Video memory problem card 7900 GS

Hello world

I have an Inspiron 9400 with a 7900 GS video card. The warranty has expired (I've had it since November 2007) and unfortunately the video card is broken.

During loading the BIOS and boot OS (Vista Business), a lot of colorful dotted lines is visible on the screen, but the text is readable without problems.

Once the OS finishes the boot sequence and load the login screen, happening at a higher resolution and frequency, the screen becomes completely black.

I have run the Dell diagnostic tool (which is accessible by pressing the F12 key at the end of the BIOS loading sequence) and I got a lot of chess while testing the video card. Here is the message:

Error code: 5300:0119
MSG: Detected a failure when writing and reading of the video memory. Video mode: Dh (320 x 200 x 16). Address A0040h, expected read h 0, but read instead of 2020202 h.

The same error was triggered for all video modes: (320 x 200 x 16) Dh, Eh (640 x 200 x 16), Fh (640 x 350 x 2), 10 h (640 x 350 x 16), 12 h (640 x 480 x 16) and so on... the only difference between the different video modes is the video memory address (A0040h or A0100h) and value (2020202 or 20000 h).

Let's get to the questions:

-If I could be 100% sure that the video card is broken?

-Can I fix this without having to buy a new video card?

-Unfortunately the 7900 GS video card is no longer manufactured... so the only chance for me is to buy a renovated support.dell (where it is quite expensive) or ebay.com (where I have no guarantee). Does anyone know where to find a NEW 7900 GS with guaranteed and any card? If it is impossible to find a new card, I could buy a NEW ati X 1400 card?

THX.

Radu.


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