AWI 9800 pro.. very big prob.

mimic... · Nov 24, 2005, 02:08 AM

Well, I was happily playing Quake 4, when i finally got my internet hooked up again and hop online. I just get in a room and BOOM as soon as somone zaps me, my graphics FLIP OUT!!.

It looked like all the graphics were going into a black hole where my crossairs are. I can still play the games but the graphics are messed. so i flip out and restart and then BOOM no screen, the restart again then BOOM distorted windows screen.

so i finally decide to just reinstall my AWI driver. i uninstalled it and it worked fine after that. but when i reinstalled it, it happened again. so i uninstalled it again and left it alone just used it for other stuff without the graph card. bed then one day BOOOOOOM without the driver even installed it had 6 lines of distorted colors flashing in front of the windows background.

So i just started over, wiped everything out, and reinstalled the driver. BOOM nothing was different.

So did somthing fry? oh and also, the 6 lines move and flash every time i bump the computer. yes i tried taking it out and cleaning it.

any help would be much appreciated. im going through battle feild 2 withdrawls.

Ty

mimic... · Nov 24, 2005, 02:11 AM

Long story short. My graphics go crazy when i play games. and i get 6 thick distorted lines down my windows screen.

theonlybabyface · Nov 24, 2005, 03:55 PM

Is the card hot to the touch? The last time I saw that, the fan on the video card had stopped working for some time and overheated playing a game.

mimic... · Nov 24, 2005, 04:42 PM

yes very hot, but the fan is still working. is there no fixing it though once its overheated?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Nov 24, 2005, 08:14 PM

There is, make sure it doesn't overheat again..

It should freeze before the core melts so long as the cooler is on properly so I doubt the card is damaged but its probly slowly cooking

mimic... · Nov 25, 2005, 04:06 PM

I just got an error message saying ATI "external event modual has encountered a serious error" wtf!

im thinking its messed, i left it off for about 2 days once and it did the same thing after about 5 min.

mimic... · Nov 25, 2005, 08:43 PM

ok well i messed around with the wire coming out of the card to the screen and it stopps the lines, ill see what happens when i play bf2.

mimic... · Nov 26, 2005, 04:43 AM

woh.. it was the wire. when i mess with it and restart it works fine.. ill buy a new one and see what happens

stay tuned.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Nov 26, 2005, 03:32 PM

Which wire?

mimic... · Nov 26, 2005, 09:33 PM

dont know the name of it.. but i have a wire comming from my monitor to my AWI card.. i have an adapter to make it fit.. could also be the problem.

i pull the wire out and mess with it then put it back in and games work fine for a while.. then the graphics slowly start glitching.. wierd....,

H3X4D3C1M4L · Nov 26, 2005, 09:40 PM

Oh the DVI adapter? Try screwing the adapter in fully and then screwing the monitor into that.

Its a heavy adapter so it would likely come loose.

Try using those screws

mimic... · Dec 4, 2005, 08:37 AM

well i replaced the adapter with just a strait digital cord, and it worked for like 30 min. then it started again... grr.. this will be the last time i buy an all in wonder.

unless i find a fix that is. im not giving up yet.

GuyLevin · Dec 20, 2005, 08:58 PM

Hello,
I joined this forum after searching for a long time for a decent place to understand AIW probs.
I thought I was alone.
I am happy to hear I am not alone, but sad to hear no one ever fixed his/hers problems.
Now - I have the same prob with the colored stripes after 10 min of playing a heavy graphical game (Call of Duty 2, Rome total war).
I thought it was the power cord that leads to the Graphic card (internal) and I have changed that one. It helped for a while and then got worse again.
Look, i believe it is 2 reasons that both are hardware problems because ATI didn't build their cards correctly:
1. The DC power that is inputed should be extremely "DC" that means, no major ups and downs in the DC source. I believe if I would buy a good reliable power source, it will be fixed.
2. Some important chip that ATI bought, like the memory on the boards, or the oscillator on the clock is a cheap quality hardware and that couses it to work bad on most machines.

