Anyone tried the H55 yet?

rickss69 · #1 02-02-2010

I have one here with a i3 530 and a i5 670. The only way I can get monitor out is too add a graphics card. Onboard graphics are a no go so far. Having to add a video card defeats the purpose don't you think? Evga tech wasnt much help on the subject...he wasnt even aware the 670 had integrated graphics.

Chuchnit · #2 02-02-2010

Must have got Shannon on the phone, hahahahaha. J/K, prolly some newb that got hired somehow. Sorry though I haven't got to play with 1156 parts yet.

rickss69 · #3 02-02-2010

Not only does the integrated graphics not work, you are limited to 1.44 vcore with this board. Another failed experiment....

Good for 4.5GHz tho...I would consider keeping it for a 24/7 pc if the graphics worked.

EDIT: It seems that 4.5GHz OC was a glitch...no longer able to repeat.

Neuromancer · #4 02-02-2010

That is bizarre

I googled to see if anyone was having the same problem and it was either you posting on EVGA or people with RAM in the wrong slots.

Maybe a dud board?

rickss69 · #5 02-02-2010

Yes, it was me at the Evga forums, but no luck there as with the tech. I am pm'ing another fellow on the forum trying to get him to try his without the GTX 260 he is using. This is so new they have not even had a chance to revise a bios yet. It does seem odd that out of two cpu's neither would work.

ReverendMaynard · #6 02-03-2010

what settings in the bios relate to the integrated video? If it's set to PEG or PCI first, it might be the problem.

Neuromancer · #7 02-03-2010

I tried to DL the manual, but they don't even have the H55 listed on the EVGA website yet (it is listed under products but not support)

Sometimes it really sucks being an early adopter.

rickss69 · #8 02-03-2010

Here is the final deal:

I knew it did not make any sense to have to install a video card just to get into bios. There are two ports on the mb stacked together (DVI/VGA). I had been using the DVI and on a lark tried the VGA...we got video...yay.

So now when I try to boot into Windows in this configuration it just hangs on "Windows starting".

Neuromancer · #9 02-03-2010

You get the windows start up sound through your speakers, even though the screen freezes?

I ask because I had a similar issue trying to get a video card to work on a PC that had an IGP.

I got video up until it froze on the windows startup screen, on a lark I moved the VGA cable over to the IGP (without restarting) and there was the windows desktop :s

ReverendMaynard · #10 02-03-2010

May have to go in on safe mode and wipe the drivers. Could be a little f*ckery with the HAL.