Michael
Thu Jun 19 10:41:12 PDT 2008
Paul wrote:
> bhangra wrote:
>> I am trying to install power color R98E-SD3 Video when it is installed
>> in to the PCI Slot brown and the power is turned on there is a
>> bleeping sound can any one tell me what is the cause. running XP the
>> info on the card AGP 8X ,256MB,DDR RAM. THANK YOU.
>
> Powercolor ATI Radeon 9800SE 256MB DDR, 8xAGP, DVI, TV Out OEM
>
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=8086
>
> The brown slot is AGP.
>
> The video card pictured in the Microdirect photo, has both
> the 1.5V and 3.3V slots cut. The card is similar in that respect
> to the ATI 9800Pro I've got. Now, what I noticed, is when the
> card was plugged into a 3.3V only motherboard (P2B-S 440BX),
> all I got was beeps. The card works and continues to work, in
> my other motherboards which have a 1.5V only video card slot.
> The card was not damaged by being connected to the 440BX,
> but it didn't work either. And I had the auxiliary power connector
> plugged in at the time, so that wasn't the missing ingredient.
>
If I remember correctly, when I got my 9700 Pro when it was first
released it had a warning that it only worked with 1.5 volt AGP slots.
The warning mentioned that it could fit in some boards that would damage
the video card, something I did not want to try with a $400 card. I
never tried it in my P2B-S, but it worked fine in a P4T.
> What is your motherboard ? Is it a 3.3V only motherboard, an
> old one ?
>
>
http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html
>
> Based on the card keying, my 9800Pro should have worked in
> a 3.3V motherboard (because the slot pattern cut in the
> card would make it a "Universal AGP Card"). If the card had
> only the 1.5V slot on the edge connector, that would have
> made the card a "Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card". The Microdirect
> picture shows the card as "Universal AGP Card", because both
> slots are apparent in this picture.
>
> (Two slots cut in gold fingers on the right hand side of the photo)
>
>
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/images/normal/videocards/ati/zzvidpow9800se25.jpg
>
>
> This is another picture of a 9800SE here. Notice there is a
> "floppy disk power connector" on the upper edge of the card. You
> must connect a power cable to the connector, so that the card
> can get the power it needs. That is an auxiliary source of power.
>
>
http://www.hwupgrade.it/articoli/974/sapphire_9800se_scheda1.jpg
>
> In this picture, you can see the adapter cable, connected to the
> white connector near the top-center of the card. The adapter has
> a male and female Molex connector, for connection to a disk drive
> power cable. The remaining end of the cable has a floppy power
> connector, and that is what connects to the video card. The retail
> version of an ATI video card, will usually include an adapter
> cable, but I don't know if an OEM (card only) product would include
> it.
>
>
http://www.azpcsupply.com/assets/images/atir9800se128.jpg
>
> Be careful to insert the floppy connector cable the right way.
> It should be mechanically keyed, so it only fits one way.
>
> Paul
