Issue with Palit HD4850 Sonic

[RMN]

my 3 days old Card is giving me few probs!

initially i got few red vertical patches on the screen followed by vertical green dots and this use to disappear when i my Vista gets loaded.

but since morning i keep getting this all the time and i get a BSOD after the "Loading" screen of Vista.this keeps happening and i cant access my OS...the only way is to boot in Safe Mode and then restart...though the patches come agiain it disappears after Vista is loaded.
i have not been able to test my card much since i don't have any games right now,but tried furmark and my display crashed.
My driver ver is 8.541.0.0.

tq

[Ethan_Hunt]

Can you try installing XP & see if the problem still persists?

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by RMN

my 3 days old Card is giving me few probs!

initially i got few red vertical patches on the screen followed by vertical green dots and this use to disappear when i my Vista gets loaded.

but since morning i keep getting this all the time and i get a BSOD after the "Loading" screen of Vista.this keeps happening and i cant access my OS...the only way is to boot in Safe Mode and then restart...though the patches come agiain it disappears after Vista is loaded.
i have not been able to test my card much since i don't have any games right now,but tried furmark and my display crashed.
My driver ver is 8.541.0.0.

tq

You must upgrade Graphics driver to 8.10

[RMN]

im having trouble installing XP(BSOD)

@desibond
sry i already have them...under "device Manager" it shows 8.541.0.0.

[hellgate]

then try the card in a diff pc and see if u get the same probs....
also hav u oc'd ur quad?

[tkin]

Originally Posted by RMN

im having trouble installing XP(BSOD)

@desibond
sry i already have them...under "device Manager" it shows 8.541.0.0.

Go to mobo bios, look for the Storage(HDD) Configuration section, then set drives as IDE. The BSOD during XP installation is caused if storage is configured as AHCI.

[RMN]

@hellgate
no i have not OC'd anything.

[RMN]

Update:I took my card to Tirupati and they tried it on their system without the drivers and there was absolutely no prob.I asked them to try with the drivers on but they said then they will need 2 days.
and they also told me that the prob sounds like a SW issue and asked me to do a clean install of Vista again.esp if i had updated my mobo driver or BIOS(and i had updated)so i took the card home.put it back to my system and reinserted the RAM...voila no prob!....next day it comes back.!i called tirupati and the guy tells me IT IS a SW issues and hence cant replace...he asked me to to a clean installation of VISTA

i reinstalled(clean) my Vista 32bit and installed the latest drivers for everything.
its been around 4 days....first couple of days i had no prob but then it slowly it started to come back and now every time i shutdown my pc and switch it back on after more than 10mins,i have to restart at least 10 times to get through the Vista loading screen....once that's done then no prob!.

ill explain my prob again-when i switch the system on right after the MSI screen i get red bars and green dots on my screen...then VISTA loading screen comes...after that the screen goes blank and the comes the BSOD with atikmdag.sys!
i have only tried the game that come with 3dmark06...played for 3-4 mins and was fine.....also i was able to complete the 3dmark benchmark succesfully with a score of 9960.
no OCing done on any parts.

i cant still figure out if its a HW or SW issue and i have no options left...pls help me..
tq

[realdan]

when

I took my card to Tirupati and they tried it on their system without the drivers and there was absolutely no prob

i presume there was none of these symptoms

when i switch the system on right after the MSI screen i get red bars and green dots on my screen

you might want to try updating the motherboard BIOS to a newer version if available.
you might want to check out the fans of the graphics card..run some games and see if it revs up or not.
you also might want to check ur system ram also

appearance of dots and all are not a good sign esp in the boot screen..indicating some sorts of problem..
did you installed it properly...was the requisite power cable connected...

more later

[RMN]

my BIOS is the latest ver.
the fan seems to be ok coz even when i benchmark with 3dmark the temp stays bet 50-60.

[tkin]

Originally Posted by RMN

Update:I took my card to Tirupati and they tried it on their system without the drivers and there was absolutely no prob.I asked them to try with the drivers on but they said then they will need 2 days.
and they also told me that the prob sounds like a SW issue and asked me to do a clean install of Vista again.esp if i had updated my mobo driver or BIOS(and i had updated)so i took the card home.put it back to my system and reinserted the RAM...voila no prob!....next day it comes back.!i called tirupati and the guy tells me IT IS a SW issues and hence cant replace...he asked me to to a clean installation of VISTA

i reinstalled(clean) my Vista 32bit and installed the latest drivers for everything.
its been around 4 days....first couple of days i had no prob but then it slowly it started to come back and now every time i shutdown my pc and switch it back on after more than 10mins,i have to restart at least 10 times to get through the Vista loading screen....once that's done then no prob!.

ill explain my prob again-when i switch the system on right after the MSI screen i get red bars and green dots on my screen...then VISTA loading screen comes...after that the screen goes blank and the comes the BSOD with atikmdag.sys!
i have only tried the game that come with 3dmark06...played for 3-4 mins and was fine.....also i was able to complete the 3dmark benchmark succesfully with a score of 9960.
no OCing done on any parts.

i cant still figure out if its a HW or SW issue and i have no options left...pls help me..
tq

Check whether your RAM stick is O.K, run memtest86 to be sure, the problem can also be related to the motherboard.

