I bought an abit NF7 mobo to put it with athlon xp 2600, 2700 memory and XFX GEFORCE FX 5700 256 MB.The problem is that I put the system together but the GEFORCE FX 5700 has not arrive so I put a Riva tnt2 AGP card instead.The computer would start up but will not boot in to the operating system I was reading the manual and it says the NF7 motherboard does not support AGP cards with 3.3v only 1.5v and 0.8v I took a look at the back of the Riva TNT2 and says 3.3v my question is by me putting this 3.3v AGP card would it has cause any physical damage to my motherboard?
If you haven't smelled anything burning, you're probably alright. For right now, the only way to get video is to use a PCI video card or an AGP 4x or 8x card until you 5700 gets there. Abit may have built in a safety mechanism to prevent hell breaking loose if someone did put a 3.3V AGP card in the AGP slot. This is speculation, but I don't think you've damaged anything. Still, I'd either not run the system until you receive your new card or use something within spec.
Thanks B.Big Thats what I thought I dont think I have damage anything but I was reading some post on the internet that said if you put a 3.3v card agp in one that only supports 1.5v or 0.8v you will physically damage the board thats what got me scared but I dont think I have damage it because the manual only says "ATTENTION: This motherboard does not support 3.3v AGP cards.Use only 1.5v or 0.8v AGP cards".It does not mention a warning stating that a 3.3v will cause physical damage.So I think Im ok.I will just wait till the fx 5600 gets here.
