Have I fried my card...?

[Fastra]

Everythings been running fine, I was watching the internet footy yesterday - I run an s-video cable to the TV, BUT after it had finished I mistakenly just pulled the cable from the tv rather than switch back to the PC monitor using the NVIDIA control panel (I initially use this to switch monitors and pick up the TV).

Now my PC is either freezing or re-booting itself.

So, has pulling the cable out damaged something on the card?

I've switched back to the onboard graphics and it works fine.

Card is an EVGA 7900GS KO 256mb.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

 

[thegoonden]

Tried plugging it back in?
Then removing it "right"?

 

[Fastra]

Tried plugging it back in?
Then removing it "right"?

If the damn PC would stay on long enough then I would

 

[Vince]

Have you tried going into safe mode, removing the drivers then rebooting back into windows normally and reinstalling the card? sounds like a driver issue over a card issue.

 

[Fastra]

Cheers!

Not done that - was mainly trying to sus if it might be a virus last night - so just got in running on with the on-board graphics.

Will do this tonight though.

Many thanks

 

[thegoonden]

Either clean the drivers etc, or boot the PC with the telly attached (used to leave mine attached day and night). It's possible that windows is looking for a primary display (the tv) that it doesn't have.

Another thing to try is powering down the PC and removing the power cord or turning mains switch off. It could be a "confused" video card. Sometimes when hardware gets a bit flumoxed by somethig you do, it wont reset right in a normal shutdown. I have a TV card that is *legendary* for doing it.

 

[Fastra]

Thanks!

I knew straight away when I pulled tha cable that I shouldn't have done that - you know when you do something then instantly think "what a knob"

But the kids were mythering for CITV (or some other crap) and I just didn't think.

Oh hum!

 

[thegoonden]

If it makes you feel better, it's unlikely you've cooked it, just confused it.

 

[Fastra]

If it makes you feel better, it's unlikely you've cooked it, just confused it.

Sorted!

Restarted in safe mode, install the original driver cd, re-start and then install latest drivers from t'web.

All back to 'normal' now.

I must learn not to panic in future.

Thanks