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Wolf0

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Quote from: Etlase2 on August 13, 2013, 09:40:03 AM

Quote from: Wolf0 on August 13, 2013, 08:25:58 AM

Two seperate cards are in the EXACT same boat? I kind of doubt it, especially since I have to RMA one 7950 already...

yeah that's what I get for being up at like 4am... I was thinking you tried the GPU in two computers. Have you checked the motherboard for leaking/exploded capacitors?

I don't see any.

Quote from: Hydroponica on August 13, 2013, 09:12:38 AM

Sounds like a driver problem, tbh. Can you boot off your windows CD? You can try system restore, and, if that doesn't work, format, reinstall.

Dude, I can't fucking see. Most of the time, it doesn't even show the BIOS splash screen. How could that POSSIBLY be a driver problem?

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Quote from: Etlase2 on August 13, 2013, 06:16:08 AM

Quote from: Wolf0 on August 13, 2013, 05:05:22 AM

After trying 50 or so times, the rig booted! But only to the "Starting Windows..." screen, then it hung. Sad

Considering it's a mining rig, the video card is most likely fried--as opposed to being a m/b or psu issue. PSU and motherboard issues tend to result in random or frequent reboots. What it sounds like is happening here is that as soon as 3D acceleration drivers get loaded, the card is taking a dump. I think the VGA port still bypasses any fancy chips until those drivers are loaded, whereas DVI/HDMI probably don't, and this might be the reason why you were able to get further using that port. Although since it has only "worked" once, it is still pretty likely that the card is in a real bad way.

Two seperate cards are in the EXACT same boat? I kind of doubt it, especially since I have to RMA one 7950 already...

EDIT: Also, when I got to the "Starting Windows..." screen, I was using HDMI. There are some times when the board doesn't POST at all, other times it POSTs, but no video, and other times it shows video, then it hangs before getting to GRUB.

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After trying 50 or so times, the rig booted! But only to the "Starting Windows..." screen, then it hung. Sad

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Quote from: Wolf0 on August 13, 2013, 08:25:58 AM

Two seperate cards are in the EXACT same boat? I kind of doubt it, especially since I have to RMA one 7950 already...

yeah that's what I get for being up at like 4am... I was thinking you tried the GPU in two computers. Have you checked the motherboard for leaking/exploded capacitors?

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fml

Sounds like a driver problem, tbh. Can you boot off your windows CD? You can try system restore, and, if that doesn't work, format, reinstall.

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Safe mode should work then.

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Quote from: Wolf0 on August 13, 2013, 05:05:22 AM

After trying 50 or so times, the rig booted! But only to the "Starting Windows..." screen, then it hung. Sad

Considering it's a mining rig, the video card is most likely fried--as opposed to being a m/b or psu issue. PSU and motherboard issues tend to result in random or frequent reboots. What it sounds like is happening here is that as soon as 3D acceleration drivers get loaded, the card is taking a dump. I think the VGA port still bypasses any fancy chips until those drivers are loaded, whereas DVI/HDMI probably don't, and this might be the reason why you were able to get further using that port. Although since it has only "worked" once, it is still pretty likely that the card is in a real bad way.

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i have a similar problem, im not too sure if its the same card though, MIne only outputs to HDMI but refuses to outut via DVI, the card also isnt detected if i use the onboard vga.

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