I have a fully working system, nothing to complain about apart from the fact i cannot have more than one display with the current setup... unfortunately i have become accustom to using more than one display.
So i bought a PCI-Ex Graphics card
its a VTX3d - AMD Radeon HD6670
it requires a minimum 400watt power pupply...
being that my power supply is only 225watt MAX output i decided to hunt for a better PSU before even thinking about fitting and installing the card and drivers.
well... i bought a 2nd hand 600 watt PSU today.
After quickly checking a few things with the power distribution i unplugged everything... carefully fitted the new 600watt psu...
started up the machine... it runs fine... a little louder but not much... but expected as its almost x3 the power and operates with a bigger cooling fan...
so now that i knew the power supply was ok i turned it all off and unplugged the cables... fitted the new card... plugged cables in... turned on... all the fans are running... including the new graphics card...
installed drivers with the included disk in the new graphics card box...
successful installation.
and bingo... 2 monniters working...
problem...
it recognioses the wifi network i use regulary...
it displays 'Connected'
but when using a browser it displays 'couldnt reach server (or something similar)'
i am using a nano sized 802.11g/b/n enabled adaptor from edimax (USB)
when you disconnect and reconnect to the network it shows 'limited if not no connectivity' (or something similar)
and it cannot reach the gateway when searched in the browser...
ipconfig shows 'media disconnected'
and for some reason my virtual box software has its ethernet adaptor connection set on 'enabled' and it cannot be disabled...
so... i turned it off... removed cables... removed Graphics card...
and swapped PSU back over.. (without fitting it in the correct position.. its hanging off the side
turned back on... and well its working with no problem...
my guess is that the new 600watt psu is overloading the USB ports and making this (in my opinion) fragile USB wifi adaptor fail...
if someone could come in and save the day for me i would be appreciative.
here's the pc specs before any changes:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/29/2013, 20:22:49
Machine name: WIN8-JOSH
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 32-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130410-1505)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: OptiPlex 360
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2036MB RAM
Page File: 1334MB used, 1278MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.0)
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3100
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29C2&SUBSYS_02941028&REV_0A
Display Memory: 256 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 256 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: T19-1
Monitor Id: FUS0528
Native Mode: 1280 x 1024(p) (60.020Hz)
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
Driver File Version: 8.14.0010.2697 (English)
Driver Version: 8.15.10.2697
DDI Version: 9Ex
Feature Levels: 9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/10/2012 16:47:38, 3816392 bytes
and i cannot be bothered to get this done for the new setup with the graphics card installed and other PSU... by if required let me know cheers.
^ may include useless information but more is better than less!
i will post some pictures in a short while.
any help or such is widely appreciated!!
thanks.
So i bought a PCI-Ex Graphics card
its a VTX3d - AMD Radeon HD6670
it requires a minimum 400watt power pupply...
being that my power supply is only 225watt MAX output i decided to hunt for a better PSU before even thinking about fitting and installing the card and drivers.
well... i bought a 2nd hand 600 watt PSU today.
After quickly checking a few things with the power distribution i unplugged everything... carefully fitted the new 600watt psu...
started up the machine... it runs fine... a little louder but not much... but expected as its almost x3 the power and operates with a bigger cooling fan...
so now that i knew the power supply was ok i turned it all off and unplugged the cables... fitted the new card... plugged cables in... turned on... all the fans are running... including the new graphics card...
installed drivers with the included disk in the new graphics card box...
successful installation.
and bingo... 2 monniters working...
problem...
it recognioses the wifi network i use regulary...
it displays 'Connected'
but when using a browser it displays 'couldnt reach server (or something similar)'
i am using a nano sized 802.11g/b/n enabled adaptor from edimax (USB)
when you disconnect and reconnect to the network it shows 'limited if not no connectivity' (or something similar)
and it cannot reach the gateway when searched in the browser...
ipconfig shows 'media disconnected'
and for some reason my virtual box software has its ethernet adaptor connection set on 'enabled' and it cannot be disabled...
so... i turned it off... removed cables... removed Graphics card...
and swapped PSU back over.. (without fitting it in the correct position.. its hanging off the side
turned back on... and well its working with no problem...
my guess is that the new 600watt psu is overloading the USB ports and making this (in my opinion) fragile USB wifi adaptor fail...
if someone could come in and save the day for me i would be appreciative.
here's the pc specs before any changes:
------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 5/29/2013, 20:22:49
Machine name: WIN8-JOSH
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 32-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130410-1505)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: OptiPlex 360
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2036MB RAM
Page File: 1334MB used, 1278MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 32bit Unicode
------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.0)
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3100
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29C2&SUBSYS_02941028&REV_0A
Display Memory: 256 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 256 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: T19-1
Monitor Id: FUS0528
Native Mode: 1280 x 1024(p) (60.020Hz)
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
Driver File Version: 8.14.0010.2697 (English)
Driver Version: 8.15.10.2697
DDI Version: 9Ex
Feature Levels: 9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/10/2012 16:47:38, 3816392 bytes
and i cannot be bothered to get this done for the new setup with the graphics card installed and other PSU... by if required let me know cheers.
^ may include useless information but more is better than less!
i will post some pictures in a short while.
any help or such is widely appreciated!!
thanks.
