Switching to the Dark Side

[Soulja]

Yeah I think I need to RMA the card. It was fine when I first fired up HL2, then as the game started, it kept wiggin out and causing problems...went to the desktop and cut out every 2 seconds, took me a minute to shut down windows...yeah I think I'm looking for a new card lol...

[=A!M=NuGe]

Im assuming your only using 1 port, so see if the card is somehow set up in dual mode display by default. I remember having
a similar trouble with my 7800gt and I believe it had to do with
the dual display capabilities. If not F' it RMA da bitch

[Soulja]

Nope, this board has a card that you flip around inbetween the Express ports, for SLI. And its set for one card only. I think my old power supply definitely fried everything, I ran memtest over night and went to turn my monitor on, nothing. Cards fucking burnt up....

THANK YOU PC GODS...YOU HAVE MADE THIS SO EASY FOR MEEEEE...

[law.of.averages]

Don't feel too bad Soulja...

Many a time I've wanted to make (what i thought was) a simple change only to have my system fight me every step of the way.

For instance..reinstall xp on my system.. (no hardware changes) (this is a true sequence of events)

#1. Buy Norton Ghost 10 to gost system drive

#2. Install Ghost 10, Discover that it's an all or nothing backup

#3. Move all data from external drive across 3 different pc's to make room for ghost image.

#4. Create Ghost Image

#5. Find XP CD

#6. Boot XP from CD, begin install

#7. Boot wife's computer, download SATA drivers. Create SATA driver floppy

#8. Boot XP from CD, begin install

#9. Remove floppy drive from son's computer. Install in system to read SATA driver floppy from step #7

#10. Boot XP from CD, begin install

#11. Format drive / Install XP

#12. Find SP2 CD. SP2 CD is inside disk carosel

#13. Find disk carosel drivers. Disk Carosel driver is inside disk carosel.

#14. Attempt to download drivers

#15. Boot wife's computer to download network drivers

#16. Install network drivers

#17. Download disk carosel drivers

#18. Install carosel drivers... Drivers require .NET and SP2

#19. Boot wife's computer to download SP2

etc etc. etc.

[-Jeta-]

You know .. this sounds like it would be alot more fun ....if done like this:

#1. Buy Norton Ghost 10 to gost system drive
Take a shot
#2. Install Ghost 10, Discover that it's an all or nothing backup
Take a shot
#3. Move all data from external drive across 3 different pc's to make room for ghost image.
Take a shot
#4. Create Ghost Image
Take a shot
#5. Find XP CD
Take a shot
#6. Boot XP from CD, begin install
Take a shot
#7. Boot wife's computer, download SATA drivers. Create SATA driver floppy
Take a shot
#8. Boot XP from CD, begin install
Take a shot
#9. Remove floppy drive from son's computer. Install in system to read SATA driver floppy from step #7
Take a shot
#10. Boot XP from CD, begin install
Take a shot
#11. Format drive / Install XP
Take a shot
#12. Find SP2 CD. SP2 CD is inside disk carosel
Take a shot
#13. Find disk carosel drivers. Disk Carosel driver is inside disk carosel.
Take a shot
#14. Attempt to download drivers
Take a shot
#15. Boot wife's computer to download network drivers
Take a shot
#16. Install network drivers
Take a shot
#17. Download disk carosel drivers
Take a shot
#18. Install carosel drivers... Drivers require .NET and SP2
Take a shot
#19. Boot wife's computer to download SP2
Forget all about wifes computer and go play UT

[Soulja]

How about just...take a shot...about 10 times...that works too...