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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: CavemanJ on February 26, 2003, 08:40:31 AM

Title: Video wierdness?
Post by: CavemanJ on February 26, 2003, 08:40:31 AM

When booting the box from a cold start it seems the vid card takes a few minutes to catch up to the machine.  I shut down to open the case and move the D-bracket to another slot and connect the keyboard/mouse passthroughs on my sticks.  When I lit the box after I was done win2k was already asking for my login password before the picture showed on the monitor.  Then it flickered some for about 30seconds before showing nice and steady.

Should I be thinkin about RMA'in the vid card?

Leadtek GF4 Ti4200 (WinFast A280 le TD)
MSI K7N2G-L nForce2 board
2x 256 Crucial PC2700
Antec SX1040IIB case w/ 400w psu

Title: Video wierdness?
Post by: Mini D on February 26, 2003, 09:17:52 AM

Is this the video card that's slow to come up or the monitor?  The first thing I'd do is check that you don't have a loose connector between the two.  Its cheap and easy.

MiniD

Title: Video wierdness?
Post by: Siaf__csf on February 26, 2003, 11:39:23 AM

Caveman the ti4200 is notorious for it's quality.. Some resellers have reported 8 out of 10 sold rma'd.

Send the thing back and get an ATI instead ;)

Title: Video wierdness?
Post by: CavemanJ on February 26, 2003, 11:39:59 AM

I'm going to say it's the card.  The LED on the monitor goes from amber to green, indicating it's getting signal, at the appropiate time.  And there was no delay at all on the old box.