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RaveGamer
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_ 		10. January 2008 @ 18:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Lately my computer has been acting up.

On random occasions my screen will just go blank, freeze up, and require me to restart. Upon restarting the BIOS will alert me that my graphics card is not properly inserted. A quick power cycle remedies this.

On other occasions when I load a game that uses 3D graphics, it will do the same thing.

Setup:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P motherboard
4GB G. Skill DDR2 RAM
Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz processor
EVGA (Nvidia) GeForce 8600GT
450W Power supply
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sparksman
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_ 		10. January 2008 @ 18:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not trying to be a smart @## but have you tried re-inserting your graphics card like the BIOS asks for?
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RaveGamer
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_ 		10. January 2008 @ 19:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by sparksman:
 Not trying to be a smart @## but have you tried re-inserting your graphics card like the BIOS asks for?

Yes. I don't see how it can unseat itself just by idling my computer.
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ddp
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_ 		10. January 2008 @ 23:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it can happen as i've seen it. is caused by heating & cooling, vibrations from fans & drives & possible tension caused by the card's bracket.
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jony218
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_ 		10. January 2008 @ 23:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That might be a sign of your video card getting too hot. It will not hurt to get a case fan and point it directly at your video card. It's a cheap and relatively easy troubleshooting thing you can do.
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GRAKEL2K8
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_ 		11. January 2008 @ 03:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep, Max PC ran some tests a few months ago, and found the hottest thing in the PC is the video card.
But the cycles of hot to cold caused by running, shutting down, cooling, warming is what causes the cards to come loose. Cases are so light these days, I pulled some cards loose just carrying some to truck and in and out of places. The mismatch of adapter cards brackets and cases and mobos is additional fodder..
Which is what ddp referred to.
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DedShadow
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_ 		11. January 2008 @ 04:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok I had this problem on my old computer. Does the 8600GT require seperate power from the board? If so, I would check my Molex connector or adaptor you are using. This happened on one of my AGP cards, so Im not sure how similar the problem is. Have you actually checked the PCI-e connector to the board for damage or bridging between circuits?
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PC Specs:
E6750 C2D @ 2.66GHZ 1333FSB
1GB Corsair Value Ram 667MHZ/Transcend 2GB 800MHZ
EAH4650 512 Onboard
2x 250G Seagate SATA
ddp
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_ 		11. January 2008 @ 12:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DedShadow, edit your sig to conform to forum specs ASAP. yours is 7 lines of text.
1. Text-only signatures should have at most 5 lines of text.
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sammorris
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_ 		11. January 2008 @ 14:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What brand power supply do you use?
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DedShadow
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_ 		11. January 2008 @ 19:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry about that ddp, all fixed up.
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PC Specs:
E6750 C2D @ 2.66GHZ 1333FSB
1GB Corsair Value Ram 667MHZ/Transcend 2GB 800MHZ
EAH4650 512 Onboard
2x 250G Seagate SATA
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abuzar1
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_ 		11. January 2008 @ 22:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did you screw in your video card? Some times these tool-less systems don't work too well.
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