[Pc_Support] No CD-ROM power, no POST? -- not sure of my facts ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

Jason Boxman <jasonb at edseek.com> wrote:
> It's the ECS K7S5A.  It's AGP 4x.  Wouldn't surprise me if
> that's precisely the problem.
> Many AGP 3.0 (8x) video cards are no longer 3.3V
> tolerance, and if your mainboard can't deliever 1.5V to
> the AGP, you're SOL.
> That's probably it.
> If it is, should I bother trying to pick up a cheap old
> NForce2 mainboard so I can just recycle my components and
> run, or would that be enough of a waste of time that I 
> should just throw in the towel and look at the newer
> NForce4 solutions (and associated costs)?
> Thanks.

I might not have my facts correct:  
  http://www.ertyu.org/~steven_nikkel/agpcompatibility.html  


What is your make/model of your video card?
I'm wondering if it is 1.5V tolerant.


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