??? If so, did you set a system restore point
> before you loaded the new card & drivers? OR... if you're
> lucky, did Windoze automatically set one once it recognized you
> had loaded in new hardware (as it often - but not always -
> does)? If you can say yes to either one, then you can try
> leaving the Matrox card in , but restore the system settings to
> before the point you installed it... that might be enough for
> you to be able to flash the BIOS, at least then proceed from
> there.
>
> If that doens't work i'd try installing your old video card,
> resetting the system restore point to any recent highlighted
> date prior to your installing the Matrox, rebooting, then
> flashing the BIOS, then trying to install the new Matrox card
> from scratch.
>
> Neil
>
>
>
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
> with
> >2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
> >when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If
> I
> >try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> >follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
> >but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
need
> >to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
bios
> >from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
> >utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
prompted
> >to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
> and
> >my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
> >Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
the
> >CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
comes
> >back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
> >
> >I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
> it,
> >I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> >
> >Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> >
> >I'm really stumped.
> >
> >Deej
> >
> >
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67243 is a reply to message #67242] |
Sat, 22 April 2006 22:01 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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Doesn't work either. I've got the two monitors I'm using with my SX rig on
A/B switches with the G450 ports on my Paris rig. Those work fine and when
switched to the Paris rig, the LED indicators on the monitors brighten
considerably. they just glow low, dull and dormant on the Cubase rig. I
really think the mobo is totally hosed. Unbelievable............completely
unbelievable.
I got this mobo and the Matrox P750 dirt cheap. I'm not whining about the $$
if this mobo is fried and I can probably sell the P750 for more than I paid
for it so I'm not really bitching too much........it's.more like this
coctail of drivers has piqued my curiosity. I've never put something
together that was more troublesome in my whole life so I'm intrigued.
I'll tell you what I discovered prior to this fiasco, because it is very
interesting. The P750 really does have some cool features, but it does not
play nicely with my Magma/UAD-1 cards. When I run the card at low resolution
and just use dual monitors, it's fine. when I bump the resolution in order
to use 3 screens (something that is necessary) the P750 goes to war with the
UAD-1 cards, even though there are no IRQ conflicts. Since the UAD cards are
basically PCI video cards, I'm really wondering if there might me some major
bandwith overlap somewhere. Once I got that somewhat stabilized by tweaking
the monitor rez, I added an RME Multiface PCI to the Magma. At that point
all hell broke loose and I got a blue screen. None of this stuff ever
happened when using my G450. For all the negative press the G450 gets when
used with the newer mobo's/chipsets, it's surprisingly
stable.......especially compared to this whizbang P750.
My goal is to get 3 x RME PCI cards and 4 x UAD-1 cards/Magma and dual core
CPU in a stable configuration. I intend to succeed at this. It may take a
while, but I'm not going to give up.
I'll tell you what though........this P750 may go by the boards. All it has
done is dole out some major grief.......at least with this mobo/chipset and
hardware configuration. It's got some major ugly all over it as far as
drivers go.
Stay tuned.
;o)
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:444b044b@linux...
> I checked the monitors just to make sure it wasn't a problem with them,
they
> work fine. I've tried using different video cards and a boot disk. I can
> hear the floppy drive snag the boot disk, but there's no way to see what's
> happening because the AGP slot is fucked. I've got a G450 PCI video card.
> I'm going to give this a try.
>
> Grrrrr............8O(
>
>
> "Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:444af6a9$1@linux...
> >
> > ***>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?***
> >
> > Are you on WinXP??? If so, did you set a system restore point
> > before you loaded the new card & drivers? OR... if you're
> > lucky, did Windoze automatically set one once it recognized you
> > had loaded in new hardware (as it often - but not always -
> > does)? If you can say yes to either one, then you can try
> > leaving the Matrox card in , but restore the system settings to
> > before the point you installed it... that might be enough for
> > you to be able to flash the BIOS, at least then proceed from
> > there.
