Gainward HD4850 GS 512mb has problems!

vccy118 · 17th Dec 2008, 02:29 AM

Help! I just assembled my new rig and I cant seem to get my Gainward 4850 GS 512MB to work on this mobo! Biostar TP45HP.

At 1st when I just assembled it, the screen is pixelated, even when at boot screen and without an OS. After I installed Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, it still worked fine with pixel distortions. Until I installed the driver for the GC... AHA! The screen won't go into windows and is seriously pixelated and flickering every few seconds at the user login page, then the blue screen of death will appear after flickering for a while.

Help!

Btw... I tried the GC and PSU on 2 other rigs and they worked fine... only when I plugged these into my Biostar mobo, things get hay wire... currently using my comp without installing the graphics driver... still pixelated, but at least still usable.

Lacus · 17th Dec 2008, 02:43 AM

hmm, your even here o_O..btw does your psu come with the 8 pin thingie or u used the converter?

vccy118 · 17th Dec 2008, 03:03 AM

O.o Let's just say I am very desperate already =X

Yeah, it does come with the new 8 pin PCIE-16 power... it has the same specs as Silverstone ST50F, since I am using the OEM version of tat PSU...

Lacus · 17th Dec 2008, 03:38 AM

btw, just wondering where are you from..maybe can assist you further regarding that issue..

vccy118 · 17th Dec 2008, 09:39 AM

well, i am from Malaysia.... specifically Bintulu, Sarawak.

Ths for trying to help! ^^

Max_87 · 17th Dec 2008, 11:10 AM

Have you tried using other graphics card on your mainboard? Since you said your card and psu is working fine on other rigs.

vccy118 · 17th Dec 2008, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max_87

Have you tried using other graphics card on your mainboard? Since you said your card and psu is working fine on other rigs.

Yeah, I did... Used 7300LE and it works... only when HD4850 and Biostar TP45HP is used together, such problem existed.

EDIT: Btw, I am not using any drivers... coz installing a driver for the GC will cause BSOD...
EDIT2: I tried another GC, 7300GS, my brother's, and it works! >.< Yet to find an ATI GC to try it out.

Chai · 17th Dec 2008, 03:06 PM

Looks like graphics card problem.

vccy118 · 17th Dec 2008, 03:56 PM

Ugh... not graphics card I am afraid... Tried one other 2 seperate rigs and it works just fine...

If it's just the GC or the Mobo, then I would be a lot less worried. I can't RMA those parts if it wont show a problem when they test it.

Chai · 17th Dec 2008, 04:19 PM

Unless you bring the whole system to prove that it doesn't work in your system, while another graphics card work, I don't think you can do much. It looks like hardware compatibility problem, nothing you can do to fix it, maybe a BIOS flash?

17th Dec 2008, 02:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
vccy118 I'm a regular Join Date: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 363 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	Gainward HD4850 GS 512mb has problems! Help! I just assembled my new rig and I cant seem to get my Gainward 4850 GS 512MB to work on this mobo! Biostar TP45HP. At 1st when I just assembled it, the screen is pixelated, even when at boot screen and without an OS. After I installed Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, it still worked fine with pixel distortions. Until I installed the driver for the GC... AHA! The screen won't go into windows and is seriously pixelated and flickering every few seconds at the user login page, then the blue screen of death will appear after flickering for a while. Help! Btw... I tried the GC and PSU on 2 other rigs and they worked fine... only when I plugged these into my Biostar mobo, things get hay wire... currently using my comp without installing the graphics driver... still pixelated, but at least still usable. __________________ Motherboard: Biostar TP45HP Processor: E8400 Wolfdale E0 Stepping Graphics: Gainward HD4850 GS 512MB DDR3 Currently not working HDD: Samsung SATA2 80GB, Seagate SATA2 500GB PSU: FSP Bluestorm2 500watt True Power Casing: Cooloer Master Elite 333 with two 120mm Coolor Master LED fan Optical Drive: Samsung Super WriteMaster DVD+-R

17th Dec 2008, 02:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,341 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	hmm, your even here o_O..btw does your psu come with the 8 pin thingie or u used the converter? __________________ GUNDAM 00[AMD Phenom X2 555BE unlocked[B55]\|Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|2x2gb DDR3 1333Mhz Kingston Value Rams\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF

17th Dec 2008, 03:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,341 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	btw, just wondering where are you from..maybe can assist you further regarding that issue.. __________________ GUNDAM 00[AMD Phenom X2 555BE unlocked[B55]\|Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|2x2gb DDR3 1333Mhz Kingston Value Rams\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF

17th Dec 2008, 11:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,446 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	Have you tried using other graphics card on your mainboard? Since you said your card and psu is working fine on other rigs. __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

17th Dec 2008, 03:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,125 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	Looks like graphics card problem. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

17th Dec 2008, 03:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
vccy118 I'm a regular Join Date: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 363 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	O.o Let's just say I am very desperate already =X Yeah, it does come with the new 8 pin PCIE-16 power... it has the same specs as Silverstone ST50F, since I am using the OEM version of tat PSU...

17th Dec 2008, 09:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
vccy118 I'm a regular Join Date: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 363 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	well, i am from Malaysia.... specifically Bintulu, Sarawak. Ths for trying to help! ^^

17th Dec 2008, 03:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
vccy118 I'm a regular Join Date: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 363 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 5	Ugh... not graphics card I am afraid... Tried one other 2 seperate rigs and it works just fine... If it's just the GC or the Mobo, then I would be a lot less worried. I can't RMA those parts if it wont show a problem when they test it. __________________ Motherboard: Biostar TP45HP Processor: E8400 Wolfdale E0 Stepping Graphics: Gainward HD4850 GS 512MB DDR3 Currently not working HDD: Samsung SATA2 80GB, Seagate SATA2 500GB PSU: FSP Bluestorm2 500watt True Power Casing: Cooloer Master Elite 333 with two 120mm Coolor Master LED fan Optical Drive: Samsung Super WriteMaster DVD+-R

17th Dec 2008, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,125 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	Unless you bring the whole system to prove that it doesn't work in your system, while another graphics card work, I don't think you can do much. It looks like hardware compatibility problem, nothing you can do to fix it, maybe a BIOS flash? __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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