My computer's video card (a GeForce 7350LE) broke. The repair shop, for some unclear reason, replaced it with a Quadro NVS 290. I'd like to know if that card has a rough equivalent in the GeForce series.|||Quadro cards are aimed to accelerate CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and DCC (digital content creation), and the cards are usually featured in workstations. (Compared to the NVIDIA GeForce product-line, which specifically targets computer-gaming).
Given the importance of speed in a game, a system used for gaming can shut down textures, shading, or rendering after only approximating a final output—in order to keep the overall frame rate high. The algorithms on a CAD-oriented card tend rather to complete all rendering operations, even if that introduces delays or variations in the timing, priortising accuracy and rendering quality over speed.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Newegg question - What is RMA Repair?
my mobo and graphics card was DOA, so i got an RMA from newegg. It says in the email what time of RMA i got and it says RMA repair.
What the hell? I don't want them to repair my DOA products, i want a brand new one just like any other customer.
So my question is, is RMA repair a type of RMA where they actually "repair" your product? Or do they actually hand you a brand new sealed product?
I spent 800 bucks total for mobo and video card, and I demand a brand new sealed product!|||I am sure they would replace with a new unit.
They return to the manufacturer and get a full credit on it, plus you have a certain number of years warranty on the unit, which the manufacturer covers, not the dealer.|||if under warranty usually they don't repair it, just replace with a brandnew one. and sometimes it doesn't mean what you will get is a sealed product but still brandnew.
Just like my apc back-ups. they replaced it with a brandnew one but opened. I know it's brandnew since manufacture date is only last june.
What the hell? I don't want them to repair my DOA products, i want a brand new one just like any other customer.
So my question is, is RMA repair a type of RMA where they actually "repair" your product? Or do they actually hand you a brand new sealed product?
I spent 800 bucks total for mobo and video card, and I demand a brand new sealed product!|||I am sure they would replace with a new unit.
They return to the manufacturer and get a full credit on it, plus you have a certain number of years warranty on the unit, which the manufacturer covers, not the dealer.|||if under warranty usually they don't repair it, just replace with a brandnew one. and sometimes it doesn't mean what you will get is a sealed product but still brandnew.
Just like my apc back-ups. they replaced it with a brandnew one but opened. I know it's brandnew since manufacture date is only last june.
After the cables and monitor are checked,a computer system continues to produce poor quality video output.?
What should you do next? . (Choose all that apply)
A. Swap the monitor.
B. Swap the video card
C. Reload the video driver
D. Repair the monitor|||B and C, Your video card need to be upgraded and video driver need to be updated, or above all your media player does not support the format of video you say of poor quality, download VLC media player which support all the formats and play the video in it and see the difference as it has all the codecs to support all types of video|||C. first
A. second
B. last
D. Not an option. Do Option A.|||A to check the monitor first, B to check the video card, and D if you find some problem with monitor. Step C to reload the driver if you find the problem with driver.|||I am sorry but this sounds like a test question...READ THE BOOK|||You know your answer. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IT RIGHT??
I think
A D B C|||If these are the option that is yet to be done, what have you already done? You seems to be a great thinker and planner that even to go to the bath room you will need a flow chart.|||Reload the video driver
A. Swap the monitor.
B. Swap the video card
C. Reload the video driver
D. Repair the monitor|||B and C, Your video card need to be upgraded and video driver need to be updated, or above all your media player does not support the format of video you say of poor quality, download VLC media player which support all the formats and play the video in it and see the difference as it has all the codecs to support all types of video|||C. first
A. second
B. last
D. Not an option. Do Option A.|||A to check the monitor first, B to check the video card, and D if you find some problem with monitor. Step C to reload the driver if you find the problem with driver.|||I am sorry but this sounds like a test question...READ THE BOOK|||You know your answer. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IT RIGHT??
I think
A D B C|||If these are the option that is yet to be done, what have you already done? You seems to be a great thinker and planner that even to go to the bath room you will need a flow chart.|||Reload the video driver
Can a virus damage a video card?
I have had the worst day possible. My laptop that is over 3 years old had the video die on it. When I started up my laptop it gets to the XP loading bar before the login screen and dies. The screen goes black and I can't see anything. I restored the computer with the recovery CD's and still have the same problem.
I am also having a similar problem on my desktop. This computer is used very rarely (once a month is rare for it). It worked fine last night, but when I turned it on this morning it has a series of yellow bars that go across the screen horizontally and vertically. The color of the items on webpages are fine but it seems like the bars are overlaying the screen.
Both computers are connected to the same wireless network. The desktop is hard wired into the wireless router while the laptop works through wifi. There are 2 other laptops that use this connection that have shown no problems. Is this an isolated incident or should I have the video cards looked at on them? I know the laptop is out of warranty and fear that the repairs would cost more than a new computer.|||Yes it can.If your video card have damaged,diskgetor can help you to recover the lost data.|||i would try and start it in safe mode, and run some virus scans, antimalware scans, etc. push F6 during the start up and start in safe mode with networking.|||video card, install the drivers with the cd it came with|||Although it is possible, there aren't any virus's that cause permanent damage to video cards.
I am also having a similar problem on my desktop. This computer is used very rarely (once a month is rare for it). It worked fine last night, but when I turned it on this morning it has a series of yellow bars that go across the screen horizontally and vertically. The color of the items on webpages are fine but it seems like the bars are overlaying the screen.
Both computers are connected to the same wireless network. The desktop is hard wired into the wireless router while the laptop works through wifi. There are 2 other laptops that use this connection that have shown no problems. Is this an isolated incident or should I have the video cards looked at on them? I know the laptop is out of warranty and fear that the repairs would cost more than a new computer.|||Yes it can.If your video card have damaged,diskgetor can help you to recover the lost data.|||i would try and start it in safe mode, and run some virus scans, antimalware scans, etc. push F6 during the start up and start in safe mode with networking.|||video card, install the drivers with the cd it came with|||Although it is possible, there aren't any virus's that cause permanent damage to video cards.
Recomended video card for games this 2010?
my video card screwed up dunno why last time i play is lead and gold and at midnight game hangs so i should restart then i can't open any games so i decided to sleep but in the morning when you 1st boot your computer the words written there was purple i think it's damage and it can't boot your windows as long as the nvidia driver is installed can it still be repaired or i need to buy a new one?|||I'd recommend the nVidia GTX260 or better for most games, the GTX275 or 280 for very power-intensive games on high resolutions (1920x1200 or larger)|||ATI Radeon HD 5870 is just what you need, if u have tried this then try Nvidia GeForce GTX 295
Are Apple repair parts covered by a warranty?
I got my Macbook Pro repaired about a year ago while it was still under Applecare. They replaced a video card that was leading to video problems. Those problems have returned. Is there a warranty on the repair parts they used under which I could get another repair?
It is no longer under warranty and I doubt they'll repair it.|||If you are no longer under warranty or applecare, then you have to pay for the repairs
It is no longer under warranty and I doubt they'll repair it.|||If you are no longer under warranty or applecare, then you have to pay for the repairs
Can I save my video card, or is it done for?
So basically, I've just had the worst week of my life, and such a perfect week came to a perfect end when my computer decided it wanted to come across every single error it could think of. Here's the just of it all:
First, when I got home my monitor was saying the "Check connection" on it, although it was fine. I restarted my computer a couple times but it wouldn't go away. I don't entirely recall how I fixed this, but none the less, that problem faded away.
Next I successfully loaded up windows, to have it almost immediately crash to a "atidvag" error, which again is fine, an apparently common error. But when I went to restart I next got the error "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_ERROR". I solved this by going to windows repair via the installation CD and doing "chkdsk /p" "fixboot" "exit" and it loaded windows successfully, however for some reason it didn't have internet, even though everything was in place. I figured my solution would be to restart. This proved to be a bad idea, as the next error I got was "Unknown boot error". Odd in itself, I had enough, and formatted that entire harddrive, reinstalled windows (I have a seperate hard drive that has media on it which is fine so I hope to hook it up to this set up as a secondary, although when I do I get a hal.dll error). The thing I find odd is, when I loaded up the new windows, it goes fine until I try to run anything. Exploring windows works, opening control panel/properties all works, but when I loaded up IE to get video drivers, the computer does 1 of 2 things:
1) Freezes, allowing me to do nothing, or
2) I get a black screen, whilst everything else is functioning (I know because I can hear it refresh when I hit F5).
So next I took out that harddrive all together. Put in another I had with windows x64 on it, which turned out to work, but I was still getting the same type of errors, but they would be delayed longer - it wouldn't be upon immediately opening something, it would be about a minute or two minutes in. After restarting a million times, this eventually stopped happening (No idea why).
Next, I tried to open a game (WOW). This didn't work out well as it turns out, because I got funky lines and bars everywhere (Although the game did load, and I was able to get in), however after a few minutes, it would black out again. After doing this a couple times, I updated my video card drivers, and it did the same thing. Figuring maybe it was overheating, I took the video card out of the slot and got the dust off it and put it back in (Properly and everything). I plugged everything back in and turned it on and .... nothing happened. I know that everythings going - I can hear it, but nothing displays. I looked inside the case and the fan on my video card isn't spinning. I restarted it, looking right at the video card as I do so, and saw that it spun for about half a second, then stopped and did nothing.
I then thought maybe it was because I didn't put it in right, so I took it out, put it back in, but alas it didn't change anything. I then thought maybe it wasn't getting enough power, so I took out everything I didn't need - unhooked the CD drive, took out the sound card, the network card that I really wasn't using anyways, but nothing changed it. I then felt the fan on the video card and it was really hot, so I assume that it is indeed getting power.
I am not entirely sure as too all my computer specs, but here is what I know:
550 Power supply
aTI Radeon 9800 Pro
512 mb DDR ram
AMD (3200?) 2.0 GHZ Processor.
Any help would really really really really be appreciated because I'm completely out of ideas here and searching the interwebs isn't giving me any answers at all.|||Hey bro.. My old video card did the exact same thing. it give me all these line and it turn black. the picture gets fuzzy and than turn black. I removed my video card and install it into a computer at my Technical School. and it does the same think.. and I replace the video card and now.. no more problem..
At first I thought my power supple wasn't giving enough juice, I remove my TV Tuner card, my sound card, remover all my hard drive leaving just one for the OS, removed both Optical drive just leaving the Video card, CPU and Memory running and it was the same soo. Went a head and replace with a new Video card and now Im happy ever since. now I can play Crysis..=P
So you know what that mean.. time to go shopping for the newest, baddest video card.
First, when I got home my monitor was saying the "Check connection" on it, although it was fine. I restarted my computer a couple times but it wouldn't go away. I don't entirely recall how I fixed this, but none the less, that problem faded away.
