Video Card problems

[Rogue]

Ok here we go ....

The fan on my Gforce 4 Ti4600 went out and I replaced it today. However when I try to do anything requiring directX video locks up and have to reboot system.


Card fried or directX/driver issues?

[-=DoW=- SledgeHammer]

Card fried. Replace. Sorry, I know it's not the answer you were looking for.

[Father-Time.]

When you put the fan on, did you make sure it was properly seated?
It might be worth just reseating it with some more thermal compound (Only a little though) then try it again.

If card was fried i reckon you would get no boot what so ever but you may have done some damage :(

Once card has been reseated reinstall directx and try again :)

[-=DoW=- Hean]

GeForce 4 Ti4600!!? I would replace it. I did. Got Fx 5900XT. It was very cheep. With the GeForce I had problems walking through smoke. FX = None.
Sry, this is not an answer to ur question, but only a remark

[Rogue]

Hean if I had the money the Ti4600 would have all ready been sent to be a video card in 1 of my linux boxes.


FT I am gonna try that but instead of reinstalling DirectX I am just going to reinstall XP as I have been screwing around with DirectX so much I am not sure if it would uninstall or just be even more frustrating at this point.

[Rogue]

Well card is officially dead.

Even with the new fan and a clean install it wouldn't run direct X ... video just locked up all together.

[-=DoW=- Body Piercer]

I can sympathise with you Rogue. I'm pretty sure that's what happened to my 9600 SE a while back. Bright boys at ATI used a heatsink instead of a fan.

[ex-Cougar]

If you want to get even better at aao New video card is in order... I personally found that no matter how good you where you couldnt get much better with all that lag, so I got a video card and my 1st server I got a frag rate of 16 before I started to calm down... serious :lol: It is now alot more fun, Like father time said check the fan I had my fan smooshed againt my 56k modem that i wasnt using and it didnt work to well then my cousin (computer expert) opens the box and almost gets mad and brakes of the modem :lol: :lol: Hope you get it fixed man :banger:

[Rogue]

got a Gforce FX 5200 for $60 from www.axiontech.com

http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=59216

[-=DoW=- mark 3031]

My computer locks up too, starting to think it's a feature and not a defect. :( I've even tried a different video card. Hope you have better luck than me

[Rogue]

if it is locking up mark that would be direct X

which version of Direct X are you running?

If I install directX 9c even the new card locks up but if I leave it at 9b everything is fine.

[-=DoW=- mark 3031]

how do i find that out?

[=ATT=..Air-[SCO](Banned)]

got a Gforce FX 5200 for $60 from www.axiontech.com

http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=59216

thats the one im getting the probs with

[-=DoW=- Bulldozer]

Hey Mark, go to start, run type dxdiag, hit ok, at bottom of 1st page it will show which version you have :banger:

[-=DoW=- mark 3031]

Thanks bulldozer, but Rogue walked me through it earlier. Didn't help changing to version 9.0b, it still locks up :(

[-=DoW=- Bulldozer]

Well horse hockey :shock:

[ex-Cougar]

Rough you got a GeForce 5200 FX or something for 60$? I got mine for 160$ lol :lol: Well maybe not same video card..

[Dudley]

rogue u r getting rough :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Rogue]

Always been rough he just now see's it.


Like as admin I ban more often than kick. They don't want to listen well they can talk to my boot as I punt them from the server FOREVER.

[ex-Cougar]

He is very gentle* but takes his job very seriously* :lol: :lol:

[Rogue]

He is very gentle* but takes his job very seriously* :lol: :lol:


you have me confused with someone else then cause I am more like a shark or an alligator waiting to have a snack.