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When I screw down the videocard, the system fails (no boot) when it is unscrewed system is flawless.

ideas?

Greg

Originally posted by nexus_7
When I screw down the videocard, the system fails (no boot) when it is unscrewed system is flawless.

ideas?

Greg

Maybe the card is getting pulled out of the slot when you screw it down? I've had that happen with a NIC, you might try loosely screwing it in and not down tight. Or it could be a ground issue, but that's a far stretch I think.

GL

eGo

believe the card and the scew in plate are out of true

you may have to bend the plate a little so that is stays seated when you're screwing it in

i've had that happen before with sound cards and nics

Ill just Super glue it in!!! lol

I guess I should expect that with a cheap generic case and cheap generic mboard

Greg

I've seen something like thiis before, the case itself was bent outwards slightly, so when you screw it in, it pulls the end of the card partly out of the slot. Take a closer look at it when you screw it in to make sure it is still in properly

Cheap cases are notorious for this. What's probably happening is that when you scre it down, it's pivoting the card and unplugging it at the front edge of the slot connector. Insert the card without a screw and when it's fully seated and level, see if there's a space between the bracket and where it screws down. If so, use something to shim it so the screw doesn't pivot the card.

You could also bend the bracket on the card, but I hate to do that and you need to be careful not to crack the card when you do it.

Most likely as others said either a bent case or tab on the card pulling it out.

However I had a 32bit slot (remember those) video card once that had to be seated just exactly right or it would cause a failed boot. With that card if it was fully seated it did not work, if it was to far out it did not work. Get it just right and it worked perfect forever or untill I put in another card. Just the slight flex the system board had while pushing in or pulling out a 16bit card was enough to disrupt the 32bit cards sitting in the slot and cause it to fail.

First the company I bought all that stuff from though it was the system board and Rma'd it and the CPu as a set. Then I got the new board and had the old problem. To this day I still have the AMD DX4 100 system and that card still works, but everytime I do the least little thing I got to boot about 15 times till I get it just right in the slot.

I'd try another card and see if that has the same problem, if not then I'd bend the little metal tab and try it, or Rma the card. Even if it works, if it ends up being like the 32 bit card I have it's a total pain for years to come! I always wished I'd rma'd that card when I had a chance, every time I changed the case or installed or removed a card in another slot.

Two words:
DUCT TAPE

Originally posted by RubberDuckie
Two words:
DUCT TAPE

That should be Duckie tape

Good one... I should have thought about that