20 Most Recent XFX GeForce Fx5700 (128 MB) Graphic Card Questions & Answers

Hi Linda,

It is possible you got some flaky RAM.

There is a way to test it , but I would try a couple of things first.

Download the latest drivers for your video card.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_175.19_whql.html

Check to see if your page file too small.

1. Click Start then right-click on My Computer and click Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab in the Performance section, click on the Settings button.
3. Click the Advanced tab (yes, another Advanced tab) and under the Virtual memory section, click on the Change button.
4. We'll want to delete the current page file, so select the No paging file radio button and click Set. Ignore any warning that may pop up.
5. Then select the Custom size radio button and use 3072 for Initial size (MB) and 6144 for Maximum size (MB) and click Set again.

If you want to test the RAM go here.

http://www.memtest86.com/

Dont buy anything, just click download on the right.

Click on >> ISO image for creating bootable CD (Windows - zip)

If you dont have burning software that will burn an ISO go here

http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download

Burn it to CD and boot from it .

You will have to enable tha in BIOS , when your PC starts it will say press F1 or DEL to enter setup , then there will be a menu that says BOOT , change it to boot off CD first and rboot with the CD in the drive. When it boots hit 1 and let it run its test.

That can take a while so you might want to do it before you go to bed.

It is unlikely that anything happened to the video card in the shop. But I think its a little extreme for them to want you to reload windows. They should have tested it before it left the shop.

The restore failed because of the hardware change. That wouldnt have done much anyway.

You didnt specify what make of PC you have , but there may be some updated chipset (motherboard) drivers that may help as well.

Good luck.

are the stripes repeating in a pattern across the screen? if so you probrably have a video ram bus problem or a video ram problem, either way its probrably an issue with your graphics card, thats the worst case scenario. if your feeling lucky just give your monitor cable a wiggle and see if anything changes

you have tried differrent setting in your video resolutions, what you need is just return to your default settings

HI NIXnerd, If your getting a crosshatched or disrupted box around the pointer then it sounds very much like the pointer accelerator is on it's way out. The pointer is displayed by a sub-unit of the GPU, you can think of this as a mini graphics chip built in to the GPU that is there for the sole purpose of displaying the pointer. Sounds like you know what you're doing re: configuring X so try turning off pointer acceleration and see if it makes a difference, sadly if the pointer accelerator is indeed on it's way out then the rest of the GPU will not be far behind so turning off acceleration should be thought of as a temporary solution. As ever, if you have any questions or need more in-depth help post back.

It looks like you've got video problems. plz write down the error code from BSD and google for it.

73 is a bad memory module. The listing of the error codes is at http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t317706.html or XFX 8200 BIOS LED Codes Finally EXTREME Overclocking Forums

Hi I presume that the installation of Win7Pro was an upgrade from a previous OS and that the graphics card was obtained before Win7 was available, as this would explain the lack of drivers for Win7Pro on the disk. If you go here: AMD Catalyst Display Driver you will be taken straight to a page where you can download the drivers for installation. Hope this is helpful, if so would you please register that with Fixya Cheers

You would at least need windows 7 and also install a video card that would play the game.

You must set up port in drivers and in windows analog for speakers and headset, or digital for hdmi to tv speakers

Best option is to contact customer service or send an email

Does both the port not giving you display did you check the memories is it all fine set also the power you have connected it properly try it in different machine check the PCIE Volts which slot is suitable for your Card on your motherboard. try the display cables and cooling all ok than i am afraid you need to send it to a workshop or you can fix if you know chip level work so there is An IC if fails or leak it does not give any out put so you need to change that.

Maybe you have set the view to large icons in properties.

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