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Re: Dead graphics card?
08/08/13 01:08 AM
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> I have a XFX Radeon HD 7850 graphics card, and I was in the middle of playing an old
> 3D game (non-MAME) when my computer suddenly powers off. I know it was just the
> computer and not a complete power outage because the LEDs on my monitor and speakers
> stayed on. When I power it back on, I get nothing but a black screen, so I turn it
> off and turn it back on again and hit delete to get into the BIOS. The BIOS settings
> screen shows up for half a second before it goes black again. Fortunately my
> motherboard has onboard video, so I pull the secondary power supply cable on the
> graphics card and plug my monitor into the onboard video instead, power up and
> everything seems fine. I power off, plug the monitor back into the graphics card,
> plug in its second power cable, turn everything back on and black screen again. Does
> this sound like a dead graphics card?
Could be a dead gfx card, but keep in mind that your card is pulling a ton more juice than the onboard video. Could just be a weak 12v rail on your PC power supply. I'd open that up and look for swollen caps.
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