> >
> > If that doens't work i'd try installing your old video card,
> > resetting the system restore point to any recent highlighted
> > date prior to your installing the Matrox, rebooting, then
> > flashing the BIOS, then trying to install the new Matrox card
> > from scratch.
> >
> > Neil
> >
> >
> >
> > "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> > >Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
> > with
> > >2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
is,
> > >when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
If
> > I
> > >try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> > >follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
normally,
> > >but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
> need
> > >to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
> bios
> > >from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
> > >utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> prompted
> > >to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
> > and
> > >my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
> > >Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
> the
> > >CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
> comes
> > >back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
> > >
> > >I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
bought
> > it,
> > >I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> > >
> > >Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> > >
> > >I'm really stumped.
> > >
> > >Deej
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67247 is a reply to message #67240] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 00:54 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
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Sounds like you scrambled your BIOS dude. Is this mobo dual bios capable? Do
you have a PCI video card to try to suss out the issues on, then go back to
AGP?
AA
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:444aff44@linux...
> Won't even boot from a startup disk. It's like the AGP totally died or
> something. I'm using my old G450 (the one that worked fine before I
> decided
> to go with the newest, latest greatest) and it's dead too.
>
>
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> news:444af4e4$1@linux...
>> Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
> with
>> 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
>> when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If
>> I
>> try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>> follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
>> but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
> need
>> to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
> bios
>> from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
>> utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> prompted
>> to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
> and
>> my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
>> Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
>> the
>> CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
> comes
>> back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>>
>> I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
> it,
>> I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>>
>> Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>>
>> I'm really stumped.
>>
>> Deej
>>
>>
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67250 is a reply to message #67236] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 07:44 |
Rich Lamanna
Messages: 316
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Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed mine
sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is a
power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I don't
know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
Rich
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
with
> 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
> when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If I
> try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
> but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
need
> to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
bios
> from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
> utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
prompted
> to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
and
> my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
> Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear the
> CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
comes
> back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>
> I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
it,
> I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>
> Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>
> I'm really stumped.
>
> Deej
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to killa computer [message #67251 is a reply to message #67236] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 06:58 |
jef knight[1]
Messages: 201
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oh man, this kinda stuff can really make one pine for the old days when
all you had was a typewritter in front of the TV......
j
DJ wrote:
>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great with
>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem is,
>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If I
>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots normally,
>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may need
>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the bios
>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am prompted
>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted and
>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear the
>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system comes
>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>
>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought it,
>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>
>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>
>I'm really stumped.
>
>Deej
>
>
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67252 is a reply to message #67250] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 07:30 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
;o)
"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:444b83bd@linux...
> Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed mine
> sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is a
> power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
don't
> know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
>
> Rich
>
>
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> > Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
> with
> > 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
is,
> > when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If
I
> > try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> > follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
normally,
> > but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
> need
> > to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
> bios
> > from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
> > utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> prompted
> > to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
> and
> > my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
> > Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
the
> > CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
> comes
> > back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
> >
> > I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
> it,
> > I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> >
> > Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> >
> > I'm really stumped.
> >
> > Deej
> >
> >
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67254 is a reply to message #67252] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 10:05 |
Rich Lamanna
Messages: 316
Registered: February 2006
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Maybe the motherboard was bad or the power supply was unstable and you had a
interruption in the voltage. Do you have another motherboard for a backup? I
feel your pain :0
Rich
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:444b9118@linux...
> It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
> followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
>
> ;o)
>
>
> "Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:444b83bd@linux...
> > Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed
mine
> > sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is a
> > power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
> don't
> > know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
> > "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> > news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> > > Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening
great
> > with
> > > 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
> is,
> > > when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
If
> I
> > > try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> > > follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
> normally,
> > > but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
> > need
> > > to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
> > bios
> > > from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch
the
> > > utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> > prompted
> > > to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now
corrupted
> > and
> > > my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk,
Norton
> > > Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
> the
> > > CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
> > comes
> > > back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
> > >
> > > I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
bought
> > it,
> > > I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> > >
> > > Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> > >
> > > I'm really stumped.
