Defective Mobo ? Really strange !!

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 10:32 am

OK , I just ordered a brand new , MSI 850 Pro2LE (MS-6523) P4 ATX Motherboard . I got the mobo in Friday , opened it today to put together a system . I installed the mobo in the case and started to install the video card . But the AGP slot on the mobo is mounted upside down . ???? The long section of the agp slot is towards the rear of the case and the short section of the agp slot is towards the front of the computer . (Backwards) . WTF ???? Anybody else ever run into anything like this ? Am I just an idiot and am doing something wrong ?

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 10:43 am

I wana see a Picture of it....have you gone to there website to see what it looks like in there product catagory?

Greg

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 10:50 am

Greg , according to the manual and website pic , my mobo is correct . But how do I install the video card ? Here's a link http://www.msicomputer.com/product/deta ... 50Pro2.htm

Koo Koo Mouse · Post by **Koo Koo Mouse** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 1:22 pm

That is the strangest thing I've ever seen. I fact I popped the side off my comp just to compare. It's backwards! No way would my GF or old v3 fit in that slot!
I wonder what gives??????????

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 2:21 pm

the agp slot looks the same as on my shuttle ak31 - you sure you're not trying to put the card in that RIMM socket that wandered away from the others?

Also it's an agp pro - not sure what that is.

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 2:30 pm

OK , just got it figured out . The AGP Pro is the difference . I am building this for a friend and he was planning on using his old video card for a while longer (V3 2000 agp) . The AGP Pro has another notch that the V3 card does not have . The V3 does not support AGP Pro . So now he has to upgrade his video card also .

Thanks

JohnG27 · Post by **JohnG27** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 2:33 pm

No I don't think he does. The card should fit. If I remember correctly NO mass market cards r agp pro. That's just for the professionals. A standard agp should plug into it just fine.
-John

CaterpillarAssassin · Post by **CaterpillarAssassin** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 2:41 pm

Or just put the card in backwards and run the monitor cable in

May blow the vid card, but tis worth a shot if hes gotta upgrade anyways

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 4:57 pm

John , most of the newer agp cards will work . The older cards will not fit because they lack a second notch in the cards . The VooDoo cards will not work . I haave an old Diamond Speedstar A50 agp card that will not fit the slot either . But my Radeon fits just fine in it . I will probably just sell him the Radeon and buy me something else .

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 7:48 pm

get ya' one them radeon 2s and report back!

i remember seeing something now about the 850 mobos not supporting voodoo a while back when there was still voodoo

Koo Koo Mouse · Post by **Koo Koo Mouse** » Mon Sep 03, 2001 8:33 pm

I'll be dipped in shit and hung to dry...Agp pro... Live and learn I guess..

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Sep 04, 2001 7:35 pm

I've notived all the AGP cars i've bought since my Monster Fusion have had 2 notches on them...Have a GeForce DDR/DVI right now and it has 2 notches in it...