I turned on my computer this morning and voila, nothing at all. Quickly
replacing the card with an older video card I had kicking around solved the
problem.

Is is unusual for a video card to fail this way? In all the years I've been
using computers I've never seen this happen.

RRT

I would suspect your power supply could be the problem.

Of course, to conclusively identify your 9800 as the culprit, you will have
to reinsert it and ensure that the computer again fails to boot.

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"Top Secret" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I turned on my computer this morning and voila, nothing at all. Quickly
> replacing the card with an older video card I had kicking around solved
the
> problem.
>
> Is is unusual for a video card to fail this way? In all the years I've
been
> using computers I've never seen this happen.
>
> RRT
>
>

Try reseating your card and also make sure the extra power connection is
attached.

"Top Secret" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:JpMsd.190869$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I turned on my computer this morning and voila, nothing at all. Quickly
>replacing the card with an older video card I had kicking around solved the
>problem.
>
> Is is unusual for a video card to fail this way? In all the years I've
> been using computers I've never seen this happen.
>
> RRT
>

Top Secret wrote:
> I turned on my computer this morning and voila, nothing at all. Quickly
> replacing the card with an older video card I had kicking around solved the
> problem.
>
> Is is unusual for a video card to fail this way? In all the years I've been
> using computers I've never seen this happen.
>
> RRT
>
>

My 9800 Pro 256 suffered sudden death syndrome. Used the machine one
night for a couple of hours, no problems. Shut down, went to reboot the
nest morning, and nothing. It was totally dead. Troubleshooting soon
revealed it was the card. I RMA'd it to ATI and they sent me another one
under warranty.