Hi all,
I've got a bit of an issue getting my GFX card to talk to my Medion PC. I have searched extensively before posting anything, but can't seem to find the problem.
First some system info:
Medion Akoya P5330 D (MD 8805)
MS-7728 2.0 main board
i5-2320
8GB Kingston RAM (4 installed for now)
Corsair GS700 PSU
The BIOS is version 2.09 (modified by myself) and I'm trying to get an ASUS EAH6990 3DI4S/4GD5 (Radeon HD6990 4GB DDR5) to work.
I've tested a number of things to find the fault;
The card works in another system (old AMD Athlon dual core with mentioned GS700 PSU) so the card and power are fine. Other cards work in the Medion (GeForce GT220/Radeon HD4650), so the PCIe slot of the MS-7728 is fine. According to the information I found the main board should be able to handle the card, they are from the same 'era' so they should speak the same language.
I have tinkered a bit with the BIOS, I have access to any feature I like so it should be fully unlocked. But I just can't get the system to boot with the HD6990 mounted, only BIOS beep code 1 long 2 short (Failure in video system: a checksum error was encountered in video BIOS ROM, or a horizontal retrace failure has been encountered). The card is fully seated in the PCIe slot and both 8pin power connectors are inserted (card fan spins up on power on).
I have tried numerous settings in reference to PCIe, but none seem to work. I am however 'missing' features I know from other BIOSes, like safe boot. I can find a 'legacy' option under PCI, but it's not on the boot options page like I'm used to. I somehow doubt it is the issue, for the GFX supports EFI according to ASUS docs.
I wonder if I'm missing something, any help on BIOS settings for AMI APTIO4 in general are very much appreciated.
Any info I can think of, which might be of use:
I flashed the BIOS from Windows 7 with afuwin, modified it with amibcp 4.53, there is no onboard GPU installed (processor might support it, but no physical connectors present), not 100% sure what size BIOS chip it has (used 2MB flash files to be safe) and I'd be hesitant to whip out a soldering iron just yet
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I'm doing this to save money, so spending a lot is not an option. I might consider buying a comparable or slightly better 'generic' main board if the price is right (any tips on this are also welcome). The Medion and the HD6990 were donated, I don't even have money to buy something so out-dated (ask my ex wife why). Any help would be appreciated, and I would like to learn from this, so feel free to elaborate on any information you might have. I tend to want to know what I'm doing and how it all works
Yours,
SFC76