dead r9 280x ????

[AhmedFromKSA]

Hey guys, I just checked my mining PC wich has an msi r9 280x through remote desktop on it and cgminer labeled it as dead. So I pluged in a monitor to it and there was no display from the graphics card, the fans also cycled from high to low and low to hight every few seconds. So can anyone help me figure what is wrong....

( I think my gpu died but I cant see if im right at the moment so I was hoping for a different diagnosis )

[Virgule]

RELAX 

 

 

Hey guys, I just checked my mining PC wich has an msi r9 280x through remote desktop on it and cgminer labeled it as dead. So I pluged in a monitor to it and there was no display from the graphics card, the fans also cycled from high to low and low to hight every few seconds. So can anyone help me figure what is wrong....

( I think my gpu died but I cant see if im right at the moment so I was hoping for a different diagnosis )

 

 

RELAX

 

cgminer labels gpus dead when they unsynch or something. Just close cgminer and launch it again.

However, having no video input may be a sign that windows crashed, which is not a big deal neither. Try rebooting the "hard" way.

[AhmedFromKSA]

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cgminer labels gpus dead when they unsynch or something. Just close cgminer and launch it again.

However, having no video input may be a sign that windows crashed, which is not a big deal neither. Try rebooting the "hard" way.

Unfortunately this was the first thing I did but cgminer didnt start mining after I restarted it.

[Virgule]

Unfortunately this was the first thing I did but cgminer didnt start mining after I restarted it.

Close cgminer and inspect the card when you can. See that fans spin, that leds on the pcb light up, if any. That bios/boost button light up, if you have one of those. Try uninstalling and reinstalling video drivers. Try the card in a "regular desktop" as a video out and do a test run (benchmark or whatever). 

 

I'm pretty sure there's nothing to worry about.

[AhmedFromKSA]

Close cgminer and inspect the card when you can. See that fans spin, that leds on the pcb light up, if any. That bios/boost button light up, if you have one of those. Try uninstalling and reinstalling video drivers. Try the card in a "regular desktop" as a video out and do a test run (benchmark or whatever). 

 

I'm pretty sure there's nothing to worry about.

 

hey Elite, sorry i wasn't being very specific before but i didn't have a lot of time. i know that windows didn't crash because when i connected the monitor to the graphics card there was no display but when i connected to the onboard there was and windows was running fine, but when i went to computer management then device manager the card didn't show

 

I tried an old 4550 i had on the mining PC and it worked fine.

 

The fans do spin, but there aren't any LEDs on the PCB. So then i tried the card on my PC  but there was the same problem, no display from the graphics card but there was from the onboard, then i installed the drivers but still no display from the card.

 

I'm still open to any suggestions if anyone has any

[Virgule]

hey Elite, sorry i wasn't being very specific before but i didn't have a lot of time. i know that windows didn't crash because when i connected the monitor to the graphics card there was no display but when i connected to the onboard there was and windows was running fine, but when i went to computer management then device manager the card didn't show

I tried an old 4550 i had on the mining PC and it worked fine.

The fans do spin, but there aren't any LEDs on the PCB. So then i tried the card on my PC but there was the same problem, no display from the graphics card but there was from the onboard, then i installed the drivers but still no display from the card.

I'm still open to any suggestions if anyone has any

Have you tried any of the other video outputs on the card?

[helping]

If it is confirmed dead, bake it back to life.

 

 

success rate is moderate at best, and arbitrarily a temporary fix, but it's better than not trying. 

this is assuming you can't just RMA it. 

[Virgule]

DAFUQ!??!!! THAT'S A THING?????????

[Virgule]

are you fu**ing kidding me

 

edit: please don't try that. RMA it.

[CCap]

OMG FOR LOLS I'M GOING TO GO DO THIS WITH AN OLD 7790

 

 

 

 

I tried an old 4550 i had on the mining PC and it worked fine.

 

Well that would imply that you didn't turn off the computer before you swapped the cards, that may have shorted it if it wasn't already. 

Maybe not though, that's just a guess I'm making. 

[Levent]

DAFUQ!??!!! THAT'S A THING?????????

yes. people do that if they dont have reball/reflow equipment (which %99.9 percent doesnt) but i wouldnt do that unless warranty is done.

[Virgule]

yes. people do that if they dont have reball/reflow equipment (which %99.9 percent doesnt) but i wouldnt do that unless warranty is done.

Yea, that's what I was thinking.

[AhmedFromKSA]

it turns out that the card did actually die, and i managed to get a replacement... what are the odds of this happening twice in a row lol?

[RuecanOnRails]

it turns out that the card did actually die, and i managed to get a replacement... what are the odds of this happening twice in a row lol?

 

Twice, somewhat uncommon.. If it happens three times, and you should consider replacing everything. It's likely the power supply or motherboard which is faulty and shorting out your cards. Check installation to make sure everything is adequately grounded/screwed in.