I think I killed my graphics card...

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Mavix

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Yup, as the title suggests, I think I killed it. I have a GeForce 6200, and every now and then while playing a game the computer freezes. I think it might be because I have beta drivers. Anyway, I was looking through my downloads folder and found these Omega drivers that I had downloaded a while back, and I though cool, maybe this'll fix the problem and give me a better frame rate!
So, I started the install, and as soon as it finished my PC froze. Woo hoo! So I pulled the plug and restarted. I was greeted with a lovely messy corrupted display on which nothing can be distinguished (See pic below). It's like a whole lot of horizontal columns constantly moving about and changing colours.
http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=10253&cat=500

Anyways, I found that my on board works, as well as my GeForce 4MX (Yay!) works (On the same AGP port as the 6200), so I think it's the card itself that is damaged. I installed some older Forceware drivers for my 4MX, then restarted with the 6200, but still not luck. BTW, the corrupted screen starts as soon as I switch the PC on, not just in Windows. It's at the BIOS, start-up, everywhere!
Is there anything that I can do, or am I forever doomed to using a 4MX with artifacts?
 
I remember I screwed myself by flashing my graphics card and seeing jack after I restarted my pc, had to navigate through command prompt whilst seeing jack on the screen to get it flashed back.
 
My XFX 6200 just did the same thing yesterday - freezes and crashes my PC when playing video or games. uninstalled all drivers and have tried 3 versions so far, with the same result - old drivers - crash, native drivers from CD - crash, latest drivers - crash --- I think the card is knackered, although it's only been used twice as a backup card...
 
My PC doesn't do onboard + AGP at the same time, just as I suspected. Then I remembered how I got myself out of a similar mess before: use a PCI card! Well, my Voodoo Banshee appears to have disapeared, and instead I found an ancient AGP card... Why do things disapear when you need them most?
Anyways, I'll try to get hold of a PCI card, and I'll just try the blind CLI approach for now...
 
Mavix said:
My PC doesn't do onboard + AGP at the same time, just as I suspected. Then I remembered how I got myself out of a similar mess before: use a PCI card! Well, my Voodoo Banshee appears to have disapeared, and instead I found an ancient AGP card... Why do things disapear when you need them most?
Anyways, I'll try to get hold of a PCI card, and I'll just try the blind CLI approach for now...
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I dont think its dead, just get another card in an uninstall your current driver for the 6200.

Take off the heatsink of ur 6200 and get on some new thermal paste...X

Then put back ur 6200 and install whatever driver you were using.

Assuming its the passively cooler version, play a game and touch the card and see if it burns your finger...if it does find a snall fan and screw it over the heatsink.

DONE!
 
Had the same problem , try rolling back the drivers in windows or re-install the new ones twice
 
Well like I said before it's not the drivers. The graphics card itself has a problem. The display is corrupted as soon as I switch the PC, LONG before Windows. Besides, I've gotten rid of the card and I'm getting a slightly better one...
 
Mavix said:
Well like I said before it's not the drivers. The graphics card itself has a problem. The display is corrupted as soon as I switch the PC, LONG before Windows. Besides, I've gotten rid of the card and I'm getting a slightly better one...
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What card are you getting now?
 
were can you get frimware for nvidia cards such as this one?
 
Frimware? If you mean firmware, try mvktech.net. And make sure you download nvflash too.
 
Ok mavix has now givin the graphics card to me.
I have flashed it and have installed the drivers so now the computer sees it but. Its got an error 10 (device will not start )
 
I have been able to do this all with my 3dfx voodoo banshee the primary card, and the BIOS settings set to PCI, when I start my computer up normaly it makes a beep and show the hardware and then a second beep after that before it boots windows, when I set the BIOS settings to AGP and took the PCI card out there are no beeps and nothing come up on the screen.
 
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