Next I successfully loaded up windows, to have it almost immediately crash to a "atidvag" error, which again is fine, an apparently common error. But when I went to restart I next got the error "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_ERROR". I solved this by going to windows repair via the installation CD and doing "chkdsk /p" "fixboot" "exit" and it loaded windows successfully, however for some reason it didn't have internet, even though everything was in place. I figured my solution would be to restart. This proved to be a bad idea, as the next error I got was "Unknown boot error". Odd in itself, I had enough, and formatted that entire harddrive, reinstalled windows (I have a seperate hard drive that has media on it which is fine so I hope to hook it up to this set up as a secondary, although when I do I get a hal.dll error). The thing I find odd is, when I loaded up the new windows, it goes fine until I try to run anything. Exploring windows works, opening control panel/properties all works, but when I loaded up IE to get video drivers, the computer does 1 of 2 things:
1) Freezes, allowing me to do nothing, or
2) I get a black screen, whilst everything else is functioning (I know because I can hear it refresh when I hit F5).
So next I took out that harddrive all together. Put in another I had with windows x64 on it, which turned out to work, but I was still getting the same type of errors, but they would be delayed longer - it wouldn't be upon immediately opening something, it would be about a minute or two minutes in. After restarting a million times, this eventually stopped happening (No idea why).
Next, I tried to open a game (WOW). This didn't work out well as it turns out, because I got funky lines and bars everywhere (Although the game did load, and I was able to get in), however after a few minutes, it would black out again. After doing this a couple times, I updated my video card drivers, and it did the same thing. Figuring maybe it was overheating, I took the video card out of the slot and got the dust off it and put it back in (Properly and everything). I plugged everything back in and turned it on and .... nothing happened. I know that everythings going - I can hear it, but nothing displays. I looked inside the case and the fan on my video card isn't spinning. I restarted it, looking right at the video card as I do so, and saw that it spun for about half a second, then stopped and did nothing.
I then thought maybe it was because I didn't put it in right, so I took it out, put it back in, but alas it didn't change anything. I then thought maybe it wasn't getting enough power, so I took out everything I didn't need - unhooked the CD drive, took out the sound card, the network card that I really wasn't using anyways, but nothing changed it. I then felt the fan on the video card and it was really hot, so I assume that it is indeed getting power.
I am not entirely sure as too all my computer specs, but here is what I know:
550 Power supply
aTI Radeon 9800 Pro
512 mb DDR ram
AMD (3200?) 2.0 GHZ Processor.
Any help would really really really really be appreciated because I'm completely out of ideas here and searching the interwebs isn't giving me any answers at all.|||Hey bro.. My old video card did the exact same thing. it give me all these line and it turn black. the picture gets fuzzy and than turn black. I removed my video card and install it into a computer at my Technical School. and it does the same think.. and I replace the video card and now.. no more problem..
At first I thought my power supple wasn't giving enough juice, I remove my TV Tuner card, my sound card, remover all my hard drive leaving just one for the OS, removed both Optical drive just leaving the Video card, CPU and Memory running and it was the same soo. Went a head and replace with a new Video card and now Im happy ever since. now I can play Crysis..=P
So you know what that mean.. time to go shopping for the newest, baddest video card.
Can a repaired(baked) video card harm the pc?
Hi
I saw on the internet videos of people fixing their video card by baking it in the oven.
Is it really true? If yes, may it harm the computer after I bake it?
(I have a Nvidia GeForce 8500 video card)
Thanks.|||No. You have to put it in the microwave. Don't believe everything you see on the internet.|||I suggest not to do that. You might end up purchasing a whole new system.
-Computer Online Tech|||If you do it right then it might fix it.No it will not harm your computer,but of course you will have to take the video card out :) of your mobo|||It's just like Tom B said, don't listen to the idiot who said microwave it. I have an Nvidia 9600 and it went nuts after playing Starcraft 2, lines etc.... I put it in the oven cause I got a new but crappy card. Baking it caused it to work again, 250 degrees for 20 minutes and it lasts a week. Bake it with all the parts facing upwards, plastic part with the fan removed and the card placed on four foil balls in a tray that has foil at the bottom, also remove the dried thermal paste on the heat sink with something with a cotton top soaked in Rubbing Alcohol. I suggest not doing it every week cause you'll have to get new Thermal Paste all the time and plus the PC freezing again randomly every week is a pain. I don't bake mines anymore. It does not harm the PC|||Do NOT put it in the micro wave like that maroon said unless you want to buy a new one. The whole baking thing will only fix a card IF the problem is a bad solder joint or run. It (if heated enough) allows the solder to re-melt and re-flow. However, the temps required to melt and re-flow solder are too high for the components/chips on the card. On the off chance that the card actually starts working again it is only going to be temporary. Yes, if you melt something, and it causes a short, it can burn up your motherboard. Electrically Speaking, I do not recommend trying this unless you have a junk computer that you are into experimenting with or a whole lot more money to throw away than I have. (and the card you are talking about is so outdated that it really isn't worth it)
I saw on the internet videos of people fixing their video card by baking it in the oven.
Is it really true? If yes, may it harm the computer after I bake it?
(I have a Nvidia GeForce 8500 video card)
Thanks.|||No. You have to put it in the microwave. Don't believe everything you see on the internet.|||I suggest not to do that. You might end up purchasing a whole new system.
-Computer Online Tech|||If you do it right then it might fix it.No it will not harm your computer,but of course you will have to take the video card out :) of your mobo|||It's just like Tom B said, don't listen to the idiot who said microwave it. I have an Nvidia 9600 and it went nuts after playing Starcraft 2, lines etc.... I put it in the oven cause I got a new but crappy card. Baking it caused it to work again, 250 degrees for 20 minutes and it lasts a week. Bake it with all the parts facing upwards, plastic part with the fan removed and the card placed on four foil balls in a tray that has foil at the bottom, also remove the dried thermal paste on the heat sink with something with a cotton top soaked in Rubbing Alcohol. I suggest not doing it every week cause you'll have to get new Thermal Paste all the time and plus the PC freezing again randomly every week is a pain. I don't bake mines anymore. It does not harm the PC|||Do NOT put it in the micro wave like that maroon said unless you want to buy a new one. The whole baking thing will only fix a card IF the problem is a bad solder joint or run. It (if heated enough) allows the solder to re-melt and re-flow. However, the temps required to melt and re-flow solder are too high for the components/chips on the card. On the off chance that the card actually starts working again it is only going to be temporary. Yes, if you melt something, and it causes a short, it can burn up your motherboard. Electrically Speaking, I do not recommend trying this unless you have a junk computer that you are into experimenting with or a whole lot more money to throw away than I have. (and the card you are talking about is so outdated that it really isn't worth it)
I NEED a standard vga driver so I can install my catalyst software for video card. Anyone help me? Please!?
I have a Radeon 9550 256mb AGP video card. Recently my drivers got f'ked up and I tried reinstalling my video card drivers (catalyst software) and it fails saying I need standard VGA drivers first. Well I want to repair the install but can't because the disc isn't working. I can't find a download on the net (doesn't exist), Microsoft and ATI refuse to acknowledge the problem.
SOO.. my last two options are find an older version of catalyst, say v 4.11 ? (which is becoming hard to do) OR try and steal the drivers from another Windows install (which hasn't worked yet).|||U must hav been trying to install Catalyst Control Panel but u can install it with out the driver. Remember the driver and Catalyst control panel uses two different setup files, u can install them seperately if u want, so u must hav removed or deleted the installation files of the driver. Go to ( http://www.ati.com ) and download the latest driver for the agp and install. It has the standard driver with it.
Neo|||When you're in Device Manager, expand Display Adapters, right click on your video card and choose properties. Then go to the Driver tab and choose "Update Driver" at the bottom. When it asks to Search or Display, choose Display and browse through the included Windows Drivers. VGA is a standard driver and comes with Windows, there is nothing to Download.|||New Solution:
http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.p…
ATI Catalyst Uninstall and Troubleshooting Guide.
It mentions several solutions to your "Standard VGA driver Problem"|||The trick is to goto Control Panel> system> Hardware>device manger>display driver>Driver> uninstall
or use addremove program and uninstall the driver.
When PC restarts , it should not recognise the 9550 and show as STANDARD VGA CARD. then you may try reinstalling the driver.|||next time you should read the docs/readme throughly..
it is said that.. u should uninstall the old driver before upgrade to new driver..
find the ati uninstall tool on the control panel..
unintall it properly, then restart..
then obviously.. :) you can install the new driver :)
have a nice play..
dont forget to give the best credit if its work :)
SOO.. my last two options are find an older version of catalyst, say v 4.11 ? (which is becoming hard to do) OR try and steal the drivers from another Windows install (which hasn't worked yet).|||U must hav been trying to install Catalyst Control Panel but u can install it with out the driver. Remember the driver and Catalyst control panel uses two different setup files, u can install them seperately if u want, so u must hav removed or deleted the installation files of the driver. Go to ( http://www.ati.com ) and download the latest driver for the agp and install. It has the standard driver with it.
Neo|||When you're in Device Manager, expand Display Adapters, right click on your video card and choose properties. Then go to the Driver tab and choose "Update Driver" at the bottom. When it asks to Search or Display, choose Display and browse through the included Windows Drivers. VGA is a standard driver and comes with Windows, there is nothing to Download.|||New Solution:
http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.p…
ATI Catalyst Uninstall and Troubleshooting Guide.
It mentions several solutions to your "Standard VGA driver Problem"|||The trick is to goto Control Panel> system> Hardware>device manger>display driver>Driver> uninstall
or use addremove program and uninstall the driver.
When PC restarts , it should not recognise the 9550 and show as STANDARD VGA CARD. then you may try reinstalling the driver.|||next time you should read the docs/readme throughly..
it is said that.. u should uninstall the old driver before upgrade to new driver..
find the ati uninstall tool on the control panel..
unintall it properly, then restart..
then obviously.. :) you can install the new driver :)
have a nice play..
dont forget to give the best credit if its work :)
Is it unusual for a motherboard and/or video card to go on a 3 month old computer?
Tech support wants to send technican to house (7 to 10 business days) to repair computer. Why would the motherboard/or video card go so soon? Should I just return it now and save me more breakdowns later? I replaced the 17 inch lcd monitor with a 19 inch monitor. Could this have done something? Thanks (Should it take this long to repair?)|||Monitor size will have nothing to do with your problem. You have obviously just gotten a bad computer. I would take it back and get an exchange if possible. It could be a power supply issue (surge). If not...make sure the computer is working properly before technician leaves.|||yes it is unusual. but in any manufacturing process some units do have factory defects. way back the dos era, early 80's, every computer undergoes a burn in process for at least 24 hours before sending to the costumer. but nowadays they just plug in everything sometimes not even checking if it actually works or not. your monitor has no connection to the problem. if i were you, i would ask for a replacement unit if covered by the warranty coz it will give you more headache later on.
Radeon 4850 HD 1gb vs Geforce 8800gts 650mb?
Hi there, i have been having an on going feud with Mesh computers over the repair of my video card, i originally had a geforce 8800gts but it broke and they didnt have any more in stock, so they are substituting it with an ATI Radeon 4850 HD 1gb card, are they pulling a fast one or is that a better card?|||its a better card. good deal|||the 4850 is better than the 8800gts which is a good thing...dont know why they would do that though...i can get a gts in 3 days off newegg...if your comfortable w/the 4850 go for that...if not make them replace your 8800.....
