[SOLVED] Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card

BigT65 · 09-30-2008, 09:32 PM

I have a BFG 6800 GT OC card that I bought second hand so I am not going to get any help from BFG Tech. I had it installed and it was working just great when one day I was running Flight Simulator X and it all of a sudden developed broken vertical blue lines about 1 inch wide on the screen. I took it out and put in my old ATI 9800 Pro and everything was fine. A few weeks later I reinstalled the BFG 6800 but still had the same blue lines. Even with the card in the system but drivers not yet installed. Just being in the computer causes the problem. Does anyone have any idea what the problem is?

**manic** · 10-01-2008, 01:36 AM

What power supply are you using,,,

dai · 10-01-2008, 02:35 AM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

any error message
check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them

BigT65 · 10-02-2008, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic

What power supply are you using,,,

My power supply is 420 watts
cpu is intel p4 3.0GHz
mother board is Asus P4C800 Delux
Ram is 2 GB Corsair
Built by NuTrend (now out of business)
No error messages
I don't know the tempretures and voltages in the bios because I current have the BFG card out of my system.

dai · 10-03-2008, 02:52 AM

see if you can borrow a larger wattage psu to try in it
to put the nvidia card in you need to ininstall all the ati drivers and software first or they will conflict with nvidia

Eminef · 10-03-2008, 04:20 AM

I've got a XFX 6800 and its worked fine for me for over 2 years.. i dont really know what else is in this computer tbh.. but this sounds like a weird error.

ebackhus · 10-03-2008, 08:41 AM

My girlfriend's PC was running the same card without problems. In your case I say it's that weak PSU that's causing your problems.

BigT65 · 10-07-2008, 10:05 PM

This video card was working perfectly for about 2 months. I think the 420 watt power supply should be adaquate. What concerns me most is that if I completely uninstall my ATI card then put the BFG in I get the vertical blue lines even from the very first screen when it shows the mother board logo and offers the option to go into the bios by pressing DEL. Keep in mind that I haven't even installed the software for the BFG yet. This looks like a physical problem with the card itself. What could be the possibilities?

dai · 10-07-2008, 11:26 PM

what brand is the power supply

BigT65 · 10-12-2008, 06:51 PM

My power supply is a Turbolink 420ATX switching power supply.

dai · 10-13-2008, 09:55 AM

most of these turbolink units were pure junk but were ok before the demands of the P4 came in
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b450w

BigT65 · 10-14-2008, 04:15 PM

I suppose it could be the power supply but it did work great for 2 or 3 months. Also the ATI Radeon 9800 I have in there now is working just fine. both units were hooked up to the same power supply plug. I may try a new power supply but I was thinking about buying a whole new system with a lot of game power. I may have to hold off til the economy looks a little more stable. The longer you wait the more you can usually get for less. If I do get it going I will post the story.

BigT65 · 11-08-2008, 09:27 PM

So, I purchased a new Corsair 450W power supply and hooked it up, but nothing has changed. I believe the wide blue lines in the opening screens are due to not having any driver loaded yet. Because when it gets to the login screen the screen looks normal. When I go to install the driver it all looks good until the install wizard starts, the progress bar goes about half way then stops and about 30 seconds later the computer goes to blue screen. I went to the nvidia website and downloaded an updated driver (dated 10/2008). I was able to install this driver but after going through the login screen the monitor goes black and I have to reboot into safe mode and disable the driver. And I am back where I started.
Anyone got any ideas?

dai · 11-09-2008, 12:50 AM

in the device manager uninstall the video card
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes rebooting
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

BigT65 · 11-10-2008, 09:20 AM

I got a reply from BFG Tech. He suggested using a program called Driver Cleaner Pro to scrub away all pieces of old drivers then install the Nvidia driver from safe mode. That did the trick. It seems to be working great now. I believe the new power supply has made some improvements too. Thanks for your help.

dai · 11-10-2008, 09:30 AM

glad you have it sorted
whenever you change the drivers you have to uninstall the old before installing the new ones

09-30-2008, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigT65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP SP3	[SOLVED] Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card I have a BFG 6800 GT OC card that I bought second hand so I am not going to get any help from BFG Tech. I had it installed and it was working just great when one day I was running Flight Simulator X and it all of a sudden developed broken vertical blue lines about 1 inch wide on the screen. I took it out and put in my old ATI 9800 Pro and everything was fine. A few weeks later I reinstalled the BFG 6800 but still had the same blue lines. Even with the card in the system but drivers not yet installed. Just being in the computer causes the problem. Does anyone have any idea what the problem is?

10-01-2008, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,249 OS: xp	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card What power supply are you using,,, __________________

10-01-2008, 02:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,733 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage any error message check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them __________________

10-03-2008, 02:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,733 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card see if you can borrow a larger wattage psu to try in it to put the nvidia card in you need to ininstall all the ati drivers and software first or they will conflict with nvidia __________________

10-03-2008, 04:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Eminef Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 69 OS: Windows XP - Service Pack 3	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card I've got a XFX 6800 and its worked fine for me for over 2 years.. i dont really know what else is in this computer tbh.. but this sounds like a weird error.

10-03-2008, 08:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,313 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card My girlfriend's PC was running the same card without problems. In your case I say it's that weak PSU that's causing your problems. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-07-2008, 10:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigT65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card This video card was working perfectly for about 2 months. I think the 420 watt power supply should be adaquate. What concerns me most is that if I completely uninstall my ATI card then put the BFG in I get the vertical blue lines even from the very first screen when it shows the mother board logo and offers the option to go into the bios by pressing DEL. Keep in mind that I haven't even installed the software for the BFG yet. This looks like a physical problem with the card itself. What could be the possibilities?

10-07-2008, 11:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,733 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card what brand is the power supply __________________

10-12-2008, 06:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
BigT65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card My power supply is a Turbolink 420ATX switching power supply.

10-13-2008, 09:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,733 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card most of these turbolink units were pure junk but were ok before the demands of the P4 came in http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b450w __________________

10-14-2008, 04:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
BigT65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card I suppose it could be the power supply but it did work great for 2 or 3 months. Also the ATI Radeon 9800 I have in there now is working just fine. both units were hooked up to the same power supply plug. I may try a new power supply but I was thinking about buying a whole new system with a lot of game power. I may have to hold off til the economy looks a little more stable. The longer you wait the more you can usually get for less. If I do get it going I will post the story.

11-08-2008, 09:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
BigT65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card So, I purchased a new Corsair 450W power supply and hooked it up, but nothing has changed. I believe the wide blue lines in the opening screens are due to not having any driver loaded yet. Because when it gets to the login screen the screen looks normal. When I go to install the driver it all looks good until the install wizard starts, the progress bar goes about half way then stops and about 30 seconds later the computer goes to blue screen. I went to the nvidia website and downloaded an updated driver (dated 10/2008). I was able to install this driver but after going through the login screen the monitor goes black and I have to reboot into safe mode and disable the driver. And I am back where I started. Anyone got any ideas?

11-09-2008, 12:50 AM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,733 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card in the device manager uninstall the video card reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes rebooting disable a/virus install your drivers reboot the computer __________________

11-10-2008, 09:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
BigT65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card I got a reply from BFG Tech. He suggested using a program called Driver Cleaner Pro to scrub away all pieces of old drivers then install the Nvidia driver from safe mode. That did the trick. It seems to be working great now. I believe the new power supply has made some improvements too. Thanks for your help.

11-10-2008, 09:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,733 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Problem with BFG 6800 GT OC AGP graphics card glad you have it sorted whenever you change the drivers you have to uninstall the old before installing the new ones __________________