Guest James Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 My video card has decided to give up on me ;) Nvidia Quadro4 900XGL its been a bit on and off for a few weeks now..... now its really F**ked. NOT a cheap replacement ;) Anyone had anything like this fixed before? its not in warranty. or will it become a VERY expensive paperweight. :P http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadro4xgl.html Prices here:- http://www.dealclick.co.uk/brand/Compaq/graphic-cards.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest amo Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Oh god! VERY expensive paperweight! My GeForce 4 died a week after warrenty expired, Im sure these things have timers on them ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Any idea what exactly is wrong with it? Lots of apsects can affect something like a graphics card, heat, power etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 it was freezing the screen.... then flickering off then on again.... then freezing the screen again..... in a loop untill the computer shut down or froze completly. i was also geting a weird overlay of messed up colours over the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Oh god! VERY expensive paperweight! My GeForce 4 died a week after warrenty expired, Im sure these things have timers on them ;) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gutted! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Also, it now stops the computer booting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr_Protozoa Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I've seen all manner of screen corruptions / lockups caused by overheating GFX cards. Has the fan packed up on it? It it making any odd noises? It may be worth replacing the HSF, cheaper than a new CAD based gfx card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mupwangle Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) You 100% sure it is out of warranty? (I have the facility to check HP/Compaq warranty information) To be honest I've not really heard of graphics cards being repaired, like ever. (from a company POV as it is usually uneconomical) Are you definate that it is the card and not the machine? Have you tried another card to check? Edited May 23, 2005 by mupwangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 have tried an identicle card and its fine.... also tried the card in another PC with the same results. The fan is fine... and when it was starting to go wrong, it only happenen when it was cold (first thing in th morning) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 'You 100% sure it is out of warranty?' Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mupwangle Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Not that this will help at all, but someone here's asked if you turn your machine on and off a lot. If so then that might be causing the issue - these cards are designed to run constantly and turning them off a lot could cause odd problems due to the expansion of the card. He's not heard of them being repaired either. (He's an engineer for HP)Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 'ON' in the morning and 'OFF' at the end of the day. with the exception of crashes ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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