I swapped out my GE Force 8800 PNY with an ATI test card, then when I switched them back the 8800 makes a very loud high-pitched squealing noise. It only happens when the card is plugged into the mboard. If just the power is connected, it does not make noise. I took it out and the ATI card still works fine.
GE Force 8800 noise
Miscellaneous Forums/General Discussion/GE Force 8800 noise Mmm. Not sure.
Did you properly uninstall and reinstall drivers when switching cards?
It could be the fan - make sure nothing has got in there.
Could be that not enough power is getting to the card - my GTX uses two PCI cables - are you using 2 and, if not, are you meant to?
Did you properly uninstall and reinstall drivers when switching cards?
It could be the fan - make sure nothing has got in there.
Could be that not enough power is getting to the card - my GTX uses two PCI cables - are you using 2 and, if not, are you meant to?
I only had one plugged in, and it made a buzzer go off.
"I swapped out my GE Force 8800 PNY with an ATI test card, then when I switched them back the 8800 makes a very loud high-pitched squealing noise."
The only conclusion I see is something happened to the board when you took it out.
The only conclusion I see is something happened to the board when you took it out.
It's sorted now - it needed the second PCI cable.
Yeah that happened to me when I got mine. Didn't realise it needed a second connection and was quite alarmed at the scream it made.
Haha, I did this too, was with an earlier card though!
Yeah, I had just built a new PC, and that noise sounded really... expensive.