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WTF
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:48 pm
by KingManULTRA
What do you make of this? Happens every time shortly after reaching the desktop on a restart.
Windows XP Pro
Radeon 9700 Pro 5.6 (5.7?) Drivers
GFX card overheating? Didn't change anything at all on my PC recently though, and 3D Games work fine cept for the corruption.
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:51 pm
by shadd_
hmm. some people have noticed extra heat from the 5.7's. would be worth a try to download the 5.8's from ati.
mind you there is no 3d going on so that might not be the problem. get the 5.8's anyway and try that first.
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:52 pm
by Kills On Site
http://www.drivercleaner.net/ Try that. Uninstall the drivers and run that and install the latest drivers. It miught work.
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:52 pm
by KingManULTRA
shadd_ wrote:hmm. some people have noticed extra heat from the 5.7's. would be worth a try to download the 5.8's from ati.
mind you there is no 3d going on so that might not be the problem. get the 5.8's anyway and try that first.
I just checked and I'm running 5.6 though.
Okay. btw, it says "welcome" at the top right of my screen now, from the welcome screen on Windows XP as if it's burned in. w3ird.
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:55 pm
by shadd_
try 5.8 anyways. use the tool KoS suggested or the ati uninstall tool packed with the drivers.
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:14 pm
by KingManULTRA
A complete driver clean up with the program (instead of a plain reinstall) seems to have fixed it...for now. Hopefully it stays that way.
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:16 pm
by shadd_
:icon14:
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:53 am
by KingManULTRA
The problem is back. This time, an error message after restart:
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:19 am
by SOAPboy
Welcome to owning a ATI card thats going bad
RMA that fucker
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:35 am
by Bdw3
My dad's laptop was doing that exact thing not so long ago as well... Popped the bezel off and reseated the video connector and all was well. 
I have no idea how that would translate to a Desktop though... Check the connections and that the card is seated properly in the computer I guess.
That fails.... .
....Yeah, send it back. :icon14:
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:47 am
by Kills On Site
SOAPboy wrote:Welcome to owning a ATI card thats going bad
RMA that fucker
Yea, my 9800 Pro was fucking up, I RMAed to for a replacement but Newegg didn't have any so I got a full refund. Got myself a 6800GT and couldn't be happier. Not a single glitch.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:59 am
by SOAPboy
Kills On Site wrote:SOAPboy wrote:Welcome to owning a ATI card thats going bad
RMA that fucker
Yea, my 9800 Pro was fucking up, I RMAed to for a replacement but Newegg didn't have any so I got a full refund. Got myself a 6800GT and couldn't be happier. Not a single glitch.
my first 9800pro just up and died.. wasent a week old then did the same thing, newegg overnighted me a new one..
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:19 pm
by KingManULTRA
Well, I have a Radeon 9700 Pro that is almost 2 1/2 years old so maybe it's just dying of age. I'll install some really old drivers and see if it doesn't happen again.