ideas Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 (edited) its givin me lines across the screenProbably 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 its givin me lines across the screenProbably 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....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalo Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalix Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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