Scott|||the 4850 is much better than the 8800 GTS. you will get overall better frame rates with it. take it!
Scott|||the 4850 is much better than the 8800 GTS. you will get overall better frame rates with it. take it!
I'm upgrading my computer and need major advice?
1) I opened my case for the first time and its extremely dusty is this normal? Do I need to buy a new one? Should I use a can of air?
2) When buying memory does anything else matter besides how many MB (like the speed in Mhz)?
3) What kind of video card should I get? I want to play games like World of War Craft, Sims, and Command and Conquer. And I want to be able to run the game with no delays (reasonable delay).
4) Also the fan on my power supply may be going bad, should I buy a new power supply or is their some way to repair the fan? (the fan seems to be struggling to start and is very dusty and makes a lot of noise)
I would appreciate any other advice as well thanxs!|||Opening you computer for the first time eh? Will, I hope you know what you’re doing.
First of all, get 1 GB of DDR2 (2X512MB) RAM. Higher MHZ is better. If you have the money, get 2 GB which you’ll need if you want to get VISTA and run it 100% smoothly.
Graphic Card is a bit tricky. Good games demand a good card and a good card demands a good computer. Make sure what kind of slot your motherboard has and your PSU wattage. If you’re on a right budget, get an Nvidia 7600GT. This card is cheap and will run most games decent on medium high settings. The 7900, 7950, 8800 series cards are good cards but are a bit more expensive. The 7900 and 7950 cost $200-$300 but the 8800 series are a bit more. The 8800 series range from $300-$900.
Replace your Current PSU with a 400W or 500W PSU. Most modern video card needs 350W-400W to run efficiently.
Dust on hardware cause heat buildup. I myself remove the dusty hardware and use a brush.
If your computer is more than three or four years old, buy a new case and build one from ground up. You can use your current computer as practice before you go build a new one.|||First clean it really good
Second nothing else matters
Third here are 2 diferent video cards one expensive ones not the are both good-http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
http://about.pricegrabber.com/info_pictu… Ps: the second one is $999 and the first is $134
Third power suppleys are cheap so are fans buy new ones and if you have a really old case buy a new one.|||1) all you have to do is use a vacuum or something
2) Yes because only certain memory are compatible with certain computers
3) You should probably get a 256 mb memory card that should do
4) yes i would recommend another fan
5) other advice as follows; give more information about the pc and not just the mishaps|||1) Just use a can of air. I recommend you keep a vacuum handy as well, unless you want to end up breathing all that dust.
2) Yeah...a lot of things. You're best off taking some of the memory you have to the store and asking for help.
Make sure what you get has the same number of pins on the bottom as what you have. If there is a label that says "DDR" or whatever on it, make sure what you get is similarly labeled.
3) Depends on your budget. I use an 8800 GTX. You might not want to spend that much. Check into the cheaper 8800 series models. Make sure your power supply has enough power to handle it (check wattage ratings on the vid card and your power supply). Dollar for dollar, a video card tends to be the best gaming investment you can make, compared to other hardware.
4) Try cleaning your power supply first to see if that helps. Otherwise, don't try to repair the fan. You could mess something up and cause a seriously dangerous electrical fault in the system. Just get a new one if cleaning isn't enough. Don't buy the cheapest one either...cheap power supplies are no bargain when they kill other parts of your system in a failure.|||You should clean your case out immediately! Go buy 2 cans of air (one for next time). Take one can of air and take your case outside and spray away until there is no dust! If you need to use the second can to complete the job, go ahead. You can also spray the dust from the power supply fan which may help with the operation of it.
When you purchase memory you MUST first find out what is compatible with your motherboard and what the maximum amount of installed ram you can have is.
Try warehouse sites like NewEgg and Tiger Direct when shopping for a video card, you should get a great price on one there.|||you can go to walmart .com and buy a can of air,yes it's normal for the insie to be dusty.Get some new fans they are not expensive.Take the old RAM out to see what kind it is, I'm betting you don't have much,if you're running an old computer don't overload the computer(too much Ram will overload your motherboard and actually slow it down) also defragment the hardrive weekly. nothing slows a computer up than an overloaded harddrive,if you have room slave another harddrive, these things should speed your computer up quite a bit.you can put in a video and better sound card but watch how you check out your dealer. All this is going to cost as much as a newer computer. sorry! Bill
2) When buying memory does anything else matter besides how many MB (like the speed in Mhz)?
3) What kind of video card should I get? I want to play games like World of War Craft, Sims, and Command and Conquer. And I want to be able to run the game with no delays (reasonable delay).
4) Also the fan on my power supply may be going bad, should I buy a new power supply or is their some way to repair the fan? (the fan seems to be struggling to start and is very dusty and makes a lot of noise)
I would appreciate any other advice as well thanxs!|||Opening you computer for the first time eh? Will, I hope you know what you’re doing.
First of all, get 1 GB of DDR2 (2X512MB) RAM. Higher MHZ is better. If you have the money, get 2 GB which you’ll need if you want to get VISTA and run it 100% smoothly.
Graphic Card is a bit tricky. Good games demand a good card and a good card demands a good computer. Make sure what kind of slot your motherboard has and your PSU wattage. If you’re on a right budget, get an Nvidia 7600GT. This card is cheap and will run most games decent on medium high settings. The 7900, 7950, 8800 series cards are good cards but are a bit more expensive. The 7900 and 7950 cost $200-$300 but the 8800 series are a bit more. The 8800 series range from $300-$900.
Replace your Current PSU with a 400W or 500W PSU. Most modern video card needs 350W-400W to run efficiently.
Dust on hardware cause heat buildup. I myself remove the dusty hardware and use a brush.
If your computer is more than three or four years old, buy a new case and build one from ground up. You can use your current computer as practice before you go build a new one.|||First clean it really good
Second nothing else matters
Third here are 2 diferent video cards one expensive ones not the are both good-http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
http://about.pricegrabber.com/info_pictu… Ps: the second one is $999 and the first is $134
Third power suppleys are cheap so are fans buy new ones and if you have a really old case buy a new one.|||1) all you have to do is use a vacuum or something
2) Yes because only certain memory are compatible with certain computers
3) You should probably get a 256 mb memory card that should do
4) yes i would recommend another fan
5) other advice as follows; give more information about the pc and not just the mishaps|||1) Just use a can of air. I recommend you keep a vacuum handy as well, unless you want to end up breathing all that dust.
2) Yeah...a lot of things. You're best off taking some of the memory you have to the store and asking for help.
Make sure what you get has the same number of pins on the bottom as what you have. If there is a label that says "DDR" or whatever on it, make sure what you get is similarly labeled.
3) Depends on your budget. I use an 8800 GTX. You might not want to spend that much. Check into the cheaper 8800 series models. Make sure your power supply has enough power to handle it (check wattage ratings on the vid card and your power supply). Dollar for dollar, a video card tends to be the best gaming investment you can make, compared to other hardware.
4) Try cleaning your power supply first to see if that helps. Otherwise, don't try to repair the fan. You could mess something up and cause a seriously dangerous electrical fault in the system. Just get a new one if cleaning isn't enough. Don't buy the cheapest one either...cheap power supplies are no bargain when they kill other parts of your system in a failure.|||You should clean your case out immediately! Go buy 2 cans of air (one for next time). Take one can of air and take your case outside and spray away until there is no dust! If you need to use the second can to complete the job, go ahead. You can also spray the dust from the power supply fan which may help with the operation of it.
When you purchase memory you MUST first find out what is compatible with your motherboard and what the maximum amount of installed ram you can have is.
Try warehouse sites like NewEgg and Tiger Direct when shopping for a video card, you should get a great price on one there.|||you can go to walmart .com and buy a can of air,yes it's normal for the insie to be dusty.Get some new fans they are not expensive.Take the old RAM out to see what kind it is, I'm betting you don't have much,if you're running an old computer don't overload the computer(too much Ram will overload your motherboard and actually slow it down) also defragment the hardrive weekly. nothing slows a computer up than an overloaded harddrive,if you have room slave another harddrive, these things should speed your computer up quite a bit.you can put in a video and better sound card but watch how you check out your dealer. All this is going to cost as much as a newer computer. sorry! Bill
Graphics Card Flickering Issue?
Hello, I really need someones help here!
For the last few weeks I have been attempting to diagnose an issue with my PC! It used to run more or less any game without fail, I could even often play on the highest settings... But recently? Everything seems to either flash, flicker or stretch out the textures!
Here are some videos of the games with their respective issues:
Skyrim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=ULhVjrQy7k3gE&v=hVjrQy7k3gE (Beware: If watched non-sober you may puke!)
Star Wars: Force Unleashed II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=r_OVUcG0C00
The Sims 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2vbl3vzis
As you can see, they all have their own issues... I decided to try some old games and the first two I tried were GTA Vice City and San Andreas.
Vice City was very normal, and not much to mention, but San Andreas had the same issue as the Sims 3 and Skyrim just to a lesser extent!
Here is San Andreas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ktr3PZOd0Xc
After it first happened I assumed it was that the graphics card had needed a driver update, so I done that and restarted the game... and it had the same issue! Tried pretty much everything to fix it up to the point where I gave up and done a full destructive restore to factory settings, after hours of screwing around doing that I put in a game and... exactly same as it was before the restore!
Finally, I was talking to a friend of mine about the issue, and he is very into PC's and even builds and repairs them on his spare time, he lives too far away to personally come and check it out but when I showed him the videos he said he thought it was a graphics card issue, I agreed but found it strange because all other things the computer does is fine, with the only other slight issue being that when I watch movies if I leave the player to check the internet without hitting pause, and then click back to the player once I'm done, the screen will take a few (10ish) seconds to unfreeze itself from the scene I turned from, and suddenly it'll play fast until the picture reaches the audio from the scene it's actually at!
Anyway, I would just like to know 100% that it is a graphics card issue before I go out and spend money on a new one!
My specs are:
CPU: Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed: 2.7 GHz
O/S: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1
Video Card: GeForce GTS 240
Video RAM: 2.2 GB
Pixel Shader Version: 4.0
Vertex Shader version: 4.0
Free Disc Space: 343.5 GB
Thank you in advance|||Have u tried any tweaking in the Nvidia control panel. Sometimes u can fix things in there.
Failing that, it does sound like there is a fault of some kind in the video card itself.
It is definitely a graphics issue of some sort. And if u have replaced the drivers, and since this occurs on more than one game, reason would dictate that the card or its related software are faulty.|||I would agree with your friend. Most definitely looks like a graphics card problem. Make sure you have the latest drivers for it, and check the temperatures. If you have an old graphics card laying around then try installing that in and see if you get the same problem or not.
For the last few weeks I have been attempting to diagnose an issue with my PC! It used to run more or less any game without fail, I could even often play on the highest settings... But recently? Everything seems to either flash, flicker or stretch out the textures!