> > >
> > > Deej
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to killa computer [message #67262 is a reply to message #67252] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 13:12 |
Chris Ludwig
Messages: 868
Registered: May 2006
|
Senior Member |
|
|
HI DJ,
REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more than
likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
set right in the BIOS.
Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
Chris
DJ wrote:
> It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
> followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
>
> ;o)
>
>
> "Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:444b83bd@linux...
>
>>Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed mine
>>sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is a
>>power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
>
> don't
>
>>know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>
>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>news:444af4e4$1@linux...
>>
>>>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
>>
>>with
>>
>>>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
>
> is,
>
>>>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash. If
>
> I
>
>>>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>>>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
>
> normally,
>
>>>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
>>
>>need
>>
>>>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
>>
>>bios
>>
>>>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
>>>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
>>
>>prompted
>>
>>>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
>>
>>and
>>
>>>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
>>>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
>
> the
>
>>>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
>>
>>comes
>>
>>>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>>>
>>>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not bought
>>
>>it,
>>
>>>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>>>
>>>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>>>
>>>I'm really stumped.
>>>
>>>Deej
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
--
Chris Ludwig
ADK
chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
(859) 635-5762
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67265 is a reply to message #67262] |
Sun, 23 April 2006 17:18 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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Senior Member |
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Thanks Chris,
What's a cheap NVidia card with 3 x analog video outs?
;o)
"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
news:444bdef0@linux...
> HI DJ,
> REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more than
> likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
> Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
> set right in the BIOS.
>
> Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
>
> Chris
>
> DJ wrote:
> > It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
> > followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
> >
> > ;o)
> >
> >
> > "Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:444b83bd@linux...
> >
> >>Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed
mine
> >>sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is a
> >>power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
> >
> > don't
> >
> >>know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
> >>
> >>Rich
> >>
> >>
> >>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> >>news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> >>
> >>>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
> >>
> >>with
> >>
> >>>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
> >
> > is,
> >
> >>>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
If
> >
> > I
> >
> >>>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
> >>>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
> >
> > normally,
> >
> >>>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
> >>
> >>need
> >>
> >>>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
> >>
> >>bios
> >>
> >>>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
> >>>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> >>
> >>prompted
> >>
> >>>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
> >>
> >>and
> >>
> >>>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
> >>>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
> >>
> >>comes
> >>
> >>>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
> >>>
> >>>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
bought
> >>
> >>it,
> >>
> >>>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> >>>
> >>>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> >>>
> >>>I'm really stumped.
> >>>
> >>>Deej
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> Chris Ludwig
> ADK
> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
> (859) 635-5762
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to killa computer [message #67269 is a reply to message #67265] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 05:57 |
Chris Ludwig
Messages: 868
Registered: May 2006
|
Senior Member |
|
|
HI DJ,
There are none that have 3 heads. Do you really need more than 2? Are
you too lazy to learn key commands..:)
There are tons of duel head ones.
I would look at the FX6600 series from Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI and XFX.
Chris
DJ wrote:
> Thanks Chris,
>
> What's a cheap NVidia card with 3 x analog video outs?
>
> ;o)
>
>
> "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
> news:444bdef0@linux...
>
>>HI DJ,
>>REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more than
>>likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
>>Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
>>set right in the BIOS.
>>
>>Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>DJ wrote:
>>
>>>It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
>>>followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
>>>
>>>;o)
>>>
>>>
>>>"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>news:444b83bd@linux...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed
>
> mine
>
>>>>sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is a
>>>>power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
>>>
>>>don't
>>>
>>>
>>>>know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
>>>>
>>>>Rich
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:444af4e4$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening great
>>>>
>>>>with
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
>>>
>>>is,
>>>
>>>
>>>>>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
>
> If
>
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>>>>>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
>>>
>>>normally,
>>>
>>>
>>>>>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
>>>>
>>>>need
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
>>>>
>>>>bios
>>>>
>>>>>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch the
>>>>
>>>>>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
>>>>
>>>>prompted
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now corrupted
>>>>
>>>>and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk, Norton
>>>>>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
>>>>
>>>>comes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
>
> bought
>
>>>>it,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm really stumped.
