GeForce 4 Ti4200 Problems

[Avid6eek]

I am having problems with my Gainward GeForce 4 Ti4200 (64MB Version). I do not currently have the card overclocked. About 1-3 times a week I'll be doing work on my comp and the screen will turn to a wide variety of rainbow colors. Usually if I reset the computer, it'll boot back up fine. Sometimes I have to totally shut it down for 5 minutes before it will work. Any suggestions as to what can be done to fix this? This is my 3rd Gainward GeForce 4 Ti4200 card. Each of them had separate problems so it's not a compatabilty issure. I DO NOT recommend ever buying from gainward.

[Iceman]

I would say download the latest drivers but I am sure that someone with you intelligence would have already tried that. It could possibly be a cooling problem so you have to wait for it to cool down when you turn it off until you turn it back on.

[tenzomonk]

tru...<BR><BR>is the card hot as hell when it does this? touch and let it burn baby burn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><BR><BR>also, what drivers are you currently using? nVidia... Gainward? and, what OS are you using? (didn't see it listed in the sig)

[Avid6eek]

I did not update the drivers when I posted this message because I was pretty sure it was a hardware problem. Since then I've upgraded to nVidias newest drivers and the problem still persists. As for what OS I'm using... WinXP Pro.

[BAM!]

have you tired it on a different monitor? it could be that the connector of the monitor is getting busted. other than that the only thing i can think of is your onboard memory chip on your card is gettig fried but that's only if you O/C ed it hardcore before. <BR><BR>-BAM!

[Avid6eek]

When I have this "rainbow monitor" problem it is a system problem, not a monitor problem. I only know this because it locks up the whole computer. A computer can run fine w/o a monitor, but if a video card crashes, it'll locks up the system.

[BAM!]

only trying to crank out some ideas man.... don't know what to tell ya!<BR>good luck!<BR>

[Remik]

Say it aint so.. <BR>My Gainward has just started to do that too!!!<BR><BR>It is 6 months old so maybee dusty and hot but wow, not a good look.