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<blockquote data-quote="1gkar" data-source="post: 263389" data-attributes="member: 53076"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Now I've got a bit of time I can make others aware of a major problem that wasted over fifty hours of my life, plus a number of car trips across my city.</p><p></p><p>I decided to upgrade my HTPC to FreeviewHD (digital TV) compatibility. As a fan of AMD ( have/had been for about a decade) I decided to go with the following components:</p><p></p><p>AMD 4800+ CPU</p><p>Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 mobo (nForce 560 chipset)</p><p>Asus EN8500GT 512mb Silent Magic graphics card</p><p>the rest of the HTPC stays status quo See Signature </p><p></p><p>After my first hardware install, OS & device setup, I found everytime I resumed from any form of standby I would have NO video signal ON ANY PORT. I had to pull the ASUS video card from its PCI-E slot & reinsert it, then reboot. I did not realise this initially & plugged my old MSI NX6600LE card in. I found that it did not matter what card I used, the same issue ocurred every time from resume. Hibernate would work but that was no good as the Silverstone LC14 HTPC case won't deliver the 5w necessary for bootup from a USB keyboard/remote.</p><p></p><p>My first step was to try another PSU, as posters thought it could be related to a faulty unit. </p><p></p><p>As the video card was the first purchase, I had that replaced: no change. I wasn't initially aware the problem ocurred with both my cards.</p><p></p><p>Next was the motherboard as I thought it may be chipset-related. I had tried more than two versions of the chipset drivers: both default & modified. Again, no change.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I thought it had to be the CPU, as I had put my AMD Sempron 3000+ from my client machine into the HTPC & all worked perfectly!</p><p></p><p>After fitting my replaced CPU & reinstalled the OS, as I thought to prevent any possibilities of the problem recurring, I would start afresh: same bloody issue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p></p><p>At this stage, I'd had a total gutsful & credited back the CPU & mobo & upgraded to Intel. </p><p></p><p>After purchasing an Intel E4600 & Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 mobo, I reinstalled Windows again, but had to prove to M%%$#&*soft Iwasn't a crim because I had used my allotment of activations (don't get me started!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Now, my system operated perfectly. Thank God for Ghost.</p><p></p><p>The moral of the story: be damned careful what pairing you make when deciding on you're hardware. Hope you're experiences are better than my last effort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1gkar, post: 263389, member: 53076"] Hi, Now I've got a bit of time I can make others aware of a major problem that wasted over fifty hours of my life, plus a number of car trips across my city. I decided to upgrade my HTPC to FreeviewHD (digital TV) compatibility. As a fan of AMD ( have/had been for about a decade) I decided to go with the following components: AMD 4800+ CPU Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 mobo (nForce 560 chipset) Asus EN8500GT 512mb Silent Magic graphics card the rest of the HTPC stays status quo See Signature After my first hardware install, OS & device setup, I found everytime I resumed from any form of standby I would have NO video signal ON ANY PORT. I had to pull the ASUS video card from its PCI-E slot & reinsert it, then reboot. I did not realise this initially & plugged my old MSI NX6600LE card in. I found that it did not matter what card I used, the same issue ocurred every time from resume. Hibernate would work but that was no good as the Silverstone LC14 HTPC case won't deliver the 5w necessary for bootup from a USB keyboard/remote. My first step was to try another PSU, as posters thought it could be related to a faulty unit. As the video card was the first purchase, I had that replaced: no change. I wasn't initially aware the problem ocurred with both my cards. Next was the motherboard as I thought it may be chipset-related. I had tried more than two versions of the chipset drivers: both default & modified. Again, no change. Finally, I thought it had to be the CPU, as I had put my AMD Sempron 3000+ from my client machine into the HTPC & all worked perfectly! After fitting my replaced CPU & reinstalled the OS, as I thought to prevent any possibilities of the problem recurring, I would start afresh: same bloody issue!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At this stage, I'd had a total gutsful & credited back the CPU & mobo & upgraded to Intel. After purchasing an Intel E4600 & Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3 mobo, I reinstalled Windows again, but had to prove to M%%$#&*soft Iwasn't a crim because I had used my allotment of activations (don't get me started!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Now, my system operated perfectly. Thank God for Ghost. The moral of the story: be damned careful what pairing you make when deciding on you're hardware. Hope you're experiences are better than my last effort. [/QUOTE]
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