>>>>>
>>>>>Deej
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Chris Ludwig
>>ADK
>>chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>(859) 635-5762
>
>
>
--
Chris Ludwig
ADK
chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
(859) 635-5762
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67271 is a reply to message #67265] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 06:16 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Deej, I just ordered a rainy day PCI dual head you might be interested in.
128MB DDR GeForce FX5200 Dual Monitor PCI Vid Card -1+ $42.00
from
http://www.txmicro.com
I don't know *anythiing* about these guys, but you could get another AGP
dually and have the 4 monitor deal happening relatively easy and cheap this
way. Just pick up another cheapo GeForce card and use the unified drivers if
the Win Natives aren't there.
AA
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:444c1aed@linux...
> Thanks Chris,
>
> What's a cheap NVidia card with 3 x analog video outs?
>
> ;o)
>
>
> "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
> news:444bdef0@linux...
>> HI DJ,
>> REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more than
>> likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
>> Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
>> set right in the BIOS.
>>
>> Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> DJ wrote:
>> > It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
>> > followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
>> >
>> > ;o)
>> >
>> >
>> > "Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> > news:444b83bd@linux...
>> >
>> >>Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed
> mine
>> >>sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is
>> >>a
>> >>power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
>> >
>> > don't
>> >
>> >>know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
>> >>
>> >>Rich
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>> >>news:444af4e4$1@linux...
>> >>
>> >>>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening
>> >>>great
>> >>
>> >>with
>> >>
>> >>>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
>> >
>> > is,
>> >
>> >>>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
> If
>> >
>> > I
>> >
>> >>>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because it
>> >>>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
>> >
>> > normally,
>> >
>> >>>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios may
>> >>
>> >>need
>> >>
>> >>>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash the
>> >>
>> >>bios
>> >>
>> >>>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch
>> >>>the
>> >>>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
>> >>
>> >>prompted
>> >>
>> >>>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now
>> >>>corrupted
>> >>
>> >>and
>> >>
>> >>>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk,
>> >>>Norton
>> >>>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could clear
>> >
>> > the
>> >
>> >>>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
>> >>
>> >>comes
>> >>
>> >>>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>> >>>
>> >>>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
> bought
>> >>
>> >>it,
>> >>
>> >>>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>> >>>
>> >>>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>> >>>
>> >>>I'm really stumped.
>> >>>
>> >>>Deej
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Chris Ludwig
>> ADK
>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>> (859) 635-5762
>
>
I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67277 is a reply to message #67269] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 07:43 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
|
Senior Member |
|
|
I'm so disgustingly lazy that I've located a 4 head Xentera AGP. Haven't
bought it yet though. These things any good? Can I depend on it to hose me
any worse than the P750?
;o)
"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
news:444cca93@linux...
> HI DJ,
> There are none that have 3 heads. Do you really need more than 2? Are
> you too lazy to learn key commands..:)
> There are tons of duel head ones.
> I would look at the FX6600 series from Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI and XFX.
>
> Chris
>
>
> DJ wrote:
> > Thanks Chris,
> >
> > What's a cheap NVidia card with 3 x analog video outs?
> >
> > ;o)
> >
> >
> > "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
> > news:444bdef0@linux...
> >
> >>HI DJ,
> >>REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more than
> >>likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
> >>Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
> >>set right in the BIOS.
> >>
> >>Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>DJ wrote:
> >>
> >>>It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
> >>>followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
> >>>
> >>>;o)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:444b83bd@linux...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed
> >
> > mine
> >
> >>>>sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is
a
> >>>>power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
> >>>
> >>>don't
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
> >>>>
> >>>>Rich
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> >>>>news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening
great
> >>>>
> >>>>with
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
> >>>
> >>>is,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
> >
> > If
> >
> >>>I
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because
it
> >>>>>follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
> >>>
> >>>normally,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios
may
> >>>>
> >>>>need
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash
the
> >>>>
> >>>>bios
> >>>>
> >>>>>from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch
the
> >>>>
> >>>>>utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> >>>>
> >>>>prompted
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now
corrupted
> >>>>
> >>>>and
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk,
Norton
> >>>>>Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could
clear
> >>>
> >>>the
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
> >>>>
> >>>>comes
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
> >
> > bought
> >
> >>>>it,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I'm really stumped.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Deej
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>--
> >>Chris Ludwig
> >>ADK
> >>chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
> >>www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
> >>(859) 635-5762
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Chris Ludwig
> ADK
> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
> (859) 635-5762
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to killa computer [message #67285 is a reply to message #67277] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 08:45 |
Chris Ludwig
Messages: 868
Registered: May 2006
|
Senior Member |
|
|
HI DJ,
It's made by Color graphic and has a ATI graphics chip so I don't expect
it to work well and has proprietary cabling so make sure it has the
cables included. But at this point its no worse than what you have now.
Chris
DJ wrote:
> I'm so disgustingly lazy that I've located a 4 head Xentera AGP. Haven't
> bought it yet though. These things any good? Can I depend on it to hose me
> any worse than the P750?
>
> ;o)
>
> "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
> news:444cca93@linux...
>> HI DJ,
>> There are none that have 3 heads. Do you really need more than 2? Are
>> you too lazy to learn key commands..:)
>> There are tons of duel head ones.
>> I would look at the FX6600 series from Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI and XFX.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> DJ wrote:
>>> Thanks Chris,
>>>
>>> What's a cheap NVidia card with 3 x analog video outs?
>>>
>>> ;o)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
>>> news:444bdef0@linux...
>>>
>>>> HI DJ,
>>>> REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more than
>>>> likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
>>>> Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
>>>> set right in the BIOS.
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> DJ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility and
>>>>> followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
>>>>>
>>>>> ;o)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:444b83bd@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I flashed
>>> mine
>>>
>>>>>> sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there is
> a
>>>>>> power failure during the flash that the bois would be unrecoverable. I
>>>>> don't
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios? Bummer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rich
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:444af4e4$1@linux...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening
> great
>>>>>> with
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma. Problem
>>>>> is,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of hash.
>>> If
>>>
>>>>> I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash because
> it
>>>>>>> follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
>>>>> normally,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios
> may
>>>>>> need
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash
> the
>>>>>> bios
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I launch
> the
>>>>>>> utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
>>>>>> prompted
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now
> corrupted
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk,
> Norton
>>>>>>> Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could
> clear
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the system
>>>>>> comes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further hosed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
>>> bought
>>>
>>>>>> it,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd be making music, plain and simple.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm really stumped.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Deej
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>> ADK
>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> Chris Ludwig
>> ADK
>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
>> (859) 635-5762
>
>
--
Chris Ludwig
ADK Pro Audio
(859) 635-5762
www.adkproaudio.com
chrisl@adkproaudio.com
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| Re: Well........looks like between me and Matrox, we managed to kill a computer [message #67287 is a reply to message #67285] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 08:51 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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>But at this point its no worse than what you have now.
ROTFL!!!!.........well that's encouraging! Maybe I should get a
Colorgraphics Predator Pro PCI and pair it with my Matrox P750. Maybe, if
they are equally incompatible with the rest of my system, the the crappiness
will phase cancel, everything will work and I can use 7 x VGA's.
;o)
"Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
news:444cf1e1$1@linux...
