Fixing a Radeon 9700 pro?

[neonerd]

Does anyone know how to fix a Radeon 9700 Pro that has ghostly images? I didn't check the descroption for an ebay listing, and now i'm stuck. Really need help, because have no clue where to start...Please, i need your help...

 

[cockeyed]

Personally, I never heard of the video card itself causing a ghost image, although, I would not say it could not happen. Usually, a ghost image is caused by the video cable or connections. Some other things you could try are: use a BNC cable if your monitor has connections for it, try a different refresh rate and tweak the monitor adjustments for convergence and moire. This might or might not help. Good luck!

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: cockeyed
Personally, I never heard of the video card itself causing a ghost image, although, I would not say it could not happen. Usually, a ghost image is caused by the video cable or connections. Some other things you could try are: use a BNC cable if your monitor has connections for it, try a different refresh rate and tweak the monitor adjustments for convergence and moire. This might or might not help. Good luck!

here is the listing...idk, maybe it'll tell u guys something....check the descritption, something i should have checked before buying the card and getting myself into the mess.

Link

 

[Lonyo]

RADEON? 9700 PRO Specifications: RADEON? 9700 PRO Memory 128MB Core Clock 275 MHz Memory Clock 540 MHz Bus Type AGP 8X OS Support Windows® 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or LINUX Ports - VGA connector for analog CRT - S-video or composite connector for TV / VCR - DVI-I connector for digital CRT or flat panel Maximum 3D Resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 60Hz

It's not a Radeon 9700Pro.
"ATI already announced that the Radeon 9700 Pro would run at a core clock of 325MHz with 310MHz DDR"

What you have is a Radeon 9700 NON-Pro.
I don't know if you can claim he mis sold by saying it was a 9700Pro, since it's quite clearly a 9700 non-pro from the clock speeds.
But the 9700Pro is 325/620, the 9700 non-pro is 275/540 (what you have)

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

RADEON? 9700 PRO Specifications: RADEON? 9700 PRO Memory 128MB Core Clock 275 MHz Memory Clock 540 MHz Bus Type AGP 8X OS Support Windows® 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or LINUX Ports - VGA connector for analog CRT - S-video or composite connector for TV / VCR - DVI-I connector for digital CRT or flat panel Maximum 3D Resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 60Hz

It's not a Radeon 9700Pro.
"ATI already announced that the Radeon 9700 Pro would run at a core clock of 325MHz with 310MHz DDR"

What you have is a Radeon 9700 NON-Pro.
I don't know if you can claim he mis sold by saying it was a 9700Pro, since it's quite clearly a 9700 non-pro from the clock speeds.
But the 9700Pro is 325/620, the 9700 non-pro is 275/540 (what you have)

holy he11! thanks! i just sent him an email stating that it was a mis-sale, and not a pro. I'm waiting for a reply....will post it when it comes.

 

[neonerd]

Here's what he wrote:

hi, you win my auction, sorry i not refund the money.
the video card are the radeon 9700 pro DVI.

i send you the videocard, this week.

thanks
elvin






EDIT: back to the fixing it issue, and not getting my money refunded...unfortunately

 

[Amorphus]

psh. file a complaint.

and he can't speak english. and he's named elvin. thats just a weird turnoff right there.

hrm, check if the RAM chips are hot.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: Amorphus
psh. file a complaint.

and he can't speak english. and he's named elvin. thats just a weird turnoff right there.

hrm, check if the RAM chips are hot.

filing complains....not good at it, something i also probably need help with...:disgust:

 

[kza]

If it's not the cable, just RMA it. Should still be under warranty. I'm not sure how long Radeon's warranty is, but they are usually like 3 years or lifetime warranty. I'm pretty sure the 9700 aren't 3 years old yet so it's automatically under warranty if the warranty is 3 years. As long as it's in the time frame, they don't even need you to verify your purchase. That's what I did with my GF2 a long time ago. I just called them up and got an RMA number and sent them the card and received a new card in like 2 weeks.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: kza
If it's not the cable, just RMA it. Should still be under warranty. I'm not sure how long Radeon's warranty is, but they are usually like 3 years or lifetime warranty. I'm pretty sure the 9700 aren't 3 years old yet so it's automatically under warranty if the warranty is 3 years. As long as it's in the time frame, they don't even need you to verify your purchase. That's what I did with my GF2 a long time ago. I just called them up and got an RMA number and sent them the card and received a new card in like 2 weeks.

do i need a warranty card?

 

[cockeyed]

Originally posted by: kza
If it's not the cable, just RMA it. Should still be under warranty. I'm not sure how long Radeon's warranty is, but they are usually like 3 years or lifetime warranty. I'm pretty sure the 9700 aren't 3 years old yet so it's automatically under warranty if the warranty is 3 years. As long as it's in the time frame, they don't even need you to verify your purchase. That's what I did with my GF2 a long time ago. I just called them up and got an RMA number and sent them the card and received a new card in like 2 weeks.

A real crap deal! However, you might come out the winner. As KZA said above, you might be able to RMA it back to ATi. Here is the best part; if they don't have another 9700 to replace it with, they just might sent you a 9800np or pro. Go to the ATI site and try to register your cards serial number for its 3 year warranty; that's how I recently registered my new 9800np. You could end up having the last laugh!