ati rma question

~~bugmenot~~ · Jan 24, 2005, 06:12 PM

my 9800pro just started fucking up recently, crazy pixel patterns instead of boot screens and such, so i figured i might have to rma but in the ati manual it says you have to register within 30 days to be under warranty. will they not fix my card if i didnt register it, its only 5 months old.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 24, 2005, 06:17 PM

might make sure it's not something else screwing up / drivers / mobo / dust/ etc 1st
Far as I knew you don't have to register it.... just try to RMA it already...

~~bugmenot~~ · Jan 24, 2005, 06:19 PM

its not the drivers because i tried it in another comp and got the same problem. and i know its not the agp slot cause im using it right now iwth my old nvidia geforce 4 mx 420, yeah thats why i upgraded. lol. also the card screws up right from boot. it doesnt even wait to get into windows before it starts fucking up.

leakypipe86 · Jan 24, 2005, 08:00 PM

You have to register your card??? I just sent mine in a few days ago and I never registered. Do you check the card's record before sending you the RMA instructions or do they check it after they receive it?

~~bugmenot~~ · Jan 24, 2005, 09:32 PM

i went to futureshop and they traded mine for an all in wonder 9800 pro since it was on sale for the same price i bought my 9800 pro for, so i'm happy

, although the lack of a second input is kind of disappointing. i guess ill have to live without two monitors.

edit: quick question, can i use the cats with my aiw card? i loved getting new cats every so often i dont want to miss out on the new driver fun!

mkk · Jan 25, 2005, 08:56 AM

Yeah it's the same drivers. You may need to download the WDM driver package separately if the package you download doesn't have that part included, for AIW functionality.
I had about the same happening to me just weeks ago, getting an AIW model as replacement because the store didn't sport the non-AIW of that card anymore. And I was already using another TV tuner so I was happy to try the AIW instead.

It's good, perhaps not the very best at image quality but quick on settin up channels and adjusting the image to edges and so on. Might end up getting me hooked on the AIW feature.

Jan 24, 2005, 06:12 PM	#1
~~bugmenot~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	ati rma question my 9800pro just started fucking up recently, crazy pixel patterns instead of boot screens and such, so i figured i might have to rma but in the ati manual it says you have to register within 30 days to be under warranty. will they not fix my card if i didnt register it, its only 5 months old.

Jan 24, 2005, 06:17 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	might make sure it's not something else screwing up / drivers / mobo / dust/ etc 1st Far as I knew you don't have to register it.... just try to RMA it already... __________________

Jan 24, 2005, 09:32 PM	#5
~~bugmenot~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	i went to futureshop and they traded mine for an all in wonder 9800 pro since it was on sale for the same price i bought my 9800 pro for, so i'm happy , although the lack of a second input is kind of disappointing. i guess ill have to live without two monitors. edit: quick question, can i use the cats with my aiw card? i loved getting new cats every so often i dont want to miss out on the new driver fun! Last edited by bugmenot; Jan 24, 2005 at 09:38 PM.

Jan 25, 2005, 08:56 AM	#6
mkk cheap philanthropist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 3,698 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Yeah it's the same drivers. You may need to download the WDM driver package separately if the package you download doesn't have that part included, for AIW functionality. I had about the same happening to me just weeks ago, getting an AIW model as replacement because the store didn't sport the non-AIW of that card anymore. And I was already using another TV tuner so I was happy to try the AIW instead. It's good, perhaps not the very best at image quality but quick on settin up channels and adjusting the image to edges and so on. Might end up getting me hooked on the AIW feature. __________________ Playing Dragon Age, might forget everything else.

Jan 24, 2005, 06:19 PM	#3
~~bugmenot~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	its not the drivers because i tried it in another comp and got the same problem. and i know its not the agp slot cause im using it right now iwth my old nvidia geforce 4 mx 420, yeah thats why i upgraded. lol. also the card screws up right from boot. it doesnt even wait to get into windows before it starts fucking up.

Jan 24, 2005, 08:00 PM	#4
leakypipe86 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	You have to register your card??? I just sent mine in a few days ago and I never registered. Do you check the card's record before sending you the RMA instructions or do they check it after they receive it?