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Postby madmag9999 » Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:41 am

couldnt he find that out in the bios
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Postby Bebop0083 » Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:06 am

madmag9999 wrote:couldnt he find that out in the bios


as long as i dont have to be on the main screen i can find out thats when it likes to cut out on me. id like to mention also that the bands connecting the video card and the other part of the card is damaged. theres a scratch on the band(dont know what you call that in tech term) like its been torn. the computer guy that originaly fixed the problem said that the cards were kinda close so that could of what caused it to tare. i think thats why all those lines are showing up on my computer. any one got any input on that idea??
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Postby bum » Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:25 am

madmag9999 wrote:couldnt he find that out in the bios

yeah but depending on how old his motherboard/bios revision is, it may just give him some oppsions and in effect ask him to set it himself.


oh and, torn ? the slightest scratch could turn any motherboard/input card from a powerfull beast to a frisby with sharp edges. and i just read an article in pcpowerplay where a guy had the exact same problem. new video card, thats your only solution. just be careful with the agp. then again, could you just give some specs on what your pc actualy is (cpu, ram type/speed, stuff like that), i might be able to just tell ya what your agp is
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Postby Bebop0083 » Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:38 pm

ill try to find out as long as the card can hold out on me. do i have to replace the whole card or can i just replace the band that connects the other card??
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Postby bum » Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:40 pm

the whole damn card
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Postby klinky » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:02 pm

Christ, buy a <a href="http://www.acortech.com/.sc/ms/dd/1072666784168550/9/nc--^202http^3A^2F^2Fcastle^2Epricewatch^2Ecom^2Fsearch^2Fsearch^2Eidq^3Fqc^3D^22AGP^22^2A^2BAND^2B^22VIDEO^22^2A^26cr^3DAGP^2Bvideo/Video%20Card--Apollo/1170/APOLLO%20S3%20SAVAGE%20IX%208MB%20SDRAM%20AGP%20VIDEO%20CARD%20NO^2FTV%20OUT">new fuckin' AGP card for $11</a> and try it out. End of subject. If it works, the card is bad, if it doesn't try a new motherboard.

There. Stop wasting everyones time. There isn't much more you can do about it besides taking some action...
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Postby bum » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:08 pm

and how the hell would you know if that supports the right agp modes as the buys mobo ?
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Postby klinky » Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:11 pm

Because AGP modes are backwards compatible, and 8X mobo can goto 2X or 1X mode just fine. Also the modes mainly state how fast the AGP bus is, there is not any physical or major electrical changes to the cards.

The fact that the corruption is happening before he is in
Windows(before video drivers are loaded). Thus no advanced features of the card are being used 'cept simple VGA mode. Any card should do in his testing...
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Postby Bebop0083 » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:17 am

im most likely going to have to replace the card that connects the monitor plug as well since the video card connects to it also(im guessing thats the network card: correct me if im wrong). does it matter what type it is for that or can i use any one as well?? any ways you've all been very helpful unlike that computer guy who was supposed to call back. hmmm. it seems ive found more answers here though. thanks for helping me get to the bottom of this situation.
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Postby Anime2Envy » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:33 am

im most likely going to have to replace the card that connects the monitor plug as well since the video card connects to it also(im guessing thats the network card: correct me if im wrong). does it matter what type it is for that or can i use any one as well?? any ways you've all been very helpful unlike that computer guy who was supposed to call back. hmmm. it seems ive found more answers here though. thanks for helping me get to the bottom of this situation


I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. The video card should be a card in a brown slot parallel to some white slots. The video card it self should extend out the back of the case so that your monitor cable can plug into it. The card should not connect to anything else at all. The only exception I can think of is if you have an old voodoo2 that goes into a PCI slot and has the main video card running though it, if that is the case...well I am sorry.

That is if everything conforms to ATX standards. If you have some POS Compaq, or HP or something that’s not ATX compliant then you are just fucked.

EVERYONE should have basic PC hardware knowledge. Start here It's not hard.
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Postby bum » Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:00 am

klinky wrote:Because AGP modes are backwards compatible, and 8X mobo can goto 2X or 1X mode just fine. Also the modes mainly state how fast the AGP bus is, there is not any physical or major electrical changes to the cards.



yes but thier not forwards compatible. a 8x card will fry on a 4x agp
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Postby SS5_Majin_Bebi » Mon Dec 29, 2003 3:35 am

Bebop0083 wrote:im most likely going to have to replace the card that connects the monitor plug as well since the video card connects to it also(im guessing thats the network card: correct me if im wrong). does it matter what type it is for that or can i use any one as well?? any ways you've all been very helpful unlike that computer guy who was supposed to call back. hmmm. it seems ive found more answers here though. thanks for helping me get to the bottom of this situation.


This is sad!! Why on earth would the monitor be plugged into the network card? Dude, you shouldnt even open your case unless you know exactly what it is you're looking at, and how to move or replace it.

Get a book entitled "PC's For Dummies". No, I'm not insulting you, the book is actually entitled that, and its one in a long line of ".... For Dummies" books. I got it for free the other day when I got a new CD burner. (although I didnt need it, haha... I could teach the author a few things.) and I also have "Guitar For Dummies" lying around somewhere. Its bright yellow and about two inches thick. It has some base-level knowledge in it that you obviously don't know.
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Postby Anime2Envy » Mon Dec 29, 2003 11:38 am

yes but thier not forwards compatible. a 8x card will fry on a 4x agp


Thats not true, all 8X cards are backwards compatible. I am running a 8x GeforceFX at 4x on my Iwill DVD266-rn-u mobo.

The only time that I have ever had an AGP issue was while trying to run a 2x card on my Tyan Tiger mobo. The Tiger ONLY supportes 4x cards, This however is VERY rare, only like 4 or 5 mobos ever did this. :?
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Postby klinky » Mon Dec 29, 2003 4:58 pm

It's possible his card may be onboard. If that's the case you CANNOT replace it. You can however get another video card, stick it in and use it.

Seriously though, you need to figure out what you're looking @, because I really have no clue what you're talking about...

A book would probably be a good idea...
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Postby bum » Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:09 am

oh my fucking god look im about 99.666% sure that a new vid card will fix the problem, and allthough you cant take it out, you can just disable it in the bios, which would usualy happen automaticaly as soon as ya plug in the card
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