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dentde
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_ 		3. February 2008 @ 16:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
last year i bought a ati 1900xt
and now i got a wierd problem with starting up my pc. the display siginal from the card comes up after i turn on the machine about 15 times its complety randon when the post screen comes on. sometimes i usealy have to leave the plug out and after 15 minutes come back and the turn it on.its not the board as i replaced about 2 months ago and i had this problem before this
its not the lcd

its driving me mad

any help
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Waymon3X6
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_ 		3. February 2008 @ 22:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The card could be overheating. Take it out, look to see if there is a lot of dust clogging the fan and clean it with a can of compressed air (not a vacuum). Try re-seating the cooler by taking it off the card and putting it back on, but make sure the cooler is real tight against the GPU.
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_ 		3. February 2008 @ 22:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have had this problim with my HD series From ATI. its not a heat problim its a GPU problim they replaced my cards for free.

i have a water cooled salution so it cant be heat. besides it would artifact first if it was overheat. to tell you the truth it sounds like a card initialization error

contact ATI support
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RottenKid
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_ 		4. February 2008 @ 21:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ITS ATI, thats why............NVIDIA FOREVER......but yea it might be overheating does it have a fan, is the dust in the fan or on the heatsink....have you cleaned it? does it require external power? Sometimes card act wierd..My nvidia 8800gts (512) Will destroy your hearing with the the load squeal it makes if you dont give it external power. Try download rivatuner and go through its specs and temps and fan speed, raise them..
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		4. February 2008 @ 22:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by RottenKid:
 ITS ATI, thats why............NVIDIA FOREVER......but yea it might be overheating does it have a fan, is the dust in the fan or on the heatsink....have you cleaned it? does it require external power? Sometimes card act wierd..My nvidia 8800gts (512) Will destroy your hearing with the the load squeal it makes if you dont give it external power. Try download rivatuner and go through its specs and temps and fan speed, raise them..
The NVidia that I have in this computer, will be my last. Back to ATI for me.
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