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ArcadeVGA is VERY touchy...
bluevolume:
I'm running my ArcadeVGA 2 PCI-E card on an MSI board, and I'm concerned by how loosely the card seems to fit on the board and how easily it will lock up. I had the board installed in an Antec case temporarily while I setup my cabinet, but I'd find every other day or so the machine wouldn't boot, and the card was the cause. I would have to unscrew and remove the card, then replace it and it would be fine.
I decided to take the motherboard out of the case and just set it on a flat surface (as it will be when cabinet is ready) and plug the card back in. It will work, but the slightest movement of the monitor cable and it will lock up. Then on reboot I sometimes have to remove the card, power the computer on without it, shut down, reinstall. Anyone else having this problem? I know the PCI-E version of this card is farily new, maybe there are some bugs to work out.
rockin_rick:
It sounds like the connection between the mobo socket and card is loose. Sounds more like your mobo's socket... There are no parts on the card's 'connector' to wear out or loosen to cause issues. OTH, the mobo socket can loosen and not make good contact. IOW- it has the moving parts.
Did you have a different card in the mobo before?
Rick
bluevolume:
This board has an ATI x300 on-board, and that is what I was using prior to getting the ArcadeVGA. It hasn't had any other boards in the PCI-E slot.
I've had this problem with AGP boards in the past. One integrator I worked with even went as far as drilling 2 holes in the motherboard and using a pull-tie to hold the card secure to the motherboard.
xmenxmen:
I have built more than 200+ pcs in the past and never had this kind of problem. Are you sure your motherboard is mounted correct? If the angle is right and you have tighten the screw in, it should hold the card in there nicely.
RayB:
Only time I have had a problem like this, it turned out the slot was tighter than I thought, and the card was not actually inserted all the way. It took alot of force to pop it in and THEN it was in there right.