8800GT SLI no longer working

Ethan3.14159

Ethan3.14159

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Hey guys, so today I put in 3 new fans in my case. Once everything was said and done connected everything back up, and then I see that the nvidia control panel isn't reading my 2nd 8800GT. I tried reseating it, changing around the bridge, and reconnecting the 6-pin power cable. I wouldn't have thought this would be an issue because I didn't remove anything to put the fans in.

Thoughts?
 
Well, that makes things a bit clearer. Something I should have tried in the first place.

I put in the first slot. It powers up, but no image is displayed.
 
How about not enough power?

The additional fans may have put the system over the power supplies capacity.

Have you tried removing the fans and trying again?
 
Bodaggit23 said:
How about not enough power?

The additional fans may have put the system over the power supplies capacity.

Have you tried removing the fans and trying again?
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that sounds plausible but he removed the other card... wouldn't that have removed some power usage?
 
Looks like I have a dead card. :( I just bought it a few months ago from a member here. Well, now to decide to wait for the GT300 or get a GTX 275.
 
Don't want an ATi. I use my cards for folding more than gaming. Which ATi don't fold nearly as well as Nvidia cards. I agree ATi cards are the best bang for the buck, but I want folding power!!!

But in other news, I brought the card back to life! Took it into work, took off the heatsink and everything, cleaned the pcb and everything, and tested it. Everything's fine.
 
UPDATE: It worked when I tested it at work. I bring it home, put it in, and no go. I put my other card in the same slot, and it works fine.
 
I thought that might be the case. I'm taking my computer in to work next weekend to run some tests on it and see what's wrong. I think it's the video card though. I mean my other card works in the same slot just fine.
 
Haven't tried anything. It's just sitting on my desk. I can't be bothered to do anything with it now. When I get my new HDD I'll try again.
 
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