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What's with my radeon 9800 pro?

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Justin218

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I got this refurbished from newegg, but apparently refurbished means returned to them or something. Here is what it looks like:
http://www.justinwolman.com/stuff/IMG_2751.jpg
It looks ok in the bios though. I am wondering if this is a driver or hardware issue... I am confused. I tried to install the drivers and then it wouldn't even boot to windows, it would freeze up. I put my old radeon 9500 back in and I'm running ok now.
 
Originally posted by: Justin218
I got this refurbished from newegg, but apparently refurbished means returned to them or something. Here is what it looks like:
http://www.justinwolman.com/stuff/IMG_2751.jpg
It looks ok in the bios though. I am wondering if this is a driver or hardware issue... I am confused. I tried to install the drivers and then it wouldn't even boot to windows, it would freeze up. I put my old radeon 9500 back in and I'm running ok now.
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"Newegg.com does not test any product, including refurbished items. Refurbished components are therefore only tested by the original manufacturer. Due to the varying quality of manufacturer testing, YOU ARE TAKING A RISK BUYING REFURBISHED PRODUCTS."

Ding ding ding. Return the card to Newegg.

 
That sucks. I would never put full confidence in a Newegg refurb, but the ratio of good to bad usually falls heavily into the former category. Maybe you'll get lucky with the next one and actually receive a working card and the accessories.
 
I have never returned anything to newegg, do they send a replacement for a refurbished item, or just give a credit?
 
Before returning it, try running the latest version of Driver Cleaner, then reinstalling the latest cats. Might also want to check the bios. Could be a failed flash to XT or a fried chip.

Anyway, people are limitlessly stupid about what they do to their stuff & soulless about shedding responsibility for it. As such, I don't buy used or non-factory refurb.
 
Okay, what loser returned that board to Newegg and claimed it was still good? :| Yeah I guess Newegg really should start chacking these but still... you don't return a defective product and tell Newegg that it's still usable, you tell them its defective.. grrr..

I'd just return that and try again, hopefully you get a good one this time. 🙂
 
I just can't get it to work properly in Windows. I've tried Driver Cleaner and the newest drivers a couple times. Strange that it works in Knoppix though. I've even gone so far as to try a fresh format on a different hard drive, to see if I had any weird driver issue. As soon as I got to the windowish part of the setup the crazy artifacts and gibberish started showing up.
 
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