The best possible solution is to take your HDD along with the GFx card to Tirupati(or a friend's house), use your HDD along with the GFx card to boot up to find whether its a software issue, if boot-up is O.K then the problem is related with the mobo probably.

If problem occures during boot-up install XP, and consider changing the HDD.

[RMN]

my memtest results
My Memtest Results

[tkin]

Originally Posted by RMN

my memtest results
My Memtest Results

Then go for second suggestion, try to isolate the faulty component(SW/HW)

[RMN]

you mean i have to try a diff RAM?

[tkin]

Originally Posted by RMN

you mean i have to try a diff RAM?

First do what I said earlier, if the PC boots @ Tirupati's service centre with your GFx card and your HDD then the problem is either with the mobo or RAM, then try to change the RAM(use a friend's, even 256MB will do) if PC boots O.K then problem is with your old RAM, if PC doesn't boot with new RAM then the mobo's the culprit.

P.S-Try to use older drivers from ATI.

If PC fails to boot @ Tirupati's then your HDD's dead, get a new one.

SMPS can also cause trouble, faulty SMPS can cause BSOD.

[RMN]

ok ill try them...
but if the HHD is dead then i would not be able to access my files right?

ok i have 2 old 256 sticks of HYNIX...its says DDRPC333 and DDRPC400...can i use this in my system?

[realdan]

i dont think your motherboard supports ddr400 or ddr333 ram..it only support DDR2 667/800/1066 RAM

[RMN]

oh yes...thanks a lot.

[ultimategpu]

Originally Posted by RMN

oh yes...thanks a lot.

Can u tell me what is the cost of your "monitor"=DELL SP2008WFP

[max_snyper]

Hey Buddy
Have U Checked Ur Hd4850 On Friends Comp Coz There U Can Get A Clear Picture....secondly Check Ur Smps Coz That Cud Sort Of Trouble
First Do One Thing Uninstall Vista, Install Windows Xp And See If It Works Or Not If It Doesnt Work Switch To Old Drivers If Everything Fails Then It Is A Hardware Fault
One Of The Three Parts Cud The Problem
1.motherboard
2.ur Smps
3.graphics Card
(graphic Card Is Just A Option )
These Three Come Into Picture When Video Problem Is Involved.....

[RMN]

@ultimategpu
i bought it a month back for 14k inc tax
@max_snyper
i can install XP since im getting a BSOD at the setup

[ultimategpu]

Originally Posted by RMN

@ultimategpu
i bought it a month back for 14k inc tax

Thank you

[hellgate]

^^^ i agree that there r probs with the ATi gfx drivers.i've had same bsod probs with my HD4850 and my current HD 4870 Sonic.but there probs r rare not like yours.i think ur prob is with ram.my frnd had a similar prob like urs with his 4850.he inc'd the vdimm and prob was solved

[RMN]

Originally Posted by RMN

@max_snyper
i cant install XP since im getting a BSOD at the setup

sry mistake!

Originally Posted by hellgate

he inc'd the vdimm and prob was solved

sry i dint get you....vdimm?

btw...i had shut down my pc for around 45mins and just switched it back on now and...well i dint get any error!
god!

[RMN]

guys....i think ive found the prob.
since my PC was restarting like a mad dog...and since i was as angry as a mad bull..i decided to do it the hard way!

i just kept waving all the wires esp.the one that connects to the card...some blocks started to disappear!and since then my pc looks fine!i don't think its the PSU but the adapter that i got with the card...anyway im not sure yet...ill check out tom morning which is when everything is at its worst and report back.!


pray for me!

[tkin]

Originally Posted by RMN

@ultimategpu
i bought it a month back for 14k inc tax
@max_snyper
i can install XP since im getting a BSOD at the setup

BSOD may be cased by SATA Native mode/ AHCI mode being enabled for HDDs. Disable it in bios.

[kaja]

Dear buddy,

I have also got the same problem (3 vertical red lines and dots) with palit 4850 sonic and also tried it with intel 965 ry with transcend 800 ram but no use the same lines appear again. Tried different ram, psu, hdd, the error still persists and I tried xfx 7300 gt card in my mobo it works fine. So I found the culprit is the 4850 sonic. Tried every possible way even without hdd and keyboard, mouse but no use.

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intel 6400 - asus p5q deluxe - palit 4850 sonic - corsair 6400c4 dhx 1gb x 2 ddr2 ram - corsaid cmpsu 620hx - coolermaster cm 690 case - apc 1100va ups

[RMN]

@kaja
yes its the cards fault.i suspected that the power converter i got with the card was faulty...got it replaced but no use.
now i have found the prob,it is the power port on the card that is loose. i took it to the service center again and they agreed to replace it(finally!)...ill have to wait till Monday for it!

btw...when those lines appear try to gently(or little hard) press the power port on your GFX card..if then the lines disappear then its the ports fault.

did you ask for replacement?

[kaja]

I have tried several times (power port of the card) with my corsair tx750 watts and and hx620 watts both got 8 pin and also tried with totally different pc but no use. I have given it for replacement. It will took 2 to 4 days.

[RMN]

ok guys i finally got the replacement and its just fine now!