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Mister Glass · 29-December-04, 07:14 PM

i am using an ati radeon 9800 pro 128 meg, asus motherboard, 3.2 HT p4, 1 gig ram,

i have managed to fry my graphics card(i accidentally reversed the current on a molex connector, its a long story)

anyway, my pc barely runs now. it seems to be heat issues. it runs fine on startup, but if i turn up the resolution or try to play a video, it crashes. i havent tried a game, but im sure id get the same problem. then, when i restart, it begins to load windows, but crashes before even giving me the welcome screen(i think because it bumps up the res at that point). after that, it will only run in safe mode, with a 640 resolution, and crashes if i try to play video. i opened up the case, the fan on the card seems to be working fine. the BACK of the card was warm to the touch, 2 minutes after crashing. my case temp was at 80 degrees today but underneath the fan the air was hot. when i let the pc rest and cool down for an hour, windows boots up as normal, but once again crashes when i up the res or try to play video. i have reinstalled windows, everything remains the same.

i am thinking (hopeing really) that my graphics cards bios got fried, and when it tries to do hi res it malfunctions and overheats.

any thoughts/advice would be apreciated.

29-December-04, 07:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mister Glass Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 13	fried 9800 pro i am using an ati radeon 9800 pro 128 meg, asus motherboard, 3.2 HT p4, 1 gig ram, i have managed to fry my graphics card(i accidentally reversed the current on a molex connector, its a long story) anyway, my pc barely runs now. it seems to be heat issues. it runs fine on startup, but if i turn up the resolution or try to play a video, it crashes. i havent tried a game, but im sure id get the same problem. then, when i restart, it begins to load windows, but crashes before even giving me the welcome screen(i think because it bumps up the res at that point). after that, it will only run in safe mode, with a 640 resolution, and crashes if i try to play video. i opened up the case, the fan on the card seems to be working fine. the BACK of the card was warm to the touch, 2 minutes after crashing. my case temp was at 80 degrees today but underneath the fan the air was hot. when i let the pc rest and cool down for an hour, windows boots up as normal, but once again crashes when i up the res or try to play video. i have reinstalled windows, everything remains the same. i am thinking (hopeing really) that my graphics cards bios got fried, and when it tries to do hi res it malfunctions and overheats. any thoughts/advice would be apreciated.