I had the same sort of thing with a Gainward 650 ultra. The PC would often
freeze at code 26 on boot up. Changed the card for a Connect3d 9800 pro and
all works fine (and boots quicker too!). Gainward card works fine in my
other Epox motherboard PC as well.
Regards
Tom
"Dilbert" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Bought the 7NJS Zenith a few days ago and connected everything up. It
> worked fine for about an hour and the when I restarted the system it
> would not boot up. I kept getting status code alternating between d3
> and ff. FINALLY figured out what was wrong (with a little help from
> several forums)- my AGP card was not seating itself properly. It's as
> if the card was just a little too big for the slot. I tried the
> (identical) card from my other computer and it fits perfectly. System
> now runs like a dream.
>
> Incidentally, the card which was too big for the 7NJS now sits
> perfectly in my other computer. Spooky.
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