Bad 9700 PRO, is it the car or me or what?

camarossguy2 · 02-17-04, 06:02 PM

Bought a refubished ati 9700 pro from newegg.
Put it in my computer today and when i turn the computer on oll i get its a scrambled screen. you can still make out what its trying to show, but its it totally messed up.

Tried it in two other computers, no go.

What do you think it is? Bad card? has anyone else had this problem and fixed theres?
I already got an RMA number from NEWegg, but have not sent it back.
Do you guys think that is my only option? or is there another way? reason i ask is becuase newegg no longer sells these and i would like to keep it since i got a good deal on it.

****es me off the newegg does not test thier card before they sell them....jeeezz

DDR-PIII · 02-17-04, 06:06 PM

is it your refreshrate/res ? thats the only thing i could think of, either way it sounds liek your gonna have to RMA it.

camarossguy2 · 02-17-04, 08:38 PM

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Originally posted by DDR-PIII
is it your refreshrate/res ? thats the only thing i could think of, either way it sounds liek your gonna have to RMA it.

The scrambled screen starts imediately upon power up, before windows start and even in bios.

I wish best buy still sold them, i would buy one and return the bad one

Oni · 02-17-04, 08:49 PM

If it's a refurb, I'd say it's a bad refurb. Send it back to Newegg.

Xception · 02-17-04, 10:08 PM

Did you plug the card into your powersupply ?

tfr2087 · 02-17-04, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by camarossguy2

The scrambled screen starts imediately upon power up, before windows start and even in bios.

I wish best buy still sold them, i would buy one and return the bad one

YOU THEIF!!! last time someone mentioned crap like this they got banned...

camarossguy2 · 02-17-04, 10:36 PM

Yup plugged it into the powersupply.
Guess its just a crappy card.
Order a 9600 pro AIW. i hope it works fine

tfr2087, huh? i was so joking, hence the sarcastic wink

tfr2087 · 02-17-04, 10:41 PM

yeah, so was i once, and they threatened to ban me from the classifieds

I agree, send it back. New 9700pros are real cheap anyways, you can pick em up for $200

LOL.

02-17-04, 06:02 PM	Thread Starter #1
camarossguy2 Registered Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Daytona	Bad 9700 PRO, is it the car or me or what? Bought a refubished ati 9700 pro from newegg. Put it in my computer today and when i turn the computer on oll i get its a scrambled screen. you can still make out what its trying to show, but its it totally messed up. Tried it in two other computers, no go. What do you think it is? Bad card? has anyone else had this problem and fixed theres? I already got an RMA number from NEWegg, but have not sent it back. Do you guys think that is my only option? or is there another way? reason i ask is becuase newegg no longer sells these and i would like to keep it since i got a good deal on it. ****es me off the newegg does not test thier card before they sell them....jeeezz
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02-17-04, 06:06 PM	#2
DDR-PIII Disabled Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 6p6	is it your refreshrate/res ? thats the only thing i could think of, either way it sounds liek your gonna have to RMA it.
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02-17-04, 08:49 PM	#4
Oni Oni-ni-Kanabō Ninja Hippo eater Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Canada	If it's a refurb, I'd say it's a bad refurb. Send it back to Newegg. __________________ Mama, put my guns in the ground. I can't shoot them anymore. On Indefinite Hiatus Asus P6T SE Intel i7 930 @ Stock 12GB Corsair DDR3 9-9-9-24 XFX Radeon 5830 @ Stock Corsair 750 Watt PSU
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02-17-04, 10:08 PM	#5
Xception Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chehalis,Washinton	Did you plug the card into your powersupply ? __________________ Evga X58 BL-758, i7 920 DO @3.9 SLBEJ@186X21 SO FAR... stock 1.275 vcore CORSAIR Triple channel 9,9,9,24 1.65vdimm PNY 2X 260 GTX 260 SLI, Corsair 750 TX CNSP 10X Extreme, CoolerMaster HAF 932
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02-17-04, 10:36 PM	Thread Starter #7
camarossguy2 Registered Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Daytona	Yup plugged it into the powersupply. Guess its just a crappy card. Order a 9600 pro AIW. i hope it works fine tfr2087, huh? i was so joking, hence the sarcastic wink
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02-17-04, 10:41 PM	#8
tfr2087 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Europe	yeah, so was i once, and they threatened to ban me from the classifieds I agree, send it back. New 9700pros are real cheap anyways, you can pick em up for $200 LOL.
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