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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: apsturk on April 03, 2015, 07:28:06 PM

Title: Video card instal
Post by: apsturk on April 03, 2015, 07:28:06 PM

What are the correct steps to install a new video card? Going from a HD 6670 to a R9 280X  Thanks

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: apsturk on April 04, 2015, 05:27:05 PM

Quote from: apsturk;787351

What are the correct steps to install a new video card? Going from a HD 6670 to a R9 280X  Thanks

Ok so I went ahead and did what I would do on any other computer. I replaced the HD 6670 with my R9 280X card and nothing. Computer boots (i think) no video signal to the monitor. Any ideas what is up.

X1000 see the pic

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: Spectre660 on April 04, 2015, 05:46:29 PM

So you have both power connectors on the card connected ?
I think that these cards need both an 8 pin and a 6 pin connection

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: apsturk on April 04, 2015, 05:55:01 PM

Ok?
I am using a 6 pin with the 2 pin total of 8. Info with the card shows many options, what I have done is one. The info with the card sucks big time but that was the best I could figure. Should I use the connector below too? If I use this I am guessing that I will piug in the white connectors into the sata cables for power. The X1000 only has 2 pci-e connectors from the power supply. It also seems to me that I should remove the HD6670 from the DEV drawer but I don't know.

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: Spectre660 on April 04, 2015, 06:57:56 PM

I think that you should try to get some clearer instructions about the power connectors from the card manufacturers website before experimenting.
You can have one monitor in Devs:Monotors named Radeon that will work for all cards once you include following tool types :

CMPLENGTH=6
BOARDNAME=Radeon

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: smf on April 04, 2015, 07:22:36 PM

Spectre660 is right, you need to plug in both power connectors. I have the same card and did the same mistake first :)

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: apsturk on April 04, 2015, 08:50:03 PM

@Spectre660 & smf
thanks, I also pulled in the other pci-e cable in the X1000 and it works. Thanks a bunch.

bay the way what does CMPLENGTH=6 mean?

thanks again

Title: Re: Video card instal
Post by: Spectre660 on April 04, 2015, 08:55:41 PM

Glad to have been able to help.
It checks for 6 charters in the moniter driver name
(radeon=6 characters)
(radeon 6670=11 characters or 10 if no space in the name) .
 

Quote from: apsturk;787421

@Spectre660 & smf
thanks, I also pulled in the other pci-e cable in the X1000 and it works. Thanks a bunch.

bay the way what does CMPLENGTH=6 mean?

thanks again