Here are some videos of the games with their respective issues:
Skyrim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=ULhVjrQy7k3gE&v=hVjrQy7k3gE (Beware: If watched non-sober you may puke!)
Star Wars: Force Unleashed II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=r_OVUcG0C00
The Sims 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q2vbl3vzis
As you can see, they all have their own issues... I decided to try some old games and the first two I tried were GTA Vice City and San Andreas.
Vice City was very normal, and not much to mention, but San Andreas had the same issue as the Sims 3 and Skyrim just to a lesser extent!
Here is San Andreas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ktr3PZOd0Xc
After it first happened I assumed it was that the graphics card had needed a driver update, so I done that and restarted the game... and it had the same issue! Tried pretty much everything to fix it up to the point where I gave up and done a full destructive restore to factory settings, after hours of screwing around doing that I put in a game and... exactly same as it was before the restore!
Finally, I was talking to a friend of mine about the issue, and he is very into PC's and even builds and repairs them on his spare time, he lives too far away to personally come and check it out but when I showed him the videos he said he thought it was a graphics card issue, I agreed but found it strange because all other things the computer does is fine, with the only other slight issue being that when I watch movies if I leave the player to check the internet without hitting pause, and then click back to the player once I'm done, the screen will take a few (10ish) seconds to unfreeze itself from the scene I turned from, and suddenly it'll play fast until the picture reaches the audio from the scene it's actually at!
Anyway, I would just like to know 100% that it is a graphics card issue before I go out and spend money on a new one!
My specs are:
CPU: Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed: 2.7 GHz
O/S: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1
Video Card: GeForce GTS 240
Video RAM: 2.2 GB
Pixel Shader Version: 4.0
Vertex Shader version: 4.0
Free Disc Space: 343.5 GB
Thank you in advance|||Have u tried any tweaking in the Nvidia control panel. Sometimes u can fix things in there.
Failing that, it does sound like there is a fault of some kind in the video card itself.
It is definitely a graphics issue of some sort. And if u have replaced the drivers, and since this occurs on more than one game, reason would dictate that the card or its related software are faulty.|||I would agree with your friend. Most definitely looks like a graphics card problem. Make sure you have the latest drivers for it, and check the temperatures. If you have an old graphics card laying around then try installing that in and see if you get the same problem or not.
Repair an iMac?
We bought an iMac a few years back, and after a while my gaming habit ran the video card too hard, causing it to overheat and fry the motherboard. This is one of the OLDER iMacs, though, the one where the ports run horizontally, not vertically. Pic:
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8461/…
Now, I've already peeked inside and it's pretty easy to tell what's what and I know that if I have a replacement videocard, motherboard, CPU, etc. I'd be able to get it up and running. I can't seem to find ANY compatible parts, though, anywhere. I've checked and rechecked eBay, newegg, etc. and can't find anything. Does anyone know where I can get them, or should I just junk the thing?|||You have the first of the G5 iMacs. You might want to give MacMall a try or ask them if they could point you in the direction of the necessary hardware.
Go with Kahless's suggestion.|||Check www.lowendmac.com.
They have lists of used mac dealers and parts dealers.
Also check www.smalldog.com.
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8461/…
Now, I've already peeked inside and it's pretty easy to tell what's what and I know that if I have a replacement videocard, motherboard, CPU, etc. I'd be able to get it up and running. I can't seem to find ANY compatible parts, though, anywhere. I've checked and rechecked eBay, newegg, etc. and can't find anything. Does anyone know where I can get them, or should I just junk the thing?|||You have the first of the G5 iMacs. You might want to give MacMall a try or ask them if they could point you in the direction of the necessary hardware.
Go with Kahless's suggestion.|||Check www.lowendmac.com.
They have lists of used mac dealers and parts dealers.
Also check www.smalldog.com.
Do Firedog and/or Geek Squad repair laptops?
same as above. For instance, say something goes bad in the laptop that a normal person cannot access through the little doors or whatever that for instance ram usually can. Will they actually go in, take apart the laptop, and replace parts like a video card, or even something like the keypad? Thanks!
P.S If they don't do this, is there anybody other than the laptop manufacturer that will do this?|||Like above, i recommend you find a local tech to fix your problems! Geek Squad does have some great techs that work there while they are going to college, but Geek Squad makes them do things by their books, which quite frankly is usually the long or wrong way to get things done! They are stuck knowing they can do a better job, but can't because of their company limitations!|||They should, it's a computer, call them and ask|||yes, they attempt to. geek sqaud is pathetic, they're salesmen, not techies. find a local geek store, and ask what services they provide. most likely it will be cheaper than geek squad, and performed by more knowledgeable individuals.|||Both will repair you computer, but i will warn you its not cheap and you will be without for 3 weeks.
P.S If they don't do this, is there anybody other than the laptop manufacturer that will do this?|||Like above, i recommend you find a local tech to fix your problems! Geek Squad does have some great techs that work there while they are going to college, but Geek Squad makes them do things by their books, which quite frankly is usually the long or wrong way to get things done! They are stuck knowing they can do a better job, but can't because of their company limitations!|||They should, it's a computer, call them and ask|||yes, they attempt to. geek sqaud is pathetic, they're salesmen, not techies. find a local geek store, and ask what services they provide. most likely it will be cheaper than geek squad, and performed by more knowledgeable individuals.|||Both will repair you computer, but i will warn you its not cheap and you will be without for 3 weeks.
Video card trouble, NVIDIA GeForce 9600GSO, no video output. need guidance/suggestions to fix.?
Small problem, was wondering if the wizards could help...
My brothers metal port covers came loose from the case and fell onto the videocard, so i fished them out with a paperclip. It was very easy to do but there was a small spark in the process. Now there is no video output from the board, but the monitor does recognize when you plug it in because the colour test bars disappear.
Would any one mind providing me with possible trouble shooting tips to repair this situation?
I kinda doubt that 1 spark could fry an entire board.
I've tried both video ports on the card, theres actually two geforce 9800s in the motherboard and all 4 ports are not displaying anything.
I tried it with another monitor too, tested that monitor as good using the same cord with another computer.
I have not tried another DVI to RGB adapter because i dont have one but i will try to pick another one up at radio shack when i can, but i feel doubtful thats the problem.
The computer boots fine and everything- all that happened was 1 tiny spark, and i know sparks this one was small.
thanks!|||People have fried $1,000 core i7 processors with sparks that are not even visible, simply from static electricity build up from wearing their favorite pair of blue jeans. I'm afraid you're outta luck this time. If your lucky, the computer was off when this occurred. Otherwise, your entire motherboard plus the dual 9800s could all be fried. Do yourself a favor and pick up a $10 anti-static wristband, or simply tap the power supply to ground yourself before trying this the next time.|||One tiny spark can easily fry a board.
Even an invisible spark can destroy a board.
Good luck.
My brothers metal port covers came loose from the case and fell onto the videocard, so i fished them out with a paperclip. It was very easy to do but there was a small spark in the process. Now there is no video output from the board, but the monitor does recognize when you plug it in because the colour test bars disappear.
Would any one mind providing me with possible trouble shooting tips to repair this situation?
I kinda doubt that 1 spark could fry an entire board.
I've tried both video ports on the card, theres actually two geforce 9800s in the motherboard and all 4 ports are not displaying anything.
I tried it with another monitor too, tested that monitor as good using the same cord with another computer.
I have not tried another DVI to RGB adapter because i dont have one but i will try to pick another one up at radio shack when i can, but i feel doubtful thats the problem.
The computer boots fine and everything- all that happened was 1 tiny spark, and i know sparks this one was small.
thanks!|||People have fried $1,000 core i7 processors with sparks that are not even visible, simply from static electricity build up from wearing their favorite pair of blue jeans. I'm afraid you're outta luck this time. If your lucky, the computer was off when this occurred. Otherwise, your entire motherboard plus the dual 9800s could all be fried. Do yourself a favor and pick up a $10 anti-static wristband, or simply tap the power supply to ground yourself before trying this the next time.|||One tiny spark can easily fry a board.
Even an invisible spark can destroy a board.
Good luck.
Did my laptop video card just die?!?!?
I was watching a video on the interwebz when my screen froze then slowly went dark. Afterwards, it had some trouble restarting and had to go through some repair thingy. When I was finally through the repair, I restarted the laptop normally. Everything appears like it would look like if I booted in safe-mode: 800 x 600 resolution, everything super zoomed in on web browsers, huge icons, blue tint to everything, etc. Whenever I do something that causes an action on the screen, such as move my mouse or type, horizontal reddish orange lines appear all over the screen. Here's a pic of my dxdiag and my desktop. My dxdiag shows nothing on the video card section now, before there was stuff there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/Jeffrothehoe/diag.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/Jeffrothehoe/desktop.jpg
What happened?|||The diag.jpg shows that the proper video card driver is not installed and longer. So, first, reinstall your video card driver. Check the laptops' manufacturer's website for the driver.
Hopefully your laptop has only overheated... check to see how you can open up you laptop (with it turned off and the battery removed) and get to the heatsink and fan. If you can do that without taking the laptop completely apart, do so and clean out the heatsink with a can of compressed air and remove the fan from the laptop and blow the dust out of there also. Put it back together and it will run cooler.
You may have to search using Google and maybe Youtube to find out how to get to the fan & heatsink.
Hope this helps.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/Jeffrothehoe/diag.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/Jeffrothehoe/desktop.jpg
What happened?|||The diag.jpg shows that the proper video card driver is not installed and longer. So, first, reinstall your video card driver. Check the laptops' manufacturer's website for the driver.
Hopefully your laptop has only overheated... check to see how you can open up you laptop (with it turned off and the battery removed) and get to the heatsink and fan. If you can do that without taking the laptop completely apart, do so and clean out the heatsink with a can of compressed air and remove the fan from the laptop and blow the dust out of there also. Put it back together and it will run cooler.
You may have to search using Google and maybe Youtube to find out how to get to the fan & heatsink.
Hope this helps.
How to repair video card for pc?
last week i buy a video card (nvidia 9600GSO) from low yat plaza and i intall it on my pc, at 1st is run good condition and every thing is so smooth, then this video card inside got 1 soft ware call Game Hub, this soft ware is to over clock for ur performance, then what i do is i set abit higher on that, after i set then i restart my pc, but after i restart on it then evry thing is run so slow and hang so time, then i try to reset back, but it cant go bk to the default, then i try to reformat my pc coz my pc is really run so slow and not preforming well, but after i format and instal bk the driver the same problem is still there evry thing is so slow some time i not even can start my window.. i think this setting alr set in my video card but i cant restore for that, do any one here can help me to sove this problem??|||If you have already started over and it's not a big deal, take the card out, reinstall...then install card and set it up like before, when you OC you use more power, so get a bigger psu then OC...also check what tweak windows a little for better performance, see my tweak vid on youtube http://www.youtube.com/MEGASPARKs
How do I get better resolution on my HDTV using my ATI 9700 computer video card?
