Remarked VGA Card

tjhana · Nov 24, 2004, 12:16 AM

around april '04 i bought a computer for my office. the computer was equipped with GeForce 2 MX 400 64 MB. i was using driver which was included in the vga card box. Everything went fine until i tried to upgrade the vga driver which was downloaded @ nvidia. And i notice in the display preference in Adapter tab the Chip Type, the manufacturer was S3 Savage 3D 2000.

so i downloaded the Wins3id.exe to detemine if my vga was S3 or not. after test it, it's true that my vga card is S3 Savage 3D 2000.

FYI: the display card can't be detected by official driver. it must be installed using driver which is included in the box.

after complaining to the computer vendor, he denied the fact that the vga card was a remarked one. so guys, i need your suggestion to provide more technical details about my remarked vga card.

and i have several questions in my mind:

1. is there a chance to identify the chip by looking at the physical appearance ?
2. is there any nvidia utilities which works the same as WinS3id.exe ?

krips · Nov 24, 2004, 12:34 AM

I know that ATI cards have their cores labeled. Try taking off the heatsink and seeing what the core says.

tjhana · Nov 24, 2004, 12:36 AM

taking off the heatsink will void my warranty.. so that solution is not viable.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 24, 2004, 01:37 AM

just look at the card it should be marked with part numbers on stickers as well as numbers printed on the card it self.....

post some photo's??

whats the driver name on the CD look at the files? whats it show up as in the device manager...??

tjhana · Nov 24, 2004, 01:50 AM

the display in the hardware properties is just the same as if it is an original nvidia vga card. sorry, the card is still being held by the vendor.

Matth · Nov 24, 2004, 11:03 AM

If there was a FCC ID on the card, that may lookup to a card type as well as a maker.

Does it have an onboard graphics as well as a card, that could confuse things.

krips · Nov 24, 2004, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjhana

taking off the heatsink will void my warranty.. so that solution is not viable.

How will it void the warrenty?
The only way it would do that is it you phoned your supplier and said "Escuse me, I'm removing the heatsink now, please make sure the warrenty is void on my card".

Nov 24, 2004, 12:16 AM	#1
tjhana DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Jakarta Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Remarked VGA Card around april '04 i bought a computer for my office. the computer was equipped with GeForce 2 MX 400 64 MB. i was using driver which was included in the vga card box. Everything went fine until i tried to upgrade the vga driver which was downloaded @ nvidia. And i notice in the display preference in Adapter tab the Chip Type, the manufacturer was S3 Savage 3D 2000. so i downloaded the Wins3id.exe to detemine if my vga was S3 or not. after test it, it's true that my vga card is S3 Savage 3D 2000. FYI: the display card can't be detected by official driver. it must be installed using driver which is included in the box. after complaining to the computer vendor, he denied the fact that the vga card was a remarked one. so guys, i need your suggestion to provide more technical details about my remarked vga card. and i have several questions in my mind: 1. is there a chance to identify the chip by looking at the physical appearance ? 2. is there any nvidia utilities which works the same as WinS3id.exe ?

Nov 24, 2004, 12:34 AM	#2
krips UD Cruncher Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada. Posts: 144 Rep Power: 0	I know that ATI cards have their cores labeled. Try taking off the heatsink and seeing what the core says. __________________ [color=navy]3200+ Winchester \| XP-90 \| LANParty UT nF4 Ultra-D \| Enermax 535W \| BBA X800XL \| 1GB OCZ PC4000 \| 2x80GB RAID1 \| Audigy 2 ZS \| Logitech Z5300E[/color]

Nov 24, 2004, 01:37 AM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	just look at the card it should be marked with part numbers on stickers as well as numbers printed on the card it self..... post some photo's?? whats the driver name on the CD look at the files? whats it show up as in the device manager...?? __________________

Nov 24, 2004, 12:36 AM	#3
tjhana DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Jakarta Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	taking off the heatsink will void my warranty.. so that solution is not viable.

Nov 24, 2004, 01:50 AM	#5
tjhana DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Jakarta Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	the display in the hardware properties is just the same as if it is an original nvidia vga card. sorry, the card is still being held by the vendor.

Nov 24, 2004, 11:03 AM	#6
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	If there was a FCC ID on the card, that may lookup to a card type as well as a maker. Does it have an onboard graphics as well as a card, that could confuse things.