16 Jan
2007
16 Jan
'07
6:57 p.m.
On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 06:44:40PM +0000, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
Reference the GFX card, it does sound very much like a hardware problem, perhaps an issue with the video ram. I'd try and substitute a similar card borrowed from somewhere to confirm. I have also seen some GFX cards upset by a failing or poor quality PSU.
Do the PCI-e versions of this card require an additional power connector? the AGP versions do and don't do 3d very well if you don't plug it in. The other consideration is have you checked the fan is working? and have you tried underclocking the card to see if that helps (or checked it isn't overclocked). As you say the problem occurs in > 1 OS then I suspect it is faulty hardware.
Adam
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