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  1. 08-08-2002, 09:47 PM #1
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    My new $350 Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/750XP IS TOTALY F***ED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    My new $350 Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/750XP IS TOTALY F***ED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    look at this screen shot!!!!!

    http://www.centurytel.net/jason/STUPIDVIDEO.jpg

    in the startup screen and BIOS the letters are all scrambled all over the screen


    My monitor is LCD TFT 18" Samsung 181t

    I tried this card in TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT COMPUTERS, i mean they have NOTHING in common.

    THE VIDEO CARD DOES THE EXACT SAME THING

    my old computer is in my sig

    my new one which i am putting together right now is:
    ABIT BD7II-RAID 845E Based Pentium 4-478 ATX Mainboard with IDE RAID ATX Retail

    Intel Pentium 4 2.0AGHz 512K Socket 478 Processor 400MHz Processor Bus

    CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM - OEM

    EVERCASE E4252WEF5, Intel P4 / AMD, 10-Bay, 300W P4, Truely Screwless ATX MID Tower Case. BEIGE. With 1 side Case Fan & 2 removeable HD cages. Retail.


    that is all i had installed so far


    video card was in the slot all way

    tried both DVI and VGA

    i dont know what to do any ideas???

    I ordered this from googlegear.com

    thanks
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  2. 08-08-2002, 09:53 PM #2
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    It's obviously a defective card if you've tried using it in two different comps. Get it rma'ed asap.
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  3. 08-09-2002, 02:34 AM #3
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    I cant tell weather this is your problem but "Unknown Monitor on Unknown Device" SHOULD ring you a bell

    EDIT: Well, if your startup BIOS screen is messed up than your videocard is defective..sorry.
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  4. 08-09-2002, 02:42 AM #4
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    Sounds like one of the transistors on the board might have gotten fried.

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  6. 08-09-2002, 03:14 AM #5
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    Put your old card back in and return that puppy to the place you got it...its toast.
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  7. 08-09-2002, 07:10 AM #6
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    yeah get rid of that and save your money for a radeon 9700. It will be out here shortly and will mop the floor with the 4600, or you can wait for the nv30 but regardless paying $350 for a 4600 right now is not a very good deal imo. anyways it sucks that your card is messed up though
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  8. 08-10-2002, 03:33 AM #7
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    FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

    1- Take the card out of your PC and back to the store

    2- Wait a few weeks, and get the Radeon 9700 which is only $50 more than what you just forked out, and is twice as powerful as the previous card.
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