Dead graphics card? (NVIDIA)

[Nerd King]

I get the feeling this is a dead gfx card but thought I'd check to see other's views. I'm on an NVIDIA 250GTS, and it's not even getting to a bios beep. Powers on, GPU fans go Fast-Slow-Fast-Slow-Fast-Slow at regular intervals. Anyone reckon it can be rescued or is this my 2nd dead NVIDIA chip in a year?

[NoaHall]

I'd check your RAM first.

[djsroknrol]

You might try the card in another slot....

[Skripka]

You might try the card in another slot....

Or plug the card into another tower to see if it works.

[whoop]

I get the feeling this is a dead gfx card but thought I'd check to see other's views. I'm on an NVIDIA 250GTS, and it's not even getting to a bios beep. Powers on, GPU fans go Fast-Slow-Fast-Slow-Fast-Slow at regular intervals. Anyone reckon it can be rescued or is this my 2nd dead NVIDIA chip in a year?

This not getting a BIOS beep is accompanied by nothing on screen at all, I presume?

[Nerd King]

Only got one slot and no spare computer to plug into sadly. Lack of Bios beeps is accompanied by blank screen, it's not posting. Before death, usually the NVIDIA message would come up first before bios-type stuff.

[pwnst*r]

hm i have a GTX285 and i don't get an nvidia mssg pre or post boot.

[NoaHall]

Only got one slot and no spare computer to plug into sadly. Lack of Bios beeps is accompanied by blank screen, it's not posting. Before death, usually the NVIDIA message would come up first before bios-type stuff.

What message? Before BIOS? How?

[Nerd King]

It's a HP machine, so the NVIDIA 250 message comes up, then the blue hp screen comes up (which is hiding all the bios stuff).

[NoaHall]

Oh. Have you got a integrated/spare video card which you could try to use to see if you can get any screen?

[Nerd King]

Oh. Have you got a integrated/spare video card which you could try to use to see if you can get any screen?
To be honest it's the route I'm probably going to go down, as it's cheap enough to pick up an el-cheapo graphics card and at least it gives me a functioning computer. Thankfully I've got a laptop so I'm not completely screwed, but it's annoying. As it is it's only got to last another 6 months so maybe I'll pick up another cheap NVIDIA (average lifespan 6 months grrr).

[NoaHall]

To be honest it's the route I'm probably going to go down, as it's cheap enough to pick up an el-cheapo graphics card and at least it gives me a functioning computer. Thankfully I've got a laptop so I'm not completely screwed, but it's annoying. As it is it's only got to last another 6 months so maybe I'll pick up another cheap NVIDIA (average lifespan 6 months grrr).

Mine always last.. Are you overclocking by any chance?

[Nerd King]

Mine always last.. Are you overclocking by any chance?
Not even slightly. Running in a very hot country and with very dodgy Thai electricity (running through a UPS) though which probably makes some difference.