Ok, Here is what I got. I have an ATI Radeon 9700 video card, in a computer that I built using spare parts from my friends Alienware. I have it hooked up via S-Video cable to my TV which is a Samsung 50'' LCD HDTV. My problem is that even though I am running the latest drivers, the resolution on my TV image (which is a clone of my desktop) is just terrible. I have a friend with a RCA LCD 52'' hooked up in much the same way ( except he uses VGA, an option I don't have), but his picture is crystal clear. Is there a setting I can change to repair this? Or is my friends LCD just a better TV for this type of connection? Or are my dreams of having as crystal clear 50'' HD image to play Call of Duty 3 on just a bit too lofty? Should I try to upgrade to Vista (grrr) or just stick with XP Pro? Any advice, good or bad, would be much appreciated. Thank you!!|||First of all, I would recommend making your computer's video resolution the same as the native resolution of your TV. Generally the resolutions are 1280x720 for a 720p TV and 1920x1080 for a 1080i/p TV. If you using a different resolution your TV is having to scale its display to match that resolution. Another thing I would try: use component video cables or DVI to connect to your TV, if that is an option on your video card/TV. They will provide a higher quality picture than your s-video cable.|||Your problem is the S-Video connection. this is stuck at a 480i connection as that is the S-Video standard.
Your TV has to have a better way to connect to qualify as HD. You may need to get a video card that has a suitable output to match the TV's input. You will get the best picture from a DVI - DVI link, or HDMI to DVI, if your TV has DVI or HDMI inputs.
Do not upgrade to Vista, it is a video hog and a resource hog in general. It is also rather flakey.
Your TV has to have a better way to connect to qualify as HD. You may need to get a video card that has a suitable output to match the TV's input. You will get the best picture from a DVI - DVI link, or HDMI to DVI, if your TV has DVI or HDMI inputs.
Do not upgrade to Vista, it is a video hog and a resource hog in general. It is also rather flakey.
How do I repair a crashed video card for a HP All in One Touch smart PC?
I have a slightly older HP All in One Touch smart PC, recently the video card crashed. Is there a way I can repair this myself or would it be better for me to have it repaired. Or is it just a driver issue that caused the crash?|||If your PC is not booting at all (ie nothing comes up on the screen on boot up and all you hear are a couple of beeps) it's the hardware, and those PC come with integrated graphics. Some models may have a MXM video card and may be able to be swapped out, but it's very difficult.
If you can get past that and see the BIOS screen, but it doens't boot into windows, it may be a driver issue. Try going into safe mode and restoring back to the last restore point. If it comes up then, try updating the driver.|||Um...you might want to be more specific as "video card crashed" could mean any number of things. How can we possibly know if it's software or hardware if that's the extent of your description?
If you can get past that and see the BIOS screen, but it doens't boot into windows, it may be a driver issue. Try going into safe mode and restoring back to the last restore point. If it comes up then, try updating the driver.|||Um...you might want to be more specific as "video card crashed" could mean any number of things. How can we possibly know if it's software or hardware if that's the extent of your description?
Computer Too Dark?
My computer is too dark. This happened all of a sudden about a year ago and I've been trying to find an answer ever since. I've tried other monitors, including one at a computer repair place. Same problem. Replaced video drivers. Same. Replaced video card with new. Same. Tried Hewlett Packard web site. No help. The same thing also happened to my wife's computer, also a HP. Have tried changing brightness and color settings on both. No luck. Have run hardware tests and everything checks out. Any suggestions?|||Have you upgraded direct x ?
Backup faulty laptop?
My laptop is not working as the screen can't show any display. After checking with repair shops, I'm told that the video card is faulty and I decided to buy a new one. Is there any way I can backup my faulty laptop with the display not functioning? Thanks a lot.|||Do you have a Desktop monitor? If so, hook it up and look for the function key that resembles a monitor, on mine it is Function + F4 when you press that key the external monitor should show the video feed from the laptop
Is having both DivX and XviD a bad thing?
Hello, To make a long story short, I have both DivX and XviD installed on the computer. I worry if it's a bad thing, because the last time my computer had to be taken in for repairs, it's due to a burnt out video card. My question is whether having both DivX and XviD on my computer will destroy it or not.|||naw you good throw windows7 in there while your at fking scrub
Computer is booting up but I can not display video?
My friend asked me to look at his computer for him because i am a computer repair technician. The computer is booting up because I can hear the windows logon sound, but there is no display at all during the bootup process. I have checked and made sure that all of the cable are securely connected to the motherboard and that those cable are connecting to the devices. The video is part of the motherboard and i have tried installing a new video card into the PCI slot. But it still will not display anything. It is an old computer and only has two PCI slots one is being used for the modem. It has two 128mb chips and has a 80gig hard drive. i have no idea as to what operating system it is running. i have also tried taking out both of the memory chips and put them back in one at a time but still nothing. If someone has a way of fixing this please do post and let me know what it is.|||Is the monitor defective? Can you borrow another one from somewher and try it to see if you get a different result?
You might try re-seating all of the connections inside the PC including the IDE cables, memory, power supply, and the processor chip. Be very careful with the processor so that you do not bend the leads. If you drop it, you could be in serious trouble.|||Could be incompatible resolution, although bios would still show wouldnt it!
Try checking processor connection and the solder connections on the motherboard to the monitor port.
You might try re-seating all of the connections inside the PC including the IDE cables, memory, power supply, and the processor chip. Be very careful with the processor so that you do not bend the leads. If you drop it, you could be in serious trouble.|||Could be incompatible resolution, although bios would still show wouldnt it!
Try checking processor connection and the solder connections on the motherboard to the monitor port.
Desktop has a Bluish Tint, Problem with video card?
Our Desktop of 3 years seems to have a Display problem.
Beginning about a week ago, it began to intermittently shift between its normal coloring and an overcast blue.
I've looked up other explanations for why this is happening to it, and nearly all of them go on to answer that it is the cord or the connectors on the Monitor itself that at the problem.
I took an extra VGA cable i had and tried switching the older one for a newer cable, and the problem persisted. I suspected that the problem may be the Tower itself, so i connected it to my television to confirm. The Bluish Tint remained.
I am wondering how i would go about getting this repaired. Would i need a change of VideoCard or would it be something harder to replace? And would it be something i could simply order and install myself or would I need to take it into a shop?|||This does sound like a cable problem, but yes the other thing you can do is change your graphics card. The graphics card is easy enough to replace and install, but don't get to fussy with that old PC. You will need to get a second hand one as with some of these new ones are very expensive. Your better off buying a whole new system at some of the prices.|||If it is the video card you could go on to amazon and search for one. they are fairly cheap and easy to replace and yes you are able to do it yourself. it just slides into the slot where the old one was. In my personal experience it seems like it is a cable. check all of the prongs in the back and also check to see if your driver is updated.
You may even want to make sure your video card is all the way in it could have been bumped and knocked slightly lose cause the problem.|||Well if the tint stayed there when you plugged into the TV, it's most likely a video card problem. Most video card installs are easy to do, as you pretty much plug it into the side of your motherboard and insert the driver disc that comes with it.
If you're going to buy a new video card at Best Buy or Frys, I suggest taking a picture of the motherboard slot where your old video card used to be, that way an associate can help you find a video card that is compatible with your motherboard. Otherwise a video card that wouldn't fit would be useless.|||Vid card chart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRPWe2yU…
Low wattage PSU's and GPU's Guide ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQoH-j5K…
Beginning about a week ago, it began to intermittently shift between its normal coloring and an overcast blue.
I've looked up other explanations for why this is happening to it, and nearly all of them go on to answer that it is the cord or the connectors on the Monitor itself that at the problem.
I took an extra VGA cable i had and tried switching the older one for a newer cable, and the problem persisted. I suspected that the problem may be the Tower itself, so i connected it to my television to confirm. The Bluish Tint remained.
I am wondering how i would go about getting this repaired. Would i need a change of VideoCard or would it be something harder to replace? And would it be something i could simply order and install myself or would I need to take it into a shop?|||This does sound like a cable problem, but yes the other thing you can do is change your graphics card. The graphics card is easy enough to replace and install, but don't get to fussy with that old PC. You will need to get a second hand one as with some of these new ones are very expensive. Your better off buying a whole new system at some of the prices.|||If it is the video card you could go on to amazon and search for one. they are fairly cheap and easy to replace and yes you are able to do it yourself. it just slides into the slot where the old one was. In my personal experience it seems like it is a cable. check all of the prongs in the back and also check to see if your driver is updated.
You may even want to make sure your video card is all the way in it could have been bumped and knocked slightly lose cause the problem.|||Well if the tint stayed there when you plugged into the TV, it's most likely a video card problem. Most video card installs are easy to do, as you pretty much plug it into the side of your motherboard and insert the driver disc that comes with it.
If you're going to buy a new video card at Best Buy or Frys, I suggest taking a picture of the motherboard slot where your old video card used to be, that way an associate can help you find a video card that is compatible with your motherboard. Otherwise a video card that wouldn't fit would be useless.|||Vid card chart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRPWe2yU…
Low wattage PSU's and GPU's Guide ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQoH-j5K…
How can i burn out my video/graphics card more quickly?
at the moment i have a dv3021tx hp laptop. i upgraded to windows 7 ultimate 64bit a few months ago and my video card failed. sent it in for repairs and 2 weeks later it failed again. my computers running fine for the time being but i want it to fail again because if it does i get a new laptop from harvey norman in which i plan on getting a mac book pro 15". so i need your advice guys to burn it out :)
thanks
:)|||You cannot burn out a graphics card deliberately. You could make your laptop overheat in the hope that it will ruin your graphics card, but they will be able to find out easily that this is the cause and your warranty will be void.|||Don't try it. It can be done, but it's easy to notice that it's been deliberately done.
thanks
:)|||You cannot burn out a graphics card deliberately. You could make your laptop overheat in the hope that it will ruin your graphics card, but they will be able to find out easily that this is the cause and your warranty will be void.|||Don't try it. It can be done, but it's easy to notice that it's been deliberately done.
Video card woes?
I have an ATI Radion video card model number and whatnot is not important. I am 90 percent sure the thing is about to die. The fan is making a strained noise that goes from a low hum and rattle to fast hum that makes it sound like I keep adjusting the fan speed from slow to blazing fast. is there any type of repair I can do or am I doomed with the enevidable; Replacment? Thanks for your time.|||The fan?
The CPU fan or the case fan or your card has a fan on it?
If the card has a fan on it, just get another card or take the fan off and remove the side case and place a desktop fan to blow on it.
Elaborate more on what fan you have please...|||You could replace the fan, but that's not to say it's the problem. Sure your case is being sufficiently cooled? You could maybe update your BIOS or drivers?
The CPU fan or the case fan or your card has a fan on it?
If the card has a fan on it, just get another card or take the fan off and remove the side case and place a desktop fan to blow on it.
Elaborate more on what fan you have please...|||You could replace the fan, but that's not to say it's the problem. Sure your case is being sufficiently cooled? You could maybe update your BIOS or drivers?
Gateway pc video card question?
so my computer stopped workign a few weeks ago saying that the BIOS was not up to date and i have a feeling it may have something to do with a fried video card. i don't want to call a repair person if i can just fix the problem my self. the tower turns on but the screen is black. i hooked up the screen to another computer and found its not the screen thats broke.
anyone out there that has cmputer experience, do you think that a fried video card could be the cause of my computers errors?|||http://support.gateway.com/product/
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anyone out there that has cmputer experience, do you think that a fried video card could be the cause of my computers errors?|||http://support.gateway.com/product/
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How do you change your video card on a Dell PC - should I take it in to a repair shop or can I do it myself?
Usually Dell PCs have a warranty, and also they provide upgrade options for their customers, which includes video cards.
You can also upgrade you video card yourself. First is you need to know what video card you have, is an AGP or a PCI-Express Video Card. You can check with Dell regarding this, or your computer manual.
After determining your video card type, go get the video card within your budget|||Pull out video card put in new one it's that simple!|||it is simple. Go out and buy a PC card solt video adapter, then take it home open up your tower and insert it into one of the three or four available slots. Then close the tower plug in the monitor and you are ready to go.|||you can do it yourself..|||In most of the PCs (I don't know about Dell PC), it is very simple to change the video card. You just need to open the case and take the old video card out. And put a new video card in. Just carry your computer to a shop where you are going to buy a new video card. They will fix it for you.
You can also upgrade you video card yourself. First is you need to know what video card you have, is an AGP or a PCI-Express Video Card. You can check with Dell regarding this, or your computer manual.
After determining your video card type, go get the video card within your budget|||Pull out video card put in new one it's that simple!|||it is simple. Go out and buy a PC card solt video adapter, then take it home open up your tower and insert it into one of the three or four available slots. Then close the tower plug in the monitor and you are ready to go.|||you can do it yourself..|||In most of the PCs (I don't know about Dell PC), it is very simple to change the video card. You just need to open the case and take the old video card out. And put a new video card in. Just carry your computer to a shop where you are going to buy a new video card. They will fix it for you.
My Video card manufacturer is refusing to return/repair my card?
Okay..So I bought a video card from amazon for $99 on October 2010, it was a low profile Sparkle gforce 9800 GT, 6 months later and it stops working! Sparkle offers 3 year warranty and accepted the RMA ..so I send the card in and weeks later they return me a totally different card that is a desktop size and only worth $50, btw my geforce 9800 gt went from $99 to $200 just right after I bought it.
So I contacted Sparkle and they realized the mistake they made and offered free return shipping, so a week or so later I get another card from them and its STILL not the right one!!!
They sent me a low profile GTS 250 (I heard its better than my 9800) along with a free gift of apology, but here is the problem, I am using a linux system that was designed with only a few video cards in mind, so the drivers for the 250 is not in there and am not a Linux expert.
So I contacted them back and asked them politely if they could just see if they have my original card in stock cuz the new one is very dim on my screen(I looked it up and its a driver issue). I emailed them last Friday (4 days ago) but No response on their side so I sent another email one this morning but they are still NOT responding.
What the heck should I do now?
This video card they sent me is only worth $150 so its nothing compared to my original card that is worth $200 now, so if I sell it I wont be able to make the money to cover for the one I want.
Any Idea what I should do|||What kind of AGP support does my video/graphics card need? ..... Note that the video/graphics card manufacturer, ATI, which was purchased by AMD, is now called AMD. ..... "Incorrect AGP Card" turns on, and the system refuses to boot. ...
So I contacted Sparkle and they realized the mistake they made and offered free return shipping, so a week or so later I get another card from them and its STILL not the right one!!!
They sent me a low profile GTS 250 (I heard its better than my 9800) along with a free gift of apology, but here is the problem, I am using a linux system that was designed with only a few video cards in mind, so the drivers for the 250 is not in there and am not a Linux expert.
So I contacted them back and asked them politely if they could just see if they have my original card in stock cuz the new one is very dim on my screen(I looked it up and its a driver issue). I emailed them last Friday (4 days ago) but No response on their side so I sent another email one this morning but they are still NOT responding.
What the heck should I do now?
This video card they sent me is only worth $150 so its nothing compared to my original card that is worth $200 now, so if I sell it I wont be able to make the money to cover for the one I want.
Any Idea what I should do|||What kind of AGP support does my video/graphics card need? ..... Note that the video/graphics card manufacturer, ATI, which was purchased by AMD, is now called AMD. ..... "Incorrect AGP Card" turns on, and the system refuses to boot. ...
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Do I need to upgrade my BIOS? How do I do it?
I have never updated or upgraded by BIOS before, but some say that I should. I searched up the company of my BIOS which is Award Software International, Inc. I couldn't find any updates or upgrades, and to be honest, I have no idea how to go about. I really don't want to screw up my computer and have to take it to get repaired.
I play a video game, and it was recommended that I enter some Advanced BIOS settings in my BIOS to change the AGP settings of my video card for better performance. After entering my BIOS no such settings existed. My motherboard is fairly new, and supports AGP 8X, so I can't see why I wouldn't have these options unless my BIOS is too old.
Can anyone help me out? I want to get to AGP settings overall, but if updating my BIOS is the only way to do so, then how would I go about it?|||The only reason you would flash you bios is to add a much needed feature not available in your current bios. Check the motherboard manufacturers website for bios updates, they usually have a flash utility available.|||Just leave it, the setting is probably already on by default.|||DO NOT UPGRADE!!!|||I'm thinking there's no need to change the bios. Upon startup, hit the F1 key to check on the bios. I would suggest you probably want to leave the bios just the way it is. Once you start fooling around w/factory set up, you're treading water unless you really know what you're doing.|||Updating the BIOS is just like installing a software.
However, the real challenge getting the file to run and install. I suggest that you be more specific in your search entries on your BIOS manufacturer's website.
I play a video game, and it was recommended that I enter some Advanced BIOS settings in my BIOS to change the AGP settings of my video card for better performance. After entering my BIOS no such settings existed. My motherboard is fairly new, and supports AGP 8X, so I can't see why I wouldn't have these options unless my BIOS is too old.
Can anyone help me out? I want to get to AGP settings overall, but if updating my BIOS is the only way to do so, then how would I go about it?|||The only reason you would flash you bios is to add a much needed feature not available in your current bios. Check the motherboard manufacturers website for bios updates, they usually have a flash utility available.|||Just leave it, the setting is probably already on by default.|||DO NOT UPGRADE!!!|||I'm thinking there's no need to change the bios. Upon startup, hit the F1 key to check on the bios. I would suggest you probably want to leave the bios just the way it is. Once you start fooling around w/factory set up, you're treading water unless you really know what you're doing.|||Updating the BIOS is just like installing a software.
However, the real challenge getting the file to run and install. I suggest that you be more specific in your search entries on your BIOS manufacturer's website.
Lsass.exe Error during win xp repair.?
My PC hangs during a game and when I restarted it, it got a blue screen error.
Not sure if it's the video card driver or the video card itself or the memory.
I boot the PC from my XP CD and found that my Drive C: is an unknown partition.
So I guess it is the HDD.
So I run chkdsk in windows setup and after that I repaired the
windows installation. (Just in case that some system files had been corrupted)
But on the GUI part of the installation, I got an error message:
lsass.exe
An invalid parameter has been passed to the service or function... something like that.
Anyone knows how to fix this?
This is just a repair so I can still recover some files.
But I'm willing to reformat if there's no other way around this.|||What was the error message, in the BSOD?
Not sure if it's the video card driver or the video card itself or the memory.
I boot the PC from my XP CD and found that my Drive C: is an unknown partition.
So I guess it is the HDD.
So I run chkdsk in windows setup and after that I repaired the
windows installation. (Just in case that some system files had been corrupted)
But on the GUI part of the installation, I got an error message:
lsass.exe
An invalid parameter has been passed to the service or function... something like that.
Anyone knows how to fix this?
This is just a repair so I can still recover some files.
But I'm willing to reformat if there's no other way around this.|||What was the error message, in the BSOD?
Apple mac g5 how do you know if your video card has gone wrong?
i'm running a g5 with 2 formac 2010 gallery displays (one 4 yrs old, one 2yrs old) suddenly today both screens went very bright looking and the contrast now makes everything (icons, windows all programmes) "burnt & bleached out " resulting in a bright low res look to everything
I have restarted, turning everything off, literally at the mains, and starting again, I've zapped prams, repaired permissions, checked monitor resolutions and brightness haven't been changed by accident. check all cables and connections. All to no avail.
I'm not very technical (I just want my graphics progs to display properly so i can get on with my mounting workload in quark/illus/photoshop) but im thinking this is a hardware problem now, could it be some chip or card?
It's strange how both monitors have gone together.
any advice appreciated-i'm desparate.|||Hey
sounds very much like a graphic chip issue ... Mac g5...iMac or pro. if it is a pro you can add a graphic card, iMac it's new logic board time..
make sure it is first, try to get a different lead to test, see if running only one monitor effects anything.
what does profiler say?
I have restarted, turning everything off, literally at the mains, and starting again, I've zapped prams, repaired permissions, checked monitor resolutions and brightness haven't been changed by accident. check all cables and connections. All to no avail.
I'm not very technical (I just want my graphics progs to display properly so i can get on with my mounting workload in quark/illus/photoshop) but im thinking this is a hardware problem now, could it be some chip or card?
It's strange how both monitors have gone together.
any advice appreciated-i'm desparate.|||Hey
sounds very much like a graphic chip issue ... Mac g5...iMac or pro. if it is a pro you can add a graphic card, iMac it's new logic board time..
make sure it is first, try to get a different lead to test, see if running only one monitor effects anything.
what does profiler say?
I have a computer video problem: Computer is a 466 MHz Celeron with onboard video card.?
Computer was working okay when I shut down, but when I rebooted the next day I got no video. I changed monitors, installed a working PCI graphics card, replaced RAM, removed battery (to reset BIOS) . . . but nothing helped. I've lost onboard video in other computers but was able to install a PCI card to get it back. I have some experience with general computer repair but not with mobo problems. I assume my mobo may be bad, but how do I know for sure? And why did it go so fast?|||If your computer is not working properly when it is switched on, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yd34oj|||Its usually visually undetectable when a motherboard goes bad. The only thing you may find to give clues that the board is bad are blown or bluged capactiors. These are the little electrical components that look like tiny soda cans. When they are good and functional the tops will look very flat, but if they are bad, they will be bulged and possibly leaking a fluid out of the top. If you see this anywhere on the board, then it needs to be replaced. But with all you have replaced, I would bet it is bad even if you don't see any bad capactiors. Besides, running a 466MHz celeron indicates that you are due for an upgrade anyway. It may be for the best. Not trying to be personal or rude, but this processor isn't sufficient for most of today's computing needs.|||all thats happened is you video drivers have gotten corrupted
just reinstall them
its not a big deal|||try starting in SAFE mode if the machine will come up in that then try to re-installing the video drivers..if not again try your add in PCI card but goto the bios and tell it to use the card and not the onboard see if that helps......and does it go thru post ?? if not you may just have a bad motherboard|||You can often diagnose any problem at the motherboard level by interpreting the number & types of beeps the PC generates at bootup.
Please follow this link for details (and make sure your PC speaker ...the internal one...is connected properly):
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm|||As Kevin ? Gent said, the first probablility is the drivers may need to be re-installed from your "system" disc.
As to repairing MOBO. MOST are multilayer, and considered NOT repairable except by the manufacturer. (They usually just replace them unless it is a bad chip!; and it takes test equipment to find the bad part.)
If the MOBO, or system, is still in warranty, contact the manufacturer. (They will want you to return it for repair.)
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yd34oj|||Its usually visually undetectable when a motherboard goes bad. The only thing you may find to give clues that the board is bad are blown or bluged capactiors. These are the little electrical components that look like tiny soda cans. When they are good and functional the tops will look very flat, but if they are bad, they will be bulged and possibly leaking a fluid out of the top. If you see this anywhere on the board, then it needs to be replaced. But with all you have replaced, I would bet it is bad even if you don't see any bad capactiors. Besides, running a 466MHz celeron indicates that you are due for an upgrade anyway. It may be for the best. Not trying to be personal or rude, but this processor isn't sufficient for most of today's computing needs.|||all thats happened is you video drivers have gotten corrupted
just reinstall them
its not a big deal|||try starting in SAFE mode if the machine will come up in that then try to re-installing the video drivers..if not again try your add in PCI card but goto the bios and tell it to use the card and not the onboard see if that helps......and does it go thru post ?? if not you may just have a bad motherboard|||You can often diagnose any problem at the motherboard level by interpreting the number & types of beeps the PC generates at bootup.
Please follow this link for details (and make sure your PC speaker ...the internal one...is connected properly):
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm|||As Kevin ? Gent said, the first probablility is the drivers may need to be re-installed from your "system" disc.
As to repairing MOBO. MOST are multilayer, and considered NOT repairable except by the manufacturer. (They usually just replace them unless it is a bad chip!; and it takes test equipment to find the bad part.)
If the MOBO, or system, is still in warranty, contact the manufacturer. (They will want you to return it for repair.)
!! URGENT!I need to find cheap mother boards or video card ...?
I have a Dell xps M1330 and it has vertical lines on my computer and i took to 2 repair centers and they charging me 250 bucks for some video card or graphics card... I need to fix my laptop that my ex neighbor gave me because i have to have it working for school for this important paper and my stuff is in there plz reply if u can help me find cheap mother boards or video cards or graphics which i think is the same thing plz i dont have a lot of money ... i hvae only 100 bucks no job nothing....|||Go to TigerDirect.com.|||computergeeks.com
HELP VIDEO CARD PROBLEMS?
CAN MY VIDEO CARD BE BROKE IF THE FAN STILL SPINS ON IT BECAUSE SOME GUY AT A COMPUTER REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME IT WAS DEAD BUT THE FAN STILL SPINS SO IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN I PLUG IT IN THE MONITOR TO MY COMPUTER IS BLANK AND MY KEYBOARD WONT WORK! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!|||switch off power , open pc case , take out the video card out , then clean it from the dust , if you have air blower that will be fine , re connect it again firmly and start pc .
if problem persist then you have to buy a new video card .|||How do you know it is not your motherboard. If the video card is bad that won't have anything to do with your keyboard. Just because this lights up and other things work does not mean something hasn't happened to your board.|||Probably because the fan probably isn't broke its just probably the graphics part of it.
I don't know why your keyboard won't work, though.|||REPLACE THE VIDEO CARD THEN MAYBE IT WILL WORK
if problem persist then you have to buy a new video card .|||How do you know it is not your motherboard. If the video card is bad that won't have anything to do with your keyboard. Just because this lights up and other things work does not mean something hasn't happened to your board.|||Probably because the fan probably isn't broke its just probably the graphics part of it.
I don't know why your keyboard won't work, though.|||REPLACE THE VIDEO CARD THEN MAYBE IT WILL WORK
How can i repair my computers video card?
how can i repair my computers video card. when i play online games you can see the video cards messed up. so i just wana know what i can do to fix it|||You can't physically repair it. You could try updating or reinstalling your video card drivers (either go to the manufacturer's website or use google). If that doesn't work you'll have to replace your GPU.|||There is no "repair". You can add a video card or replace a video card.|||If your card is "messing up" you only have the option to replace it as the parts are so small a normal person can not repair it.
If its still under warranty and is an actual defect, you can have it replaced for free from the company you ordered it from.
If it's a laptop tho, they don't have an option to replace it.|||You can't repair a video card.
The best thing to do if you know it is the video card causing the problem, then just find a better/faster one. If your system doesn't already have the fastest one installed that it can handle already.|||You will have to replace it, no repair|||I found this site that had a bunch of info on video cards like side by side comparable stats and which ones were the best for the money and brand. I think itll help you out, just click on the third link down.
http://www.iVideoCard.info
HOpe it helps :)
If its still under warranty and is an actual defect, you can have it replaced for free from the company you ordered it from.
If it's a laptop tho, they don't have an option to replace it.|||You can't repair a video card.
The best thing to do if you know it is the video card causing the problem, then just find a better/faster one. If your system doesn't already have the fastest one installed that it can handle already.|||You will have to replace it, no repair|||I found this site that had a bunch of info on video cards like side by side comparable stats and which ones were the best for the money and brand. I think itll help you out, just click on the third link down.
http://www.iVideoCard.info
HOpe it helps :)
I would like to start repairing PCs as a side thing to make extra money, and have some questions.?
Well, I am currently studying in the IT field in college.
I have pretty extensive experience with fixing PCs(software issues, replacing hardware).
I would like to start offering a service where i would do things like:
1.Diagnose and Repair software and hardware issues
2.Install and optimize software
3.Install hardware and accessories like sound cards, video cards, RAM things like that
4.Data Recovery
5.OS installation
and other issues that might arise
I was wondering if you guys think that this is a good idea for me to try ?
It would be a side job, and i would post adds in classifieds and stuff like that, and word of mouth.
|||Hello;
I think you will do well with the services you offer -- people are always needing those things done!
I am not a business expert and perhaps I am wrong, but there are some things I would do --
When you are first starting our -- Don't be too greedy, offer lots of "Freebies", having a loyal customer who comes back for help is good.
I would offer "classes" on building a computer. For instance have a couple of hours where you would teach the parts of a computer. Then have your "students" buy the components (ideally from you) and help them put the machine together. At first glance this might seem like a bad idea, but perhaps you would have enough business to justify it. Not only do you sell custom machines, you would build a reputation as a "High Tech Person".
I am a big fan of Linux ... offering linux installation and support might be a good side line.
Best of luck in your business venture.
Bill
P.S. I made a deal with a Thrift Store where I install Linux (Ubuntu) on their machines, that way they can sell complete systems. There are many 1000 mhz machines out there that can be usable for simple tasks.|||The fact that you have done these things helps a lot, but you will need to get the gear to start making diagnostics on damaged computers and it can be expensive.
Post your add on the net and such, when I did a search on my GPS unit for computer repair shops and the like it found one only a couple blocks away from me. So post your business online.|||Hi,
Might not be a bad idea for you to have some sort of service for college students at your campus. I am sure there are many viruses and PC issues there that need fixing. Might be a good way to start and get some hands-on consulting experience
Thanks
Bill|||Excellent idea as long as you don't start to "experiment" on things that you are "semi" familiar with and wind up toasting their boards or drives. Quick way to get a bad rep if you know what I mean. You'll probably make a shitton of money though.|||That's fine. You'll make tons of money but be ready for the average, spastic, panicked computer user on the phone every single day demanding you "FIX THIS THING!!!" and following up with "I hope this doesn't cost alot because it wasn't my fault".
Other than that, enjoy :)|||yea sure, you also might want to add to teaching if you have the patience. That is the only thing I won't do. I also work on computers for side money. |||Great idea. Man across the street earns a terrific living doing just that but full time. You must expect to get calls in the evening, however, when people come home from work and the PC isn't working.|||get your tax id # and Business license and insurance in case you do something wrong and get sued and good luck
I have pretty extensive experience with fixing PCs(software issues, replacing hardware).
I would like to start offering a service where i would do things like:
1.Diagnose and Repair software and hardware issues
2.Install and optimize software
3.Install hardware and accessories like sound cards, video cards, RAM things like that
4.Data Recovery
5.OS installation
and other issues that might arise
I was wondering if you guys think that this is a good idea for me to try ?
It would be a side job, and i would post adds in classifieds and stuff like that, and word of mouth.
|||Hello;
I think you will do well with the services you offer -- people are always needing those things done!
I am not a business expert and perhaps I am wrong, but there are some things I would do --
When you are first starting our -- Don't be too greedy, offer lots of "Freebies", having a loyal customer who comes back for help is good.
I would offer "classes" on building a computer. For instance have a couple of hours where you would teach the parts of a computer. Then have your "students" buy the components (ideally from you) and help them put the machine together. At first glance this might seem like a bad idea, but perhaps you would have enough business to justify it. Not only do you sell custom machines, you would build a reputation as a "High Tech Person".
I am a big fan of Linux ... offering linux installation and support might be a good side line.
Best of luck in your business venture.
Bill
P.S. I made a deal with a Thrift Store where I install Linux (Ubuntu) on their machines, that way they can sell complete systems. There are many 1000 mhz machines out there that can be usable for simple tasks.|||The fact that you have done these things helps a lot, but you will need to get the gear to start making diagnostics on damaged computers and it can be expensive.
Post your add on the net and such, when I did a search on my GPS unit for computer repair shops and the like it found one only a couple blocks away from me. So post your business online.|||Hi,
Might not be a bad idea for you to have some sort of service for college students at your campus. I am sure there are many viruses and PC issues there that need fixing. Might be a good way to start and get some hands-on consulting experience
Thanks
Bill|||Excellent idea as long as you don't start to "experiment" on things that you are "semi" familiar with and wind up toasting their boards or drives. Quick way to get a bad rep if you know what I mean. You'll probably make a shitton of money though.|||That's fine. You'll make tons of money but be ready for the average, spastic, panicked computer user on the phone every single day demanding you "FIX THIS THING!!!" and following up with "I hope this doesn't cost alot because it wasn't my fault".
Other than that, enjoy :)|||yea sure, you also might want to add to teaching if you have the patience. That is the only thing I won't do. I also work on computers for side money. |||Great idea. Man across the street earns a terrific living doing just that but full time. You must expect to get calls in the evening, however, when people come home from work and the PC isn't working.|||get your tax id # and Business license and insurance in case you do something wrong and get sued and good luck
There is a problem with my laptop!?
Ok i took my laptop to the repair specialists they say it will cost 150 because the video card is shot. I turn my laptop on and it turns on for about 10 seconds displays a bit, sometimes no display, and then shuts off. It will not stay on. Please help on the problem and how to repair!|||Most likely you were screwed out of money. 95%of computers you buy have integrated gfx. Which means its IN the motherboard, So if it messes up you need to buy a new laptop. The new really high end laptops have gfx cards you can remove but no one sells gfx cards for laptops|||Sounds like they gave you an answer. But it sounds more like a battery problem. Did you ever have issues with the battery holding a charge? If you can borrow a battery I would replace it and see if it solves the problem. It could also be the hard drive failing. At which point it's screwed you might as well buy a new one.
