2 days ago I came home and restarted my comp, and the video wouldn't come on at all. I thought the video card was fried, so I replaced it with another card, which worked fine. I tested the old "blown" card in another computer, and it worked. So, just for kicks I tried it again in the original comp, and now its working. What could cause this? The only other thing I did was clean some dust off of the heat sink/fan on the card. I doubt that would fix a malfunction of the video card. It's a Radeon 9800 pro 128 MB running on an athlon 64 comp.
2006-08-17 12:44:54 · 6 answers · asked by martin h 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Actually that may have been the problem. If the card's temp got too high or the fan on the card wasn't turning, it may shut down. Update the driver for the card, that may help. Sometimes wierd things just happen with computers.
2006-08-17 12:54:29 · answer #1 · answered by icrashalot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
attempt blowing out the dirt, etc.and attempt returned. if that doesn't artwork, and your motherboard has integrated snap shots (which maximum emachines do) attempt plugging your visual reveal unit into that port. on occasion, somewhat on nonsurge secure machines, whilst a capability blip or comparable experience occurs, the motherboard can reset all BIOS and CMOS settings, for this reason would reason the sign to be despatched, to no longer your card, yet to the integrated port. you may would desire to alter it returned. if that doesn't artwork, attempt putting the cardboard in yet another device, and attempting it there. would desire to it no longer artwork then, then it is definatly the cardboard and not a utility,etc subject. possibly, a pwer sureg, lightning strike,etc. fried the chip and wont produce a sign. if its nevertheless below guarantee (in all probability no longer) youll desire a sparkling card. assuming youre on AGP (as a results of age of the cardboard) i'd reccomend the two a 6600gt or a 6800xt. theyre the two very stable enjoying cards that run excellently. desire this helps!
2016-10-02 05:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by devnew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
video cards are sensitive and so with the video slots, or any slots.
put a little dirt on it and wont work. what you did is when you clean your heat sink some dirt, goes to your video cards, and most likely to your pci slots etc. One thing is you probably, touch the video card which makes it loose to the slots. thats what mostly happens.
2006-08-17 14:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by erwin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
upgrade the cooling on the ati card
2006-08-17 16:27:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was probibaly a dirty or loose contact between the vid and the slot, is fixed now so don't sweat it!
2006-08-17 12:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you didn't press all the way down
2006-08-17 12:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