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Radeon 5830 and nforce chipset

Back_Blast

By Back_Blast,
Posted on: 2010-04-20 13:47 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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Ok.. I ordered a Xfx Radeon 5830 video card. Installed it and could get no signal. It was seated properly and the power connectors were solid. I called Xfx and they asked what chipset was on the MoBo. I "think" it is the nforce 5 series chipset. Well, according to him the card won't work with this motherboard. I don't want to get a new motherboard anytime soon, sooooo.. Any options?

Exact motherboard model is: Foxconn nforce 590 sli

If you guys have any ideas that could possibly get this card to work, or maybe suggest a compatible video card...

I'm freaking exhausted.. Thanks in advance!!

 

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Other ATI cards work fine with that mobo, sooo I have no idea why yours wouldnt.

 

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Originally Posted by Ravenous33 View Post
Other ATI cards work fine with that mobo, sooo I have no idea why yours wouldnt.

I'm not sure exactly what ya mean, sorry. What the tech told me was the 4xxx series cards would work, just not the 5xxx series. Which is some of the dumbest stuff I have ever heard.

 

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Well even though PCIe V1 and V2 should be compatible, it may just be a case that the really early PCIe V1 controllers can't handle the most recent PCIe V2.1 cards. That the accumulated differences is now just enough to be a problem. Or it could be as simple as something that's fixable with a BIOS upgrade but I'm suspecting the MB is old enough that no new BIOS upgrades will be coming.

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Well it is an Nvidia chipset so I'm not that amazed there's a problem with ATI cards. Some Googling on that chipset indeed suggests it has issues with 5xxx cards. The only fix I ran across was that at least one manufacturer had put out a BIOS update to fix it. However the manufacturer mentioned was not yours. I'd suggest contacting yours and see if there is a BIOS update for your board that will fix this problem. Otherwise, you're probably out of luck.

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I have actually only upgraded a bios once.. so I am somewhat wary of that. But, I downloaded an nvidia update that is for the chipset I believe. Can I just run the exe as an install and it not screw up anything? Or, is there a step that should be taken to make sure it updates correctly?

I do greatly appreciate the time you guys take to asnwer these questions, thanks.

 

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Originally Posted by Pure_Massacre View Post
I have actually only upgraded a bios once.. so I am somewhat wary of that. But, I downloaded an nvidia update that is for the chipset I believe. Can I just run the exe as an install and it not screw up anything? Or, is there a step that should be taken to make sure it updates correctly?

I do greatly appreciate the time you guys take to asnwer these questions, thanks.
A BIOS update is *usually* more involved. Sometimes there's a program that you can run from the OS to have it install, other times you'll have to boot from a floppy, CD, or USB drive, or enter the BIOS and point it to the file to use to update.

Changes by manufacturer and MB.

 

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Originally Posted by Pure_Massacre View Post
I have actually only upgraded a bios once.. so I am somewhat wary of that. But, I downloaded an nvidia update that is for the chipset I believe. Can I just run the exe as an install and it not screw up anything? Or, is there a step that should be taken to make sure it updates correctly?

I do greatly appreciate the time you guys take to asnwer these questions, thanks.
That update is probably just a driver update of some sort. I doubt it will make much difference.

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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
A BIOS update is *usually* more involved. Sometimes there's a program that you can run from the OS to have it install, other times you'll have to boot from a floppy, CD, or USB drive, or enter the BIOS and point it to the file to use to update.

Changes by manufacturer and MB.
A quick check of the maker's site would indicate they do it by the bootable disk method. Which means you download the update to a disk, boot from said disk and update from there. They do have some decent instructions on the procedure it looks like. Now whether they have an update that will fix the problem is the real question.

It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.

 

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Yeah.. I don't think they have a bios update that would allow me to use the card. Soooo, I suppose I will just wait awhile and get a new mobo, do a full upgrade. I was just really surprised that the chipset was what made the card not work. Thanks again guys.

P.s. Bought from tigerdirect, so I can ship it back and get a refund, no problems.