Problem with HD4670. Corrupted Display

[furious_gamer]

Hi friends,

I had RMA'd my MSI HD4670 and they gave me the replacement. I picked it up to my home and plug it in. It works fine and i played some Games. But the next day, when i try to boot up, it give me the same problem that i faced with my previous card(damaged one). Also when i try to use my old 7600GS , it also gives the same problem.

The problem is, i am getting corrupted display, ie. it looks like Win 98 @ 640x480 resolution. Previously i had the same issue.

Please tell me whether this is the Card's problem or my Motherboard's PCI-e slot problem. I need to confirm it so that i can decide whether to send it to RMA or send the Mobo to RMA.

My system spec is :

E6600
ASUS P5N-MX
Transcend 4GB DDR2
MSI HD4670 1GB
Zebronics 450W SATA II
LG 22"

[static_x]

I faced the same problem when i installed my newly bought mobo. On boot up the resolution used to be 640x480 but after few seconds it use to settle down at 1920x1080.
If this is the case then you may need to update your GART drivers...

[furious_gamer]

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No. The resolution is like 640x480 all the time. I tried it with my old 7600GS and still the same problem. FYI, my HD4670 is newly RMA'd one. So hope it wont be a problem. Please let me know if there is any chance that my mobo PCIe slot went kaput?

[asingh]

Either check your cards on another system, or get a third card -- which is currently working fine from another system.

[static_x]

Please specify your OS. Is is the genuine one?

[asingh]

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What difference will that make...irrespective..?

[furious_gamer]

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I will check some other card in my system. BTW I am only one who is having graphics in my whole village. So i need to get it from my friends who is living some 30kms away my village. Will check it by tomorrow.

And my OS is Windows 7.

[static_x]

Originally Posted by asigh

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What difference will that make...irrespective..?

It may sound irrespective but it actually solved the same issue I've faced.
My newly bought gigabyte mobo was giving me the same problem...I got the replacement but the problem was there...The gigabyte engineer asked me to update the drivers etc but to no avail...I reinstalled the OS twice but the problem was not solved....then I installed the fresh genuine copy of the OS and everything is fine since then....

[furious_gamer]

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I understand your point, but the thing is , installing genuine OS doesn't solved the issue. After few re-installs, the problem had solved in your case. Thats it.

[static_x]

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Thats what I'm saying...I do not know the other technicalities but I was sharing my experience....
Your replaced card as well as the old one is giving the same problem..may be something with your mobo then!!!
You may then need to get another working card to test this...!!!

[furious_gamer]

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My old 7600GS is working fine and i wasn't used it since i bought HD4670. But now, that too even not working. So, surely some issue with mobo. Let me check with my another rig and will be back if there is any problem(Ofcourse it will).

[mavihs]

try installing the latest drives(download the latest from the net)! if it doesn't work, then try again reinstalling the driver! then get back to us!

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also remember to download the drivers from AMDs site only! here is the link: Drivers & Support | GAME.AMD.COM

[furious_gamer]

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Bro, do you think i wouldn't have tried that solution. That was my first attempt to solve the problem. Anyway tried to plug in the card in my office rig, but SMPS went kaput. Will replace it and post the status

[mavihs]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

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Bro, do you think i wouldn't have tried that solution. That was my first attempt to solve the problem. Anyway tried to plug in the card in my office rig, but SMPS went kaput. Will replace it and post the status

did you try installing the drivers, one after the other/in a row twice with out rebooting the system? & which version of the driver did you install?

[furious_gamer]

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I first uninstalled the driver and reboot, then installed the driver again. Still, no use.

Then i reboot the system and in safe mode, i un-installed the drivers and restart it once again to install the driver. No use.

I am using v10.6 drivers now.

[mavihs]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

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I first uninstalled the driver and reboot, then installed the driver again. Still, no use.

Then i reboot the system and in safe mode, i un-installed the drivers and restart it once again to install the driver. No use.

