Graphics Card Problem?

[Michael467]

Trying to narrow down a problem which has developed on my PC.
I've started getting problems when starting windows and when it does eventually load my screen displays vertical lines coloured yellow, purple and light blie across the screen and the display is enlarged. When I look in the system devices it shows that the graphics card driver is working OK and the settings for the display come on as 8 bit. If I try to change up to even 16 bit the screen goes black.

Windows has problems loading up and the only consistent way I can get windows to load is to enable VGA mode which probably is the reason for the 8 bit, large display problem.

Does this sound like a fault with my graphics card. I have taken it out and refixed it into the slot on the board. I've also tried reinstalling the driver but says all is working fine.

For info, if it's any relevance, the mobo is an AB-BH6 and the card is a Creative 3D Blaster Banshee 16mb - cutting edge technology it is not.....

Any advice out there on if it is the graphics card that is knacked or if there's something else that is playing up would be greatly appreciated!

Michael467

[Michael467]

Anybody?

[xdeity]

sounds to me like a defective memory on the graphics card. there is nothing really that you can do about that.

you can get a decent new card quite cheap now, i would suggest that if you have an agp slot you get an ati radeon or something.

there is a possibility that its your m/board, but its doubtful

[Michael467]

A colleague at work has a spare card which I'm gonna try and swap over to see if that's the problem.

If it is the card, I noticed ebuyer selling a Sapphire Radeon 9200SE 128mb DDR for £31.13 support AGP 2x, 4x and 8x.

A quick squint at my motherboard says it supports up to 2x AGP. Still worth getting this card? Generally, gaming stretches as far as Championship Manager 4 so nothing too taxing.....

I also notice it says TV out. What does that mean. Can I watch TV through my PC?

Excuse me for my ignorance on some things but am trying to learn the graphics card setup as fast I can!

Michael467

[lhys09915]

tv out i think is for showing your pc screen on your tv.
you would need a tv tuner card to whatch it on the pc.

[Neo]

sounds to me like a defective memory on the graphics card. there is nothing really that you can do about that.



Were did you come up with that? And if it is the RAM, he can always desolder them and stick new ones in there.

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Anyways, have you tryed to degaus your montier? Do you have another moniter or video card that you can try?

[Virgin San]

If you have been happily using your 16 MB card up till now then the new (and cheap) card you mention above should be just fine for your needs.

And don't feel the need to apologise for not knowing things - much better that than talking complete rubbish and thinking you know what you are on about :)

[NickiSixx]

I get the same thing with my Radeon 9800 256mb card. Never figured out what it was. but when i formatted my drive , etc it went away. i dont know if its something with the drivers or what. but it happens at times during the POST boot up so maybe not

some help i am, right ;)

[NickiSixx]

i actually just got the same problem again :) i shouldve just kept my mouth shut lol

[xdeity]

i got that as the explanation from the guy who fixed my fx 4200 that was doing the same thing. also, although soldering memory on and off may be a simple matter for you, doesn't mean it is for everyone. i have plenty of experience with soldering stuff, but i wouldn't even try doing it on a m/b or graphics card, wouldn't know where to start, or how to figure out which mem chip was goosed.

i have also seen this occur on a radeon before, that that was explained as the memory to, by a different guy who fixed it, and once he (knowing what he was doing) replaced the chip it worked fine

[Virgin San]

also, although soldering memory on and off may be a simple matter for you, doesn't mean it is for everyone.
Yup, and in any case what "ordinary home user" would mess about like this trying to salvage a 16 Mb card when they can buy a better card for virtually nothing anyway :)

[Neo]

although soldering memory on and off may be a simple matter for you

Did I say it was easy for me? My whole point is that your reference to the RAM, such a specific thing is without merit. Not all cases are the same. And why can't it be a resistor? Transistor? Or capicitor in that case? My point is that no need to pass up knowledge that has no use or proof.

[Littlejack]

i had this problem a while back, installing direct x 9.0 seemed to cure it for some reason.

[xdeity]

Did I say it was easy for me? My whole point is that your reference to the RAM, such a specific thing is without merit. Not all cases are the same. And why can't it be a resistor? Transistor? Or capicitor in that case? My point is that no need to pass up knowledge that has no use or proof.
excuse me for giving an opinion based on seeing two different types of gfx card with the same problem, maybe i should just leave it to the fount of all knowledge, which is obviously you, to answer all questions pertaining to gfx cards.

i still stand by my original guess which by the way was 'sounds to me like defective memory' note the sounds to me part.

you don't need to trounce all over my post just cause you have a differing opinion. different opinions coming from different people can often lead to a correct diagnosis, as it can be a combination of things gone wrong.

go have a beer and chill out:beer:

i'll have one too:beer:

[Neo]

He asked for help and not guesses ("opinions") of what the problem may be.

-Last comment by me on this.

[xdeity]

but not by me, i thought that my comment was helpful, just cause you didn't doesn't make you the big man. i had an opinion of what was wrong, i posted it. you know as well as i do that opinions are all you can give, as we are not looking at the item and not able to do a physical diagnosis.

i can see you are going to be stubborn, so we will have to agree to differ. you post what you want to post, i'll post what i want to post, but next time you give an 'opinion' someone who has read this post may just jump all over your theory.

[burpy]

sounds like your graphic card mem too me to,seen this alot of times with graphic cards,mostly newer ones like ati,but for the price of a whats yours is worth today i would just go and get a replacement which will greatly be better than what you have and probably won't cost to much but still be good enough for your needs.

unless you want to take up a course in electronics and do what ps2wiz suggests :)
and thats if you can get the parts :)

[Virgin San]

:laugh: