Can you show us a detailed picture of the backside of the card, preferably from the DVI connector area?

I encountered similar issue on the FX5500.
DVI worked fine on older monitor with CCFL backlight, but it refused to work with modern monitor via DVI-HDMI adapter.

tehsiggi wrote on 2026-05-07, 13:31:

Can you show us a detailed picture of the backside of the card, preferably from the DVI connector area?

Sure thing.

ott wrote on 2026-05-07, 13:34:

I encountered similar issue on the FX5500.
DVI worked fine on older monitor with CCFL backlight, but it refused to work with modern monitor via DVI-HDMI adapter.

This is on a 2004 NEC LCD so compatibility isn't an issue.

If you are using a DVI-D cable I would suggest trying a DVI-I cable instead or try a passive DVI to vga connector just to see if the port works.

You are missing a component at B22.

Yep, B22 is missing entirely, meaning that the GPU is not getting VDDC_CT which powers parts of the GPUs I/O section. It might be the reason your DVI interface is not working at all.

For testing, you might just bridge B22 with a piece of wire and see if things work then. After that you can look for a replacement.

Thanks guys bridging that area with some wire brought the DVI port back to life! What's the correct part I need for that area?

Nonstopmaximum wrote on 2026-05-08, 10:37:

Thanks guys bridging that area with some wire brought the DVI port back to life! What's the correct part I need for that area?

If you can’t find a ferrite bead (which is what you’ll be advised to use) or a 0-ohm SMD resistor, it’s actually quite simple to make a neat one yourself.
Tap the tinned wire (for example, 0.32 mm CAT5 Ethernet cable) three or four times with a hammer, then cut it with a craft knife.
It will be fairly inconspicuous and won’t stand out.

This sort of decision is typical over-engineering from ATI, who did everything exactly by the book.

You'll need a ferrite bead with an impedance of 60Ohms at 100MHz. Size of 1206 should fit very well. Current rating around half an amp should fit (the R300 specs VDDC_CT at 450mA, wouldn't expect it to be higher for the R400 series).

Something like this https://www.mouser.de/ProductDetail/Vishay-Da … OBDFwQ5Og%3D%3D

Sorry for hijacking this thread but the problem is similar. So I have an ATi X850 XT with issues on the dvi connector too. Seems to have no signal when attached via a dvi cable but using a dvi>d-sub/vga adapter it works on analog monitor input.
Having a closer look on the cards backside after reading this thread I noticed a missing transistor(?) on Q14 that may be the reason (the layout seems identical to the X800 in this area). Looking at pictures it seems that Q14 is the same part as Q15 nearby and this one has a designation WK 3 53 (the last numbers are written vertically), but I am not able to find a spare part based on that info. Can someone please give me a hint, what specific part this is? Thanks a lot.

bjrnx wrote on 2026-05-16, 14:05:

Sorry for hijacking this thread but the problem is similar. So I have an ATi X850 XT with issues on the dvi connector too. Seems to have no signal when attached via a dvi cable but using a dvi>d-sub/vga adapter it works on analog monitor input.
Having a closer look on the cards backside after reading this thread I noticed a missing transistor(?) on Q14 that may be the reason (the layout seems identical to the X800 in this area). Looking at pictures it seems that Q14 is the same part as Q15 nearby and this one has a designation WK 3 53 (the last numbers are written vertically), but I am not able to find a spare part based on that info. Can someone please give me a hint, what specific part this is? Thanks a lot.

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BS170FTA
Or any 2N7002 from any manufacturer.
These are level-shifting transistors that convert 5V to 3.3V for reading the DDC from the monitor.
There are no specific requirements or design parameters.
You can use whatever is available.

Great! Thanks a lot!

guys idk if is old thread...i have bought and came just today a Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO, the 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express version. I tried first on my old i7 PC with an asus P7H55M-PRO from 2010. I use a Thomson 32" LCD TV with HDMI to a DVI adapter (this one: https://www.amazon.it/MMOBIEL-Adattatore-HDMI … 442&sr=8-7&th=1) But when i plugged it the PC beeped for POST but no signal on screen. I tried it on my old CRT VGA only blue cable, and it works with signal...how and why? Are the X800 too old for HDMI? im using wrong adapter? It works on my GTX260 and HD7850, also on a GeForce 6600. The X800 doesn't, not also on my Samsung G5 Oddysey main monitor with HDMI cable and that adapter...

Aside from previously mentioned missing or damaged components near DVI area, you can also try to do this :
1) Connect GPU via VGA/D-Sub cable
2) Install drivers under Windows, and restart to check if full resolution is available on next boot
3) If previous step is successful, shut down PC and connect HDMI monitor (via passive adapter to DVI).
NOTE : Try to check if anything changes with HDMI to DVI-D one (unless you already have it) :

^DVI-I adapters (right) are NOT compatible with DVI-D ports (left).

4) DO NOT disconnect VGA monitor at this point, just turn on the PC
5) Once in Windows - check if both monitors are detected, and if both can display image at native resolution
6) Shut down and disconnect VGA monitor
7) If everything goes OK, you should be able to see image from DVI port when Windows loads GPU driver.