Through a Video Card, Darkly

[elfs]

My desktop died this afternoon. It doesn't boot, and when it makes it past POST it gives one long beep and three short beeps. I looked this up and it means No Video Card.

I pulled out the video card, an old GeForce 4 TI4200 8x AGP w/128MB (looking at the websites, I can see that it goes now for an average of $40). There are burn marks on the fan! It collected so much dust that it simply ceased to spin and burned out. The glue on the label is dried out from the heat and flaking off.

Yech. I hope just replacing it is sufficient. If its burnout caused deeper problems, I don't know what I'm gonna do.

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[(Anonymous)]

Wish live journal let me identify myself easier, forgot to add my name at the end there..

BTW, your Ti 4200 was a wonder choice for a card, it has a great price performance, and stood up solidly over time. Here is a list I often use for comparisons: http://www.overclock.net/graphics-cards-general/54675-graphics-card-ranking.html

...Jeffrey Boser