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LSD
14-06-2002, 03:48 PM
This happened to my video card last night, I left it downloading for about 20mins while i was away and came back to little dots all over the screen and no matter what i do i cant get rid of them. They are also viewable in dos. It's not overclocked and I have redone the bios as well and still it dose it :(
Dose anyone have any ideas on what this is ?
SilverPriest
14-06-2002, 03:51 PM
Looks like fux0red ram to me.
Check to see if there is anything on the ram, like a sliver of metal or whatever.
Also, the fan is running poperly, card doesnt get too hot?
If the RAM is the case, then i would contact whoever u got it from immediately....
Also, try changing your drivers, and triple check the cooling.
Are you 100% sure you havent overclocked it, or someone else has fiddled with it?
LSD
14-06-2002, 03:53 PM
The cooling on it is fine and it's not getting to hot.
Yes it has been overclocked in the past but it wasnt when this happened.
As for the drivers i have tryed all different ones and still nothing changes.
There is nothing touching the card and the ramsinks and still in the right place :(
whetu
14-06-2002, 03:55 PM
she's dying matey, time for your wallet to hate you again :(
Deviant
14-06-2002, 05:03 PM
I agree with all the above. RAM gone and it's going to cost you.
asanthadenz
14-06-2002, 05:08 PM
this happen to my old TNT2 ULTRA, but the Dots were bigger, the problem was that the Card wasnt seated properly in the AGP SLOT.

Take your card out and re-seat it on the AGP slot and make sure its seated perfectly.
Antallica
14-06-2002, 05:12 PM
ahh u beat me to it asan, I was just thinkin the same thing
LSD
14-06-2002, 06:06 PM
Pulled it out and tryed it in another system and had the same probs :(
Got a crappy lil card in here at the moment working fine so I guess its time to get a new one.
Was hoping it wasnt going to come to this yet

Thanks guys
asanthadenz
14-06-2002, 06:29 PM
btw what card do u have
LSD
14-06-2002, 06:38 PM
Did have a GeForce3 Ti200, Gainward Golden Sample
asanthadenz
14-06-2002, 06:42 PM
Originally posted by LSD
Did have a GeForce3 Ti200, Gainward Golden Sample

man what a waste, prolly cost a lot too. How old is it. If u dont want it u can always give it to me (ill even pay for postage) lol :P.

try selling it at trademe and tell the problem, some fool would think he can fix it and buy your card
I.R
14-06-2002, 07:17 PM
Originally posted by LSD
Did have a GeForce3 Ti200, Gainward Golden Sample

Oh bummer.... that was the one that if you just put a jumper on it (somewhere) it enabled all the Quadro features :(
Deviant
14-06-2002, 07:20 PM
Originally posted by I.R


Oh bummer.... that was the one that if you just put a jumper on it (somewhere) it enabled all the Quadro features :(

You could do that with any Nvidia card, it just wasn't as easy as a jumper, but required soldering.
LSD
14-06-2002, 07:44 PM
Nah I put the jumper on it but it didnt work with my model.

Looking at getting a Leadtek GeForce4 Ti4600, Aint looked for any reviews on them yet at all.
LSD
14-06-2002, 07:48 PM
Originally posted by asanthadenz


man what a waste, prolly cost a lot too. How old is it. If u dont want it u can always give it to me (ill even pay for postage) lol :P.

try selling it at trademe and tell the problem, some fool would think he can fix it and buy your card

Its about 6months old Max. Its down at my brothers at the moment, He is having a look at.
Geek4Life
14-06-2002, 08:29 PM
Maybe the card has been getting in to the LSD :D
asanthadenz
14-06-2002, 11:35 PM
Originally posted by LSD


Its about 6months old Max.

6 months. shouldn't there be warranty still left on the card.
LSD
15-06-2002, 01:25 AM
Originally posted by asanthadenz


6 months. shouldn't there be warranty still left on the card.

Yeah there would be if I hadnt tryed to get the Quadro features :(

Anyways something you guys might get a laugh out of, Just got a call from my brother telling me that its now working fine.
Turns out that the card had gotten so hot that the Arctic Silver had melted and run all up under the ramsinks and that is what was causing it to look like the ram was shot.
All he did was wash it under the tap and dry it with a blow dryer (not the first time he has done that to one of my cards)

Least I don't have to fork over $1000 plus for a new card :D
LSD
15-06-2002, 01:28 AM
Originally posted by Geek4Life
Maybe the card has been getting in to the LSD :D

Wish it was, Maybe then i would be getting some semi decent benchmarks ;)
Antallica
15-06-2002, 01:28 AM
ahh there ya go, what are bros for eh? I don't have one though :( ....... oh well, more stuff for me hehe
SilverPriest
15-06-2002, 01:29 AM
w00t!
Good to hear mate :)