ATI X1550 woes

WISCO2 · Oct 8, 2009, 06:36 AM

VISIONTEK - XGE - X1550 - 512MB - AGP 8X ATI RADEON GRAPHICS - DUAL MONITOR CARD. Antec Tower w/420 watt power supply, 4 wire lead connected to back of Video card. Driver installed from incl CD, CD V7.3. Motherboard is Abit - IC7G. 3 Gig ram installed (2 @ 1g & 2 @ 512m). 3.6gb CPU w/fan. Chipset fan on MB. Two cooling fans in/out. 2 IDE Hard drives. 1 SATA HD. Two DVD optical drives. Audigy2 z5 sound blaster. Home network w/3-com adapters. WINXP-PRO upgrd pack1.
Computer reboots randomly during Gaming, Excel, Word, Online and other. This did not happen until after the video card was installed. Any thoughts, fixes, suggestions?

OldBuzzard · Oct 8, 2009, 11:45 AM

It sounds like might be your power supply. How old is it, and did it come with the case?

There should be a sticker on the side of the PSU giving the model number and listing the specs. Could you give us the brand name (I'm assuming that it's an Antec if it came with the case) and the model number? Also, what does it give as the AMP rating for the +12v output?

WISCO2 · Oct 12, 2009, 11:38 PM

No Mfg date, but has a "date code?" of 0514. Power supply is mfd by Thermaltake Technology Co. Ltd. Its called a PUREPOWER and has a model number HPC-420-102 DF . It is a 420 watt max load. +5 volts = 40amps, +3.3 volts = 30amps, +12 volts = 18amps, -5 volts = .3amps, -12 volts = .8amps, +5VSB = 2amps. My best guess puts it at 5 years old max, but possibly less.

procupine14 · Oct 14, 2009, 07:24 PM

It could be that you have a failing PSU on your hands. Or if it isn't necessarily failing, its old enough that its lost some of its original output and isn't able to hold up the new card as well.

WISCO2 · Oct 16, 2009, 03:57 AM

Checked out the PSU and its functioning correctly. All lines have proper voltage. It is a 420 watt and that seems adequate for what I have in the computer. The computer only decides to reboot after 2 to 4 hours of use (for no obvious apparent reason). The heat sensors in the case are all in the normal operating range. One of them is 2" from the video card, so that's not a problem. I can leave the computer on for longer than 4 hours without it rebooting if I leave it at the desktop and don't run any programs. I have DDR400 ram on the Motherboard but the Video card has 512mb of GDDR2 memory on it. I didn't foresee a problem with this different memory speed because all my other adapters have always had faster memory on them than the Motherboard ram. What do you think? and what do we try next? I deleted the drivers and updated them. Most of my equipment and software is older than the Video card so I didn't perceive that as a problem, but did it anyway. I am testing it now to see if that might help.

Oct 8, 2009, 06:36 AM	#1
WISCO2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	ATI X1550 woes VISIONTEK - XGE - X1550 - 512MB - AGP 8X ATI RADEON GRAPHICS - DUAL MONITOR CARD. Antec Tower w/420 watt power supply, 4 wire lead connected to back of Video card. Driver installed from incl CD, CD V7.3. Motherboard is Abit - IC7G. 3 Gig ram installed (2 @ 1g & 2 @ 512m). 3.6gb CPU w/fan. Chipset fan on MB. Two cooling fans in/out. 2 IDE Hard drives. 1 SATA HD. Two DVD optical drives. Audigy2 z5 sound blaster. Home network w/3-com adapters. WINXP-PRO upgrd pack1. Computer reboots randomly during Gaming, Excel, Word, Online and other. This did not happen until after the video card was installed. Any thoughts, fixes, suggestions?

Oct 8, 2009, 11:45 AM	#2
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,780 Rep Power: 141 System Specs	Re: ATI X1550 woes It sounds like might be your power supply. How old is it, and did it come with the case? There should be a sticker on the side of the PSU giving the model number and listing the specs. Could you give us the brand name (I'm assuming that it's an Antec if it came with the case) and the model number? Also, what does it give as the AMP rating for the +12v output? __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Oct 12, 2009, 11:38 PM	Thread Starter #3
WISCO2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI X1550 woes No Mfg date, but has a "date code?" of 0514. Power supply is mfd by Thermaltake Technology Co. Ltd. Its called a PUREPOWER and has a model number HPC-420-102 DF . It is a 420 watt max load. +5 volts = 40amps, +3.3 volts = 30amps, +12 volts = 18amps, -5 volts = .3amps, -12 volts = .8amps, +5VSB = 2amps. My best guess puts it at 5 years old max, but possibly less.

Oct 14, 2009, 07:24 PM	#4
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Re: ATI X1550 woes It could be that you have a failing PSU on your hands. Or if it isn't necessarily failing, its old enough that its lost some of its original output and isn't able to hold up the new card as well. __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Oct 16, 2009, 03:57 AM	Thread Starter #5
WISCO2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI X1550 woes Checked out the PSU and its functioning correctly. All lines have proper voltage. It is a 420 watt and that seems adequate for what I have in the computer. The computer only decides to reboot after 2 to 4 hours of use (for no obvious apparent reason). The heat sensors in the case are all in the normal operating range. One of them is 2" from the video card, so that's not a problem. I can leave the computer on for longer than 4 hours without it rebooting if I leave it at the desktop and don't run any programs. I have DDR400 ram on the Motherboard but the Video card has 512mb of GDDR2 memory on it. I didn't foresee a problem with this different memory speed because all my other adapters have always had faster memory on them than the Motherboard ram. What do you think? and what do we try next? I deleted the drivers and updated them. Most of my equipment and software is older than the Video card so I didn't perceive that as a problem, but did it anyway. I am testing it now to see if that might help.