X1800XT Problem

sully127 · Dec 6, 2006, 04:10 AM

Hey everybody. I'm having an issue with an ATI Radeon X1800XT in a custom rig that I put together. I appreciate any time anyone takes to offer some ideas as to what the issue may be.

Initially, this setup worked fine, but it is no longer working. i'll give you the specs then describe the problem.

ATI Radeon X1800XT 256MB
ASUS A8N32-SLI Delux Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD mobo
Seagate ST3320620A 320 GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 HDD
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2.0 GHz
Corsair XMS 2GB 184 Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400
KWorld VS-TV7133 3DYC PCI Interface TV Tuner Expert PVR - TV Card
SFC Silent SF-650A12 ATX12V 2.0 650W Power Supply

Running WinXP Pro

Now, the problem:

I get no display on monitors from either DVI connection. I've tried DVI displays as well as analog with converters, I get nothing. When I boot the computer, the fan on the video card idles extremely high. From time to time, I can get the system to work (seemingly randomly), and the fan is at a normal volume when the system actually works; therefore, I definitely think the high fan speed is not coincidental.

From the LEDs on the RAM it appears that the system is booting into the Windows logon screen normally (a lot of activity and then stablization), but I have no way of finding out what's going on. I'm hoping the card isn't "dead" because I doubt I can get it replaced (got it from Newegg 7/27/06).

So, as I said, ANY advice or speculation is really really appreciated. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.

-Sully

[hobo]eclipse · Dec 6, 2006, 04:58 AM

maybe start with removing the reinserting the video card? or may be a PCI card to confirm its the video card acting up

sully127 · Dec 6, 2006, 05:10 AM

I've tried re-seating as well as removing the tuner card, removing the RAM, I even tried to boot with the bale not plugged into the vid card which should give you the error message, but i didn't even get that.

~~hackerx~~ · Dec 6, 2006, 10:48 AM

It can be a monitor problem.Verify if the monitor is working first.
If it is put the card in another system and see if it works there.

sully127 · Dec 6, 2006, 03:32 PM

I moved the system to a working display and still had the same results.

This is basically coming down to figuring out whether the mobo or vid card has failed because I'm 99% sure it is either of those.

What should the fan running high on the video card tell me?

~~hackerx~~ · Dec 6, 2006, 04:48 PM

It could mean a lot of things.
1.Ur card is overheating.
2.Ur card is dead,so no PWM and the fan runs at full all the time.
3.Ur cards bios is corrupted and it makes the fan run at full all the time.
Well u should try ur rig with another gfx card and see if u get display.If u do get the card replaced(RMA).

CompressorX · Dec 6, 2006, 07:57 PM

The fan always runs at 100% at boot time for about 5 sec and then drops down to 36% (default) so it might be that your rig cant get no further than bios and thats why the fan is runing on 100%. I had a similar issue when my CPU died .. It worked randomly but most of the time it was just stuck on bios (sometimes before bios screen sometimes a little after).

It might not be the CPU but mine was.
Anyway the fan is supose to go to 100% at boot time.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 6, 2006, 08:45 PM

I'd RMA the card at this point.

Dec 6, 2006, 04:10 AM	#1
sully127 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	X1800XT Problem Hey everybody. I'm having an issue with an ATI Radeon X1800XT in a custom rig that I put together. I appreciate any time anyone takes to offer some ideas as to what the issue may be. Initially, this setup worked fine, but it is no longer working. i'll give you the specs then describe the problem. ATI Radeon X1800XT 256MB ASUS A8N32-SLI Delux Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD mobo Seagate ST3320620A 320 GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 HDD AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2.0 GHz Corsair XMS 2GB 184 Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 KWorld VS-TV7133 3DYC PCI Interface TV Tuner Expert PVR - TV Card SFC Silent SF-650A12 ATX12V 2.0 650W Power Supply Running WinXP Pro Now, the problem: I get no display on monitors from either DVI connection. I've tried DVI displays as well as analog with converters, I get nothing. When I boot the computer, the fan on the video card idles extremely high. From time to time, I can get the system to work (seemingly randomly), and the fan is at a normal volume when the system actually works; therefore, I definitely think the high fan speed is not coincidental. From the LEDs on the RAM it appears that the system is booting into the Windows logon screen normally (a lot of activity and then stablization), but I have no way of finding out what's going on. I'm hoping the card isn't "dead" because I doubt I can get it replaced (got it from Newegg 7/27/06). So, as I said, ANY advice or speculation is really really appreciated. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this. -Sully

Dec 6, 2006, 07:57 PM	#7
CompressorX DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 161 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	The fan always runs at 100% at boot time for about 5 sec and then drops down to 36% (default) so it might be that your rig cant get no further than bios and thats why the fan is runing on 100%. I had a similar issue when my CPU died .. It worked randomly but most of the time it was just stuck on bios (sometimes before bios screen sometimes a little after). It might not be the CPU but mine was. Anyway the fan is supose to go to 100% at boot time. __________________ Bah ! Last edited by CompressorX; Dec 13, 2006 at 11:10 PM.

Dec 6, 2006, 04:58 AM	#2
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	maybe start with removing the reinserting the video card? or may be a PCI card to confirm its the video card acting up

Dec 6, 2006, 05:10 AM	Thread Starter #3
sully127 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I've tried re-seating as well as removing the tuner card, removing the RAM, I even tried to boot with the bale not plugged into the vid card which should give you the error message, but i didn't even get that.

Dec 6, 2006, 10:48 AM	#4
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	It can be a monitor problem.Verify if the monitor is working first. If it is put the card in another system and see if it works there.

Dec 6, 2006, 03:32 PM	Thread Starter #5
sully127 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I moved the system to a working display and still had the same results. This is basically coming down to figuring out whether the mobo or vid card has failed because I'm 99% sure it is either of those. What should the fan running high on the video card tell me?

Dec 6, 2006, 04:48 PM	#6
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	It could mean a lot of things. 1.Ur card is overheating. 2.Ur card is dead,so no PWM and the fan runs at full all the time. 3.Ur cards bios is corrupted and it makes the fan run at full all the time. Well u should try ur rig with another gfx card and see if u get display.If u do get the card replaced(RMA).

Dec 6, 2006, 08:45 PM	#8
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	I'd RMA the card at this point.