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A8N-SLI and BFG GF 6800 GT OC -NVIDIA System Sentinel power warning



 
 
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Old January 31st 05, 02:07 PM
n0sp4m
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Default A8N-SLI and BFG GF 6800 GT OC -NVIDIA System Sentinel power warning

Hello,

I have just built a new system using the following new parts:

Asus A8N-SLI (PCIe) [BIOS 1003]
BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC PCIe (NVIDIA GE 6800 Series GPU driver 6.6.9.3)
1gb Corsair RAM
Ultra X-Connect 500w PS (12vdc - 34amps)
2 - Sata hdd (Samsung, 160gb ea)
1 - Pioneer DVD Writer drive

I am getting a message (attached) that the "..NVIDIA System Sentinel is
reporting that the NVIDIA-powered graphics card is not receiving sufficient
power". I know that is not true unless the dongle or its recepticle is
faulty (I already swapped PS). Do you have a command line method to read the
voltage being supplied to the video card?

I have built many PC's so I think I need help with this one. I am going to
see if there are newer NVIDIA drivers on your site. Have you heard of this
message and power NOT being the cause?

Thank you,
David


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Old January 31st 05, 02:31 PM
BananaOfTheNight
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I am getting a message (attached) that the "..NVIDIA System Sentinel is
reporting that the NVIDIA-powered graphics card is not receiving sufficient
power". I know that is not true unless the dongle or its recepticle is
faulty (I already swapped PS). Do you have a command line method to read the
voltage being supplied to the video card?


Ugh... I had this with my Asus FX 5900XT. I use a huge-arse Antec
TruePower 550W (though I do have to use Y-splitters as there are just
not enough plugs...), so the supplied power is probably not the problem.
I think that I burned out my graphics card in overclocking it, as if I
stick it just 1 MHz above factory, then I get this message too.

As for monitoring the voltage, get RivaTuner at
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=163 and have a little play
around. In the 'main' tab, click on the button below the first drop-down
box and click the icon that is a microchip with a magnifying glass held
over it (called 'hardware monitoring'). Voila.
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Old January 31st 05, 04:16 PM
no0ne
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No OC on mine, straight out of the box and I have this issue. I have
seperate power runs to the two connectors on the video card dongle. I'll try
the utility you mentioned after I check continuity of the power dongle and
video card pins.

Thanks,
David

"BananaOfTheNight" wrote in
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I am getting a message (attached) that the "..NVIDIA System Sentinel is
reporting that the NVIDIA-powered graphics card is not receiving
sufficient power". I know that is not true unless the dongle or its
recepticle is faulty (I already swapped PS). Do you have a command line
method to read the voltage being supplied to the video card?


Ugh... I had this with my Asus FX 5900XT. I use a huge-arse Antec
TruePower 550W (though I do have to use Y-splitters as there are just not
enough plugs...), so the supplied power is probably not the problem. I
think that I burned out my graphics card in overclocking it, as if I stick
it just 1 MHz above factory, then I get this message too.

As for monitoring the voltage, get RivaTuner at
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=163 and have a little play
around. In the 'main' tab, click on the button below the first drop-down
box and click the icon that is a microchip with a magnifying glass held
over it (called 'hardware monitoring'). Voila.



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Old February 1st 05, 04:10 AM
n0sp4m
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It was a bad dongle.

David

"n0sp4m" wrote in message
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Hello,

I have just built a new system using the following new parts:

Asus A8N-SLI (PCIe) [BIOS 1003]
BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC PCIe (NVIDIA GE 6800 Series GPU driver 6.6.9.3)
1gb Corsair RAM
Ultra X-Connect 500w PS (12vdc - 34amps)
2 - Sata hdd (Samsung, 160gb ea)
1 - Pioneer DVD Writer drive

I am getting a message (attached) that the "..NVIDIA System Sentinel is
reporting that the NVIDIA-powered graphics card is not receiving
sufficient power". I know that is not true unless the dongle or its
recepticle is faulty (I already swapped PS). Do you have a command line
method to read the voltage being supplied to the video card?

I have built many PC's so I think I need help with this one. I am going to
see if there are newer NVIDIA drivers on your site. Have you heard of this
message and power NOT being the cause?

Thank you,
David



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Old February 3rd 05, 04:04 AM
Dark Helmet
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It was a bad dongle.

David


Yeah, the older you get, the more often that happens :-)

Dark Helmet


 




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