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Sapphire 5970 cold boot issue

cc2096

cc2096

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Anyone with a Sapphire 5970 OC edition having cold boot issues? When I do a cold boot if I have all three monitor connections connected (2x DVI & 1x miniDP) the card locks up and the fan goes into overdrive. The PC won't boot at all until I disconnect the miniDP connector and reboot. Also on the back of the card there is two red lights that only come on during this condition.

Anyone else experiencing this?
 
cc2096 said:
Anyone with a Sapphire 5970 OC edition having cold boot issues? When I do a cold boot if I have all three monitor connections connected (2x DVI & 1x miniDP) the card locks up and the fan goes into overdrive. The PC won't boot at all until I disconnect the miniDP connector and reboot. Also on the back of the card there is two red lights that only come on during this condition.

Anyone else experiencing this?
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I've heard of cold boot issues but not exactly in that context. If I were you, I would RMA that card and cite the cold boot error. If you got it from Newegg within the last 30 days you can usually get hasslefree RMA. If you deal with Sapphire directly, they will refer you too Althon Micro who handles their RMAs.

It takes a few weeks but that company seems to do a real good job on RMAs. When i RMA'd my sapphire 5970 OC, they sent me back a video card that looked BRAND NEW off the assembly line. PS if you go this route, DON'T send them your original box or accessories. They only want the video card and they will only be sending you back a video card (appropriately wrapped and protected of course).
 
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