#1 2023-02-28 18:05:46

fdg2018

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Registered: 2018-11-29

Posts: 7

Random screen blackouts after graphics card switch

Hi,

got a little graphics issue & don't know much to nothing about the entire graphics thing, so I'm looking for some input here...

I had a system set up with an AMD graphics card (Radeon HD 7870, if I remember correctly) and the AMD driver... 1-2 weeks ago, the card kicked the bucket, so I decided to get a replacement card very similar to the old one, hoping I could just switch the hardware without having to tinker with the driver.

Some basic info:

VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Curacao XT / Trinidad XT [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X]
	Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Curacao XT / Trinidad XT [Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X]
	Kernel driver in use: radeon
	Kernel modules: radeon, amdgpu

It basically works too, but ever since the switch I keep randomly getting very short (fractions of a second) screen black outs, every couple of minutes, and was wondering what might cause this... any ideas? And specifically: Is this a warning sign of sorts of more serious problems or can I just ignore it? It's a bit annoying, but no big deal...

Thanks in advance...

Last edited by fdg2018 (2023-02-28 18:07:43)

Sector11

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Re: Random screen blackouts after graphics card switch

hoping I could just switch the hardware without having to tinker with the driver.

Well, I guess you are going to have to "tinker" with the driver.

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Registered: 2020-11-24

Posts: 10

Re: Random screen blackouts after graphics card switch

Try:
- re-seat the GPU, that is, unplug it from the motherboard and plug it back in
- try another video connector on GPU