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8way:

I had a similar problem before with an older Nvidia 5xxx FX series(bigest pos series Nvidia ever made). To fix it i had to reflash the bios on the card. Not sure how this happened i was in the middle of just surfing around and BSOD, then WindowsXP would just BSOD every time at startup and restart. My other guess is the RAM on the card got cooked. I experienced a lot of that back in my overclocking days, i frayed a lot of  :censored: in my day. All for a higher 3DMark score :angry: it was all really stupid and a big waste of $$$ now when i look back on it. Anyways can you RMA the card?

Hoopz:


--- Quote from: 8way on August 08, 2008, 08:08:41 pm ---I had a similar problem before with an older Nvidia 5xxx FX series(bigest pos series Nvidia ever made). To fix it i had to reflash the bios on the card. Not sure how this happened i was in the middle of just surfing around and BSOD, then WindowsXP would just BSOD every time at startup and restart. My other guess is the RAM on the card got cooked. I experienced a lot of that back in my overclocking days, i frayed a lot of  :censored: in my day. All for a higher 3DMark score :angry: it was all really stupid and a big waste of $$$ now when i look back on it. Anyways can you RMA the card?

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He bought it off Ebay so an RMA is out.  Perhaps contacting the seller but we know how that goes sometimes.

protokatie:

One quick way to to see if the PSU isnt giving it enough power: Just unplug the power from everything you dont need to start the compy up (DVD drive, extra HD's, as well as anything hooked external). If you have a sound card, or (for whatever reason) a card slot modem, unhook them too. If the thing works after this, then it is either the PSU not giving it the juice it needs (most likely) or a compat issue with other hardware.

Too be honest, sounds to me like either heat, or mis-manufactured... In which case you may now just have a paperweight...

Ummon:

I thought of contacting the seller, but they didn't appear too knowledgable through their communication, and besides it wasn't a lot of cash that I feel it's worth that hassle. I haven't done any more trouble-shooting on it, though I did use an online PS calculator, and with that particular mobo/chipset, that card, and more devices than I have hooked up, I came in at about 320 watts usage. My PS is 380 watts. I'll consider the suggestion. As well, I know someone who may test it for me further, though.

Ummon:

Well, I went an disconnected my aux HD and DVD drive and after running for hours there were no issues. Then I ran mame, DDraw+hwstretch, and I got those screwy lines and stuff. I dunno. Maybe it does need a bios reset - but, at least with XP, that seems a hassle - one needs to make floppy copies and do weird things. Hmmmm. (It didn't work with Advancemame anyway, but it would be nice to be able to sell it if it worked properly.)

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