well my video card was in the AGP section and was not working, it
started to make a lot of heat in a few minutes. The computer will not
show anything on the screen.
but when i replaced it with a PCI video card it works, i am not sure
if my AGP slot is bad or is it my video card? |
Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 06:43 PST
I would appriciate it if I could get a comment before i leave in 2
hours i might tip.
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Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 07:16 PST
I am currently waiting on NIVIDIAŽ GeForce? 7800 GS which is a AGP but
i need someone to answer my question first before i order it tommorow
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 14:01 PST
keiluko...
Excessive heat in any electronic circuitry is a bad sign.
It's simply not possible, at a distance, to say with any
certainty whether the slot was bad or the card was bad,
initially, but it's almost a certainty that, at this
point, neither is safe to use.
One of the best ways to troubleshoot and narrow down the
damage is to use your nose to scan both the video card
and the motherboard for the unique and unpleasant smell
of burnt circuitry, as well as scanning them visually
for evidence of damage. This is what I would do if I
had your system in front of me.
Let me know where this takes you, and if it satisfies
your interests in asking the question.
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 14:27 PST
Well the motherboard works fine now without the old video card but
when i put it back it starts to heat up very very fast.
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Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 14:29 PST
and the video does not show up it just heats up very fast, i do not
see any burn marks on the video card.
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 14:41 PST
What I'm suggesting is that the circuitry associated with that
one AGP slot may now be damaged without having any impact on
the overall functioning of the rest of the mobo. If you pulled
the card quickly, on discovering the abnormal heat, you may
have prevented this.
You should also take care to match the type and voltage of the
card you intend to use with the type of slot on your motherboard.
If it's the original AGP slot that came with the board, the
documentation for the mobo should tell you what it is. The
video card documentation will tell you what type and voltage
it is, as well.
See this article on PC World:
"There are three different types of AGP slots: the original
AGP 1.0 1X/2X slot, the AGP 2.0 2X/4X slot, and the AGP Pro
slot. The 1X/2X version is the shortest and can be
distinguished from the 4X type by a small separator that
divides it into two sections. The 4X slot also has extra
pins at one end."
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,78044,pg,2,00.asp
And this one on voltage, at the Directron site:
http://www.directron.com/15agpguide.html
Let me know where this takes you...
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 14:58 PST
Well the video card I got was refurbished
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 15:52 PST
Ah! Well, let me know what else you need in order to call
this question answered.
sublime1-ga
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Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 15:55 PST
well i checked the motherboard and there is no burn marks on the AGP
section of the motherboard
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Request for Question Clarification by
sublime1-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 18:37 PST
Good. So what else do you need by way of an answer?
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Clarification of Question by
keiluko-ga
on
12 Feb 2006 19:04 PST
i guess i have to wait until tuesday to get an answer
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