Graphic Card Storage?
I bought a PCI-Express Video card from a friend before I knew anything about them and about my motherboard slots and it results that my motherboard doesn't have PCI-E slots :(. Another friend who independently builds and repairs computers told me it was a good video card and to store it somewhere for future use but to seal it somehow so humidity can’t damage it. I live in a country with tropical weather, so humidity IS a problem I need to solve since I want to sell it later for money for a new PC.
Any suggestions as to how to properly protect it from humidity and other hazards that might damage its functionality? Maybe put it in a plastic bag and suck all the air out?|||seal it in a special non static bag, you might have to buy them off the internet, pc components come in them usually and that would work fine.
Any suggestions as to how to properly protect it from humidity and other hazards that might damage its functionality? Maybe put it in a plastic bag and suck all the air out?|||seal it in a special non static bag, you might have to buy them off the internet, pc components come in them usually and that would work fine.
Why does my PC hang/crash when playing video games, editing video, and running DirectDraw?
I recently bought a Radeon 9600 AGP video card, and all went well for a couple days when suddenly, while in the middle of playing a game, the screen flared alternating black and white stripes and then blacked out. The PC won't turn on again so I went to the technician for repairs. Thankfully, the PC was revived (though all the technician did was look at the parts and put them back together, which I could've done myself). Later however I discovered that, although Windows runs perfectly and I could even browse the net and watch Youtube, the PC hangs/crashes when I begin to play games. The same happens when I test DirectDraw in dxdiag (Direct3D works fine), edit videos, and when I open ATI's Catalyst Control Center. I've downloaded the latest drivers and stuff, but still nada.
Here are the specs of my PC:
Pentium 4 2.40 GHz
Windows XP Pro
1 Gig RAM
Radeon 9600 AGP video card
The game I played when it crashed was Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and my editing software is Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.|||Normally when you have lines and alsorts running down you monitor it usually means there is video curruption gong on. Are you sure you havent got yourself a faulty video card there. try and download some software off the internet which allows you to stress test the system. one you run that it should give you the answers to help resolve the problem|||Wish I had the answer........mine is doing the same.......and yes, i've a Radeon 9600 too...but mine has been in the pc for a good 2 years now. I wonder if its a drivers issue. Most of the time its ok, but if i go on Youtube i know it will only be a matter of minutes before it turns over and dies.
What about your bios settings ?
Here are the specs of my PC:
Pentium 4 2.40 GHz
Windows XP Pro
1 Gig RAM
Radeon 9600 AGP video card
The game I played when it crashed was Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and my editing software is Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.|||Normally when you have lines and alsorts running down you monitor it usually means there is video curruption gong on. Are you sure you havent got yourself a faulty video card there. try and download some software off the internet which allows you to stress test the system. one you run that it should give you the answers to help resolve the problem|||Wish I had the answer........mine is doing the same.......and yes, i've a Radeon 9600 too...but mine has been in the pc for a good 2 years now. I wonder if its a drivers issue. Most of the time its ok, but if i go on Youtube i know it will only be a matter of minutes before it turns over and dies.
What about your bios settings ?
What program should I use to transfer applications to a new hard disk?
Hi, Recently my Tecra M4 tablet PC broke, and I think the video card fried, but I can still use the safe mode. So, my dilemma is that since Toshiba is going to repair my laptop, and they said there is a big possibility that they will replace my old hard drive, I need to transfer all my files to an external hard drive for now. My BIG problem is, all the programs that I legally bought, i.e. whole creative suite of Adobe, office '03, autocad 07, to name a few, is on that laptop and we paid a lot for those programs. I really want to find someway to transfer all my applications, with their licenses, to the new hard disk. Almost all my apps are single-user use license, and so, I really Really need to retain their original license when I transfer them back to my newly repaired laptop. Any Ideas?..|||You have several options. You can contact the vendors for replacement licenses. Most are good about helping you out. You can use something like Norton's Ghost to clone one HD to another HD. Or you can do a very careful search on the internet for the programs you have and put the word emule or torrent at the end of your search and see what pops up;>
Does ATI give you a brand new card when you RMA? How long does it take?
Hi i recently sent my card in to ATI for breaking. It was an X800XL. The card arrived at their New York repair building Jan 11, 2008. How long will it take them to give me back my card? Ive heard some stories of two days to two months. Also, what will i get back? Will i get back my card repaired, another persons card, or a brand new upgraded card? Ive heard stories that people send in a old video card to get in a slightly upgraded newer version.|||Yes they will ship you a new GFX Card and as for how long that depends on how it is shipped to and from but an average is about 4-6 weeks.
You may also contact them about "cross shipping" where they will send you out a new card right away while you send yours back this is only a few days of waiting instead of weeks.
You may also contact them about "cross shipping" where they will send you out a new card right away while you send yours back this is only a few days of waiting instead of weeks.
Does HP owe me a video card?
I installed a Geforce 9500 into a HP pavilion I purchased and the whole thing ran perfectly for over 6 months.
than I sent it in to have a IO port repaired and when it came back my video card was malfunctioning
I called the company (HP) and was told it would be replaced, so I sent it back in and when I got it back there was no card in my PC
When I called them again I was told they don't repair third party.
the also said it should have been removed the first time even though I was told by the agent to leave it in.
Do they owe me a card?
reimbursement?
does the fact that they removed the card and sent the case back empty constitute theft?
Help please it was expensive.|||Yes, they owe you a replacement unless they can return the one they took from you. Good luck getting them to acknowledge that, though. I'd consult with an attorney.|||Well maybe when you installed the card in your laptop you kind of voided the warranty that was on the laptop so instead of refusing to fix your computer all together the simply removed it. Like if you put a liquid cooling system in you xbox 360 and then it gets the red ring of death Microsoft will refuse to repair because you opened their console and tampered with it. However they had no right to keep the card or throw it away. Anyways I would call the company you got the card from and tell them that if malfunctioned because video cards and graphic cards usually have a good warranty on them
than I sent it in to have a IO port repaired and when it came back my video card was malfunctioning
I called the company (HP) and was told it would be replaced, so I sent it back in and when I got it back there was no card in my PC
When I called them again I was told they don't repair third party.
the also said it should have been removed the first time even though I was told by the agent to leave it in.
Do they owe me a card?
reimbursement?
does the fact that they removed the card and sent the case back empty constitute theft?
Help please it was expensive.|||Yes, they owe you a replacement unless they can return the one they took from you. Good luck getting them to acknowledge that, though. I'd consult with an attorney.|||Well maybe when you installed the card in your laptop you kind of voided the warranty that was on the laptop so instead of refusing to fix your computer all together the simply removed it. Like if you put a liquid cooling system in you xbox 360 and then it gets the red ring of death Microsoft will refuse to repair because you opened their console and tampered with it. However they had no right to keep the card or throw it away. Anyways I would call the company you got the card from and tell them that if malfunctioned because video cards and graphic cards usually have a good warranty on them
Replacing video card on imac?
I have an imac that's about 4 years old. It has Tiger on it. Today, the screen turned pinkish purple and became pixelated. I rebooted it and it wouldn't get past the blue screen. I started it in safe mode and, while I did get past the blue screen, the desktop was all distorted and like a checkerboard.
Here's an image: http://img9.imageshack.us/i/photogun.jpg…
I tried running disk utility but there wasn't a problem.
I am now reinstalling Tiger and I'm seeing the checkerboard/pixelation on the installation screen so it's not the operating system. (which sucks for me since I lost everything that was on my computer now).
I called a repair center that my employer uses and, while I didn't talk to the mac specialist, the PC specialist said it sounds like the video card.
Does anyone know how much this usually costs? The guy at the repair center said $5 or $10 but then he's not the mac specialist.
I'm wondering if my computer is salvageable. It's not that old and it was expensive.|||u r sure its the graphic card but not the monitor, both can be ended up with problems. the things is that if u really want to replace a video card, make sure that it is compatible with quartz extreme, otherwise its no point.
Here's an image: http://img9.imageshack.us/i/photogun.jpg…
I tried running disk utility but there wasn't a problem.
I am now reinstalling Tiger and I'm seeing the checkerboard/pixelation on the installation screen so it's not the operating system. (which sucks for me since I lost everything that was on my computer now).
I called a repair center that my employer uses and, while I didn't talk to the mac specialist, the PC specialist said it sounds like the video card.
Does anyone know how much this usually costs? The guy at the repair center said $5 or $10 but then he's not the mac specialist.
I'm wondering if my computer is salvageable. It's not that old and it was expensive.|||u r sure its the graphic card but not the monitor, both can be ended up with problems. the things is that if u really want to replace a video card, make sure that it is compatible with quartz extreme, otherwise its no point.
Laptop LCD Repair - I need to change the video card ribbon cable. Is it safe to do or can I be shocked?
If it is turned off, and you have taken out the mains plug and the battery it will be 100% safe for repair.
:)|||You won't be shocked, make sure it is off.
:)|||You won't be shocked, make sure it is off.
How can I repair a video card?
My monitor is saying 'check signal cable' but the monitor is fine. I heard it could be the video card, how can I repair it?|||It could be, but that doesn't mean it is. You don't "repair" a video card unless you consider the last-ditch of baking it in the oven to be "repair". You replace.|||remove ur vedio card and wash it brush it and then try|||Try different display cable, see if it work|||Does your monitor have more than one input? Check that it's set to the one your video card is plugged into...
LCD not going into power standby mode?
I purchaed a new KDS LCD display and I cannot get this thing to go into standby (orange) mode. I have triple checked the BIOS settings and have DPMS support enabled. I have also checked the Power Management Options in XP and have the screensaver set to come on in 2 minutes as the "blank screen" and the Shut Off Monitor to come on in 15 minutes. The screensaver works, but 13 minutes later, no standby!! Im at a loss, an I own my own computer repair business, LoL.
I have the Sapphire x1800XT PCI express video card and the standby did work with my Viewsonic CRT monitor. Also the newest ATI 7.7 Catalyst drivers Help!!!|||What happens if you connect the monitor to a PC that is off?
If that gets you into power management mode on the monitor then I would suspect that it is your system.
If the monitor stays active for more than a few seconds connected to an off PC then it is defective.
I have the Sapphire x1800XT PCI express video card and the standby did work with my Viewsonic CRT monitor. Also the newest ATI 7.7 Catalyst drivers Help!!!|||What happens if you connect the monitor to a PC that is off?
If that gets you into power management mode on the monitor then I would suspect that it is your system.
If the monitor stays active for more than a few seconds connected to an off PC then it is defective.
I need help fixing my windows vista ?
I have windows vista and I was updating my video card and it failed I turned off my computer and got a black screen saying that I had a corrupt file or hardware and had to reinstall vista but I don't have the disk because it came preinstalled error