I am using v10.6 drivers now.

see wat i have written! i have told you to follow a different way & i never told you to uninstall!

[furious_gamer]

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Well, i re-installed it as you said too, and i am damn sure that it fails. BTW Do you think it is a driver problem. B'coz if so, then why my 7600GS also giving me same problem

[mavihs]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

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Well, i re-installed it as you said too, and i am damn sure that it fails. BTW Do you think it is a driver problem. B'coz if so, then why my 7600GS also giving me same problem

So you havn't tried it! how can you say it'll fail without trying!
coz 7600GS is a NVidia card & needs other drivers to work!

[asingh]

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Can you explain me the logic of overlaying different drivers one after another without re-boot.

[furious_gamer]

Well, i re-installed it as you said too, and i am damn sure that it fails

Read it carefully dude. I did tried this before and IIRC, it failed. I didn't say blindly that it fails. Chill down yaar

That 7600GS i working fine in my d/l rig.

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Originally Posted by asigh

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Can you explain me the logic of overlaying different drivers one after another without re-boot.

I dont think thats what he is talking about.

[mavihs]

Originally Posted by asigh

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Can you explain me the logic of overlaying different drivers one after another without re-boot.

i'm teling him to overlay the same driver! Some time back ATI drivers had this prob that installing new drivers on old drivers wouldn't install properly & you had to install it once more!

[asingh]

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I doubt that would work. Using Driver Sweeper seems better option. But Raj's issue seems more of hardware.

[furious_gamer]

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You're right. It is an hardware issue. As i told you, the 7600GS i tested was working fine in another system and when i plug it in my system, it is not working. What does that mean? By any chance, does my PCI-e slot went bad?

[mavihs]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

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You're right. It is an hardware issue. As i told you, the 7600GS i tested was working fine in another system and when i plug it in my system, it is not working. What does that mean? By any chance, does my PCI-e slot went bad?

try the 4670 in another system! if it works, then i can think of only one place where the prob will be: Mobo! This is if its H/W prob!

[asingh]

Originally Posted by rajkumar_pb

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You're right. It is an hardware issue. As i told you, the 7600GS i tested was working fine in another system and when i plug it in my system, it is not working. What does that mean? By any chance, does my PCI-e slot went bad?

Board is gone. Sorry. Is your PSU fine...?

EDIT:
No, you PSU is not fine. Just read your signature. Change it....!

[furious_gamer]

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Dude, if my board is gone, them how i am gonna use my system with onboard gfx. Yes, its working fine with IGP. And nope, PSU is newly bought one and its working perfectly. I am damn sure about that. And what bout my siggy?

[asingh]

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Onboard GFX is not related to PSU as much as using a HD5770. That Zebby 450W PSU is totally doubtful.

Also your IGP could be fine, and PCI.E Dock gone bad, which translates to a bad board. By signature I meant, I read about your PSU.

[furious_gamer]

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Yeah, thats what i am saying. My PCIe may went bad. But that doesnt make my board bad?

[borax12]

.....yaar this is a problem with the OS and driver........not the gpu......psu problems could also lead to such visual degradation...but....as the board is being powered ...up full...ie its booting up...so that must not be an issue....i believe the issue could also be the pci-e slot....see if the small...jumpers besides the pci-e slots are not bent...these jumpers are alongside the slot......generally not present in newer baords...or otherwise...unistall the previous....drivers and control center using revo unistaller...and then resinstallt the correct driver....heres the link...Drivers & Support | GAME.AMD.COM

also updating the mobo drivers are better.....how many pci-e slots do u have on ur board...if its like u have 2 then check the card on the other slot too...

[furious_gamer]

Well you dont expect a low end mobo to have 2 PCIe slots. BTW I am damn sure that its not an driver issue. Dude, read my prev posts and you may know that i've tried every possible s/w troubleshooting, but it failed.