question about linux for ps3

[diamondbeats83]

ok well got the cpu in the mail... installed it, same... so i doubt its the cpu.... how do i see if its the video card since its on board, can i jus buy a new one and put it in and it will recognize it or no?

[MichaelVash7886]

Most video cards I know of are PCI express and require the mobo to have the slot for it. Without seeing your mobo it's hard to know.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofth ... lytest.htm

Looks like power supply problems are possible even with LED's and fans coming on. Do you get any beeps?

[fishki]

ok well got the cpu in the mail... installed it, same... so i doubt its the cpu.... how do i see if its the video card since its on board, can i jus buy a new one and put it in and it will recognize it or no?

you can put in a new video card and plug straight into it and it will be up and running, but you need a pci express slot

[MichaelVash7886]

But if it has a built in Video card isn't it a bit unlikely he'll have PCI express slot?

[DWOMT]

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[fishki]

But if it has a built in Video card isn't it a bit unlikely he'll have PCI express slot?

I have both but run on my pci express, depending on his machine, he will most likely have a PCIe slot

[diamondbeats83]

yes i have an upgrade slot for a new video card but im jw if it will recognize it if the onboard one is actually the problem, dont you have to install the drivers for it to work or will it load it if the old onboard one was the problem

[fishki]

once you put your new card in and hook up your monitor it will work straight out of the box

[diamondbeats83]

ok yea that is what i was wondering. i will have to try that next. if not then its def going to the shop cuz i dont feel like gettin my nerves up over it no more lol. never had a problem with it before cuz for the most part i take care of it.

[diamondbeats83]

so i bought a video card and put it in, either it doesnt work straight out the box or its not the problem. when i plug the vga in to the on board one i kinda get a signal the botton on the screen is blue which means it gets a signal and the screen is kinda lit up, when i plug it into the new video card, the botton on the screen is orange and screen black (no signal). any ideas?

[fishki]

yeah...go buy a new board, evidently putting in a new card did not solve the prob which was most likely a burnt out GPU, integrated or not a new card would have one built in to it, so if you monitor is working fine, and you have checked everything else then it would have to be the board.

And just out of curiosity have you tried a different set of cables to the monitor? Or tried hooking you pc up to a different monitor?

[MichaelVash7886]

Like the link I put said, it's possible it's the power supply, but it really sounds like the mobo is the only thing it could be besides the PSU. If it is the mobo, you will have to get the same exact one you have otherwise your CPU and RAM may not work. Then again with what you had bought so far it'd almost been better to buy a new mobo, CPU and Video card (and throw in some ram). Saying all that, it does sound like the mobo is your most likely culprit, though I find it a bit strange that stuff like LED's work since they (for the most part) plugged into the mobo.

Edit: I cannot stress enough how important it is to get the same exact mobo (or do your research and get one that works with at least your processor} otherwise you'll have to buy even more equipment.

[diamondbeats83]

yeah i dont think im going to buy anymore parts for it, im going to end up takin it to a shop to see what they say they can do some testing n what not. if its something expensive, fuck it ill buy a new one. i dont know if i should get a desktop or a lap top. i was lookin at the apple minis, they look cool.

[MichaelVash7886]

Honestly unless you are a student or need it for work I consider laptops a bit of a ripoff. They are more expensive less powerful, and not upgradable. Take this desktop I built. I have an awesome 1080p monitor, and a great steel case. if I wanted I could pick up another mobo, cpu, and some ram and have a more powerful computer and just keep my hdd, and cd drives and power supply, since it should cover whatever needs my hardware has. I could use the same GPU for now and upgrade that later.

However, if you are a student or would use it for work a laptop may be a good deal. Ultimately you can get a lot of bang for your buck by building your own desktop.

[fishki]

Honestly unless you are a student or need it for work I consider laptops are a bit of a ripoff. They are more expensive less powerful, and not upgradable. Take this desktop I built. I have an awesome 1080p monitor, and a great steel case. if I wanted I could pick up another mobo, cpu, and some ram and have a more powerful computer and just keep my hdd, and cd drives and power supply, since it should cover whatever needs my hardware has. I could use the same GPU for now and upgrade that later.

However, if you are a student or would use it for work a laptop may be a good deal. Ultimately you can get a lot of bang for your buck by building your own desktop.

I absolutly hate laptops, my desktop has 3 monitors hooked up to it, 2 machines hooked up on switch ,I got 2000 gig hard drive in one and a 500 in the smallone, which means 2 machines 3 monitrs 1 keyboard 1 mouse and I can do some work....... and i can just keep adding and adding and adding.....

[MichaelVash7886]

Laptops have their place, but like I say unless you are using it for work or school it's really kinda pointless to pay for more a laptop.

And yeah, if you don't care about PC gaming get a Mac, I know at some point I will be getting one to go with my PC.

[diamondbeats83]

i only like laptops for the mobility of them if i dont wanna sit at the desk, but id rather have a desktop, to upgrade and the big monitor i have. plus at some point i would like to get a second screen with it. just curious.... the monitor i use is pretty new... could that have been too much for the video card? and the reason the new card didnt work is because it needs to install the drivers, which i hope every card isnt like that

[MichaelVash7886]

I really doubt you HAD to install the drivers to get something to come up. I mean you have to have a video card of some kind to get a system to work, and not all mobo's have built in cards. It would be impossible to build a computer with one you HAD to have the drivers installed. As for your monitor being too much, I don't see that happening. If your monitor was too much it probably wouldn't work, but it wouldn't just stop working because it was too much, it'd simply never work.

The only way it'd be too much is if it didn't support a low enough res for your card and your card would have to be super old and your monitor would be pretty weird to not support a low enough res. I mean I got a screen that is displaying 1080p right now and goes up to 2048 by 1546 (and that may be because of my video card not being able to go higher) and it can go all the way down to 800 by 600. And like I say if that was the case it would of never worked in the first place. If your video card is the problem it got burnt out because it was faulty or it wasn't getting enough air one or the other.

How old a computer are we talking? Are you running Vista?

[diamondbeats83]

update if u care lol... finaly i got my computer working. It was the mother board, just installed a new one today and wha la it worked. now i got a new mobo and a new cpu in it since i bought a cpu to see if it was that but it wasnt. god im glad i figured it out lol its only 2 yrs old but i only want it to last for atleast another yr next yr im buying a new one not a cheepo maybe even build my own.

[fishki]

wow, surprised you only got 2 years outta the board.

but yeah building your own is the best way to go if you really know what you want to run