Can i or How to FLASH my AGP Video Card

[ideas]

this card means alot to me it was given by my mother and idon't want to throw it away....

here's the prob, its givin me lines across the screen and i can't boot using this video card, so am wodering if and how can i FLASH this card

[LLXX]

its givin me lines across the screen

Probably bad VRAM. Unless you know how to solder SMDs and can find where to buy replacement chips, it's not worth repairing. New and much better card would cost less. Edited February 13, 2006 by LLXX

[ideas]

its givin me lines across the screen

Probably bad VRAM. Unless you know how to solder SMDs and can find where to buy replacement chips, it's not worth repairing. New and much better card would cost less.

i am lost, can u break it down? but i think i its tha chip beneath the fan on the card is givin problem.......

[nmX.Memnoch]

If any chip on the card is bad flashing the card's firmware isn't going to fix it. Unfortunately it just sounds like your card is going/has gone bad and needs to be replaced.

[kalo]

I'll take a stab in the dark. It's an old card so try cleaning out the dust from the fan, its possibly a heat problem. Happened to me a few times.

-k

[Vitalix]

Try 2 things first:

Flash the motherboard to a different revision - or did this happen just 'one day'?

Also, try the card on a different mobo, just to rule out that it's a problem with the AGP port or the motherboard.

Also, flashing the card won't hurt, if it's bad, it will be bad after the flash.

Can you tell me the part number and manufacturer of the card?

[ideas]

Try 2 things first:

Flash the motherboard to a different revision - or did this happen just 'one day'?

Also, try the card on a different mobo, just to rule out that it's a problem with the AGP port or the motherboard.

Also, flashing the card won't hurt, if it's bad, it will be bad after the flash.

Can you tell me the part number and manufacturer of the card?

where do i find the part number?