getting ocillating sound if use pci video card

[-Alby Hewlet]

Hi,

I have a system: XP, 256 MB ram, P2 450, nic card, AGP 16MB video, and ISA
creative Labs sound blaster that runs perfectly.

When I swap out the AGP card for a PCI card the speaker gives a steady
beeping sound. I tried 3 different 2 MB video cards. XP found each one and
installed it fine, but each time beeping started from the speakers. It's a
steady beeping sound like somebody was running past a picket fence with a
stick in their hand and let the stick whack each picket as it went by. Or
like the sound a playing card makes when cloths to the fork of a bike and
the spinning spokes hit it.

Any idea what's causing this, and how to fix it?

Thanks

Alex

 

[franky]

Hi,

I have a system: XP, 256 MB ram, P2 450, nic card, AGP 16MB video, and ISA
creative Labs sound blaster that runs perfectly.

When I swap out the AGP card for a PCI card the speaker gives a steady
beeping sound. I tried 3 different 2 MB video cards. XP found each one and
installed it fine, but each time beeping started from the speakers. It's a
steady beeping sound like somebody was running past a picket fence with a
stick in their hand and let the stick whack each picket as it went by. Or
like the sound a playing card makes when cloths to the fork of a bike and
the spinning spokes hit it.

Any idea what's causing this, and how to fix it?

Thanks

Alex

Sounds like a bios warning alarm. suggest you look through your bios
for some odd agp switch to turn off.

 

[JAD]

reset configuration data each time you change the location of the
video card...there is a setting in the bios for primary
video...although on some boards it makes little difference some balk
when set incorrectly

 

[Alex Andra]

that was it. Thanks guys!

Al