> HI DJ,
> It's made by Color graphic and has a ATI graphics chip so I don't expect
> it to work well and has proprietary cabling so make sure it has the
> cables included. But at this point its no worse than what you have now.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> DJ wrote:
> > I'm so disgustingly lazy that I've located a 4 head Xentera AGP. Haven't
> > bought it yet though. These things any good? Can I depend on it to hose
me
> > any worse than the P750?
> >
> > ;o)
> >
> > "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
> > news:444cca93@linux...
> >> HI DJ,
> >> There are none that have 3 heads. Do you really need more than 2? Are
> >> you too lazy to learn key commands..:)
> >> There are tons of duel head ones.
> >> I would look at the FX6600 series from Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI and XFX.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>
> >> DJ wrote:
> >>> Thanks Chris,
> >>>
> >>> What's a cheap NVidia card with 3 x analog video outs?
> >>>
> >>> ;o)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Chris Ludwig" <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:444bdef0@linux...
> >>>
> >>>> HI DJ,
> >>>> REset the CMOS first. YOu Matrox cards have bad video memory more
than
> >>>> likely. I would go pick up a cheap nvidia card and never think about
> >>>> Matrox again. Before you boot into windows make sure that the date is
> >>>> set right in the BIOS.
> >>>>
> >>>> Feel free to give me a call on Monday if you need too.
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris
> >>>>
> >>>> DJ wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> It was definitely a failed flash. Thing is, I used the ASUS utility
and
> >>>>> followed the instructions to the letter. That's kind scary, eh?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ;o)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:444b83bd@linux...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Deej, flashing the bios is tricky business. I remember when I
flashed
> >>> mine
> >>>
> >>>>>> sometime back, reading that if the procedure is aborted or if there
is
> > a
> >>>>>> power failure during the flash that the bois would be
unrecoverable. I
> >>>>> don't
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> know but maybe there is a utility that can salvage the bios?
Bummer.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Rich
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> >>>>>> news:444af4e4$1@linux...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ok..........here's the deal. I get this P750 video card happening
> > great
> >>>>>> with
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 2 x HDSP 9652's in the PCI slots and x UAD-1's in the Magma.
Problem
> >>>>> is,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> when I boot the computer, the post screen is a garbled bunch of
hash.
> >>> If
> >>>
> >>>>> I
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> try to enter the bios, this is also a garbled bunch of hash
because
> > it
> >>>>>>> follows the post screen. Once I'm past post, the computer boots
> >>>>> normally,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> but I need to be able to rtweak the bios so I decide that the bios
> > may
> >>>>>> need
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> to be updated. I install the ASUS utility that allows one to flash
> > the
> >>>>>> bios
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> >from the Windows environment and load it to a floppy. then I
launch
> > the
> >>>>>>> utility and try to flash from the floppy. The flash fails and I am
> >>>>>> prompted
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> to close out of the utility. Well, guess what, my bios is now
> > corrupted
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> my screens go totally blank. I can't boot to my windows OS disk,
> > Norton
> >>>>>>> Ghost recovery disk or my mobo utility disk now. I guess I could
> > clear
> >>>>> the
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> CMOS, but then I would need to see what was happening when the
system
> >>>>>> comes
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> back online in order to set the time, etc. or I'd be further
hosed.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm really hating this evil Matrox POS right about now. Had I not
> >>> bought
> >>>
> >>>>>> it,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'd be making music, plain and simple.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Anyone tell me how to get back to square 1?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm really stumped.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Deej
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Chris Ludwig
> >>>> ADK
> >>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
> >>>> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
> >>>> (859) 635-5762
> >>>
> >>>
> >> --
> >> Chris Ludwig
> >> ADK
> >> chrisl@adkproaudio.com <mailto:chrisl@adkproaudio.com>
> >> www.adkproaudio.com <http://www.adkproaudio.com/>
> >> (859) 635-5762
> >
> >
>
> --
> Chris Ludwig
>
> ADK Pro Audio
> (859) 635-5762
> www.adkproaudio.com
> chrisl@adkproaudio.com
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