I believe you cannot fix this by reinsatlling drivers and all this other software that you can find on the web.
BUT> I believe you can fix it by buying the correct computer. And I believe we should buy a decent power source and make sure the computer is connected to the ground.
What do you think?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 21, 2005, 02:59 AM

Most PC's won't run if not properly grounded and most PSU's are grounded. Also if the card had parts that were that defective the card itself wouldn't likely POST, that I know from experience

Nov 24, 2005, 02:08 AM	#1
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	AWI 9800 pro.. very big prob. Well, I was happily playing Quake 4, when i finally got my internet hooked up again and hop online. I just get in a room and BOOM as soon as somone zaps me, my graphics FLIP OUT!!. It looked like all the graphics were going into a black hole where my crossairs are. I can still play the games but the graphics are messed. so i flip out and restart and then BOOM no screen, the restart again then BOOM distorted windows screen. so i finally decide to just reinstall my AWI driver. i uninstalled it and it worked fine after that. but when i reinstalled it, it happened again. so i uninstalled it again and left it alone just used it for other stuff without the graph card. bed then one day BOOOOOOM without the driver even installed it had 6 lines of distorted colors flashing in front of the windows background. So i just started over, wiped everything out, and reinstalled the driver. BOOM nothing was different. So did somthing fry? oh and also, the 6 lines move and flash every time i bump the computer. yes i tried taking it out and cleaning it. any help would be much appreciated. im going through battle feild 2 withdrawls. Ty

Nov 24, 2005, 03:55 PM	#3
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Dec 20, 2005, 08:58 PM	#13
GuyLevin DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Same problem Hello, I joined this forum after searching for a long time for a decent place to understand AIW probs. I thought I was alone. I am happy to hear I am not alone, but sad to hear no one ever fixed his/hers problems. Now - I have the same prob with the colored stripes after 10 min of playing a heavy graphical game (Call of Duty 2, Rome total war). I thought it was the power cord that leads to the Graphic card (internal) and I have changed that one. It helped for a while and then got worse again. Look, i believe it is 2 reasons that both are hardware problems because ATI didn't build their cards correctly: 1. The DC power that is inputed should be extremely "DC" that means, no major ups and downs in the DC source. I believe if I would buy a good reliable power source, it will be fixed. 2. Some important chip that ATI bought, like the memory on the boards, or the oscillator on the clock is a cheap quality hardware and that couses it to work bad on most machines. I believe you cannot fix this by reinsatlling drivers and all this other software that you can find on the web. BUT> I believe you can fix it by buying the correct computer. And I believe we should buy a decent power source and make sure the computer is connected to the ground. What do you think?

Nov 24, 2005, 02:11 AM	Thread Starter #2
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Long story short. My graphics go crazy when i play games. and i get 6 thick distorted lines down my windows screen.

Nov 24, 2005, 04:42 PM	Thread Starter #4
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	yes very hot, but the fan is still working. is there no fixing it though once its overheated?

Nov 24, 2005, 08:14 PM	#5
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	There is, make sure it doesn't overheat again.. It should freeze before the core melts so long as the cooler is on properly so I doubt the card is damaged but its probly slowly cooking

Nov 25, 2005, 04:06 PM	Thread Starter #6
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	I just got an error message saying ATI "external event modual has encountered a serious error" wtf! im thinking its messed, i left it off for about 2 days once and it did the same thing after about 5 min.

Nov 25, 2005, 08:43 PM	Thread Starter #7
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	ok well i messed around with the wire coming out of the card to the screen and it stopps the lines, ill see what happens when i play bf2.

Nov 26, 2005, 04:43 AM	Thread Starter #8
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	woh.. it was the wire. when i mess with it and restart it works fine.. ill buy a new one and see what happens stay tuned.

Nov 26, 2005, 03:32 PM	#9
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Which wire?

Nov 26, 2005, 09:33 PM	Thread Starter #10
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	dont know the name of it.. but i have a wire comming from my monitor to my AWI card.. i have an adapter to make it fit.. could also be the problem. i pull the wire out and mess with it then put it back in and games work fine for a while.. then the graphics slowly start glitching.. wierd....,

Nov 26, 2005, 09:40 PM	#11
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Oh the DVI adapter? Try screwing the adapter in fully and then screwing the monitor into that. Its a heavy adapter so it would likely come loose. Try using those screws

Dec 4, 2005, 08:37 AM	Thread Starter #12
mimic... DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	well i replaced the adapter with just a strait digital cord, and it worked for like 30 min. then it started again... grr.. this will be the last time i buy an all in wonder. unless i find a fix that is. im not giving up yet.

Dec 21, 2005, 02:59 AM	#14
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Most PC's won't run if not properly grounded and most PSU's are grounded. Also if the card had parts that were that defective the card itself wouldn't likely POST, that I know from experience