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GTX 280 Red Light Issues

My card would do the same sometimes, though usually it would work for long enough to start playing games etc before going dark on me.

Can't really Do a diagram, but............
Looking at the card as installed, the two power connectors connect at the right hand side. What you want to do is slip something in between them in such a way as to GENTLY push them apart. The original suggestion came, in a roundabout way, via BFG themselves (in that it was their suggestion that there was imperfect contact in the connectors), and was originally suggested as a bit of plastic. However, cardboard has much better properties for the purpose....it is not only less thermally expansive itself, but also has enough "give" to allow other components to expand/contract.

Of course this may have no impact on your problem, but it's worth a try after you've tried the various wire combinations, just as I did.
 
Ah so you meant on the actual graphics card itself! That makes more sense now hehe. Suppose it can't harm too much to give it a go!
 
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cardboard thing did not work. If only I had another test system to trying things out on. Anyone in the leeds area want to volunteer? :D
 
thegoonden said:
Ah well, was worth a try.
It looks more and more as though the card may be ill.
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I think you're right on that one. Looks like you may have to send the card back to be repaired. Never had to do a BFG RMA myself but recent threads all say Jeff Kozlowski is the man to talk to.

I'd offer to help test, but I happen o be about 4,000 miles away so that's out the question lol.
 
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