Motherboards X58 Motherboard and dual card

[Jhonnie62]

Hi all

As i run in a triangle with hardware config I need help

As Mother Board is a x58 t3eH8.
Installed is Win7 64Bit

I try to get 2x Geforce 8400GS paralell to run.
Sofar with one Installed and driver "296.10-desktop-win7-winvista-64bit-english-whql"
works normal.
If i install the second comes follow fun
The bios and so on start up, no errors or what ever
If it becomes to start Windows The fully Pc make a restart.

Anybody has a Idea what can be the reason (Bios , Dirver...)

Thanks for help in forcast
Jhonnie

[GoodBytes]

Is the second card works?
Try swapping your currently installed GPU, with the other one, and try. Does it work?
Can you please provide us with your FULL system configuration, and power supply model and wattage?

Your motherboard has a 8-pin ATX connector. Did you plug the appropriate 8-pin connector? Or you plugged a 6-pin instead?

Also the Geforce 8400GS does NOT support SLI mode. So you won't get any parallel benefits, other than being able to connect an additional monitor (no games on it).

[Jhonnie62]

Thanks for your fast replay

Hardware config:
Motherboard: X58 T3eH8
Basic I/O System(BIOS): Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Central Processing Unit(CPU): Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
Physical Memory X 3
4GB
4GB
4GB
Hard Disk X 3
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device (465.76GB)
ST3160215AS ATA Device (149.05GB)
(4GB)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
Monitor: BenQ G900W (Analog) , BenQ G900W (DVI)
Audio Device X 6
Bluetooth Hands-free Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Network Adapter
Local Area Connection - Marvell Yukon 88E8052 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Media disconnected)
Local Area Connection 2 - Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Media disconnected)
Bluetooth Network Connection - Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) (Media disconnected)
Wireless Network Connection 5 - Wi-Fi Wireless LAN USB Adapter #4 (Connected)
Keyboard: USB Input Device
Mouse: Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
Hardware Score (Base score: 3.3)
Processor (Calculations per second): 6.8
Memory (Memory Operation per second): 7.4
Graphics (Desktop performance for Windows Aero): 3.5
Gaming graphics (3D business and gaming graphics performance): 3.3
Primary hard disk (Disk data transfer rate): 5.9
Power supply is a 550W , connect to the 8 Pin Socket on the board.

As you ask I have test both GPU's. WORKS as Single
I have also test the combination of all 3 PCIE Slots.

Its all time same effect. Boot Menu start Win7 and he do a Restart.
Next I have try to remove Power consumer. Mean CD rom and second HDD.
same effect.

One think i have found in the Manual for Power.
The 1st and the 3rd PCIE Connector has on the top of the Slot also a 4 Pin 5/12V input!
Its is in the manual written if use 2 grafic card better to connect this to the Power supply.
I have to check where it is and where is the cable.

As info: before was a Radeon HD4800 Installes ( was gone in the Nirvana ).
Gaming is not a reason for me . I need the system with 2 VGA and 2 DVI for Development and demos. Thats all.

Jhonnie

[Jhonnie62]

Hello

sooo i check little deeper.

if its become to start Windows in grafic mode i get follow Post code:
CF 1 Insufficent DRAM voltage -> Increase DRAM voltage
2 Incompatibe Memory modules -> remove/reinstall DRAM Modules
3 Overclocking Tigth DRAM timing (system unstable) -> load default DRAM speed
4 Bios Issue -> Update Bios

DRAM Speed is on Auto
DRAM Voltage is in 1.56 V

3 Banks , each has 2 DRAM slots. Use all 3 banks with one 4GB Module in the green socket
Kingston 4GB PC3-10600 CL0 240 -Pin Dimm


hmmmmmmmm. looks like funny.
I have also try with Optimize Bios default .
And drive with only one Module 4GB

Jhonnie