7NJS nightmare (now resolved!)

Bought the 7NJS Zenith a few days ago and connected everything up. It
worked fine for about an hour and the when I restarted the system it
would not boot up. I kept getting status code alternating between d3
and ff. FINALLY figured out what was wrong (with a little help from
several forums)- my AGP card was not seating itself properly. It's as
if the card was just a little too big for the slot. I tried the
(identical) card from my other computer and it fits perfectly. System
now runs like a dream.

Incidentally, the card which was too big for the 7NJS now sits
perfectly in my other computer. Spooky.

I had the same sort of thing with a Gainward 650 ultra. The PC would often
freeze at code 26 on boot up. Changed the card for a Connect3d 9800 pro and
all works fine (and boots quicker too!). Gainward card works fine in my
other Epox motherboard PC as well.

Regards

Tom

"Dilbert" <craig DeleteThis @mcfadyen.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > Bought the 7NJS Zenith a few days ago and connected everything up. It
 > worked fine for about an hour and the when I restarted the system it
 > would not boot up. I kept getting status code alternating between d3
 > and ff. FINALLY figured out what was wrong (with a little help from
 > several forums)- my AGP card was not seating itself properly. It's as
 > if the card was just a little too big for the slot. I tried the
 > (identical) card from my other computer and it fits perfectly. System
 > now runs like a dream.
 >
 > Incidentally, the card which was too big for the 7NJS now sits
 > perfectly in my other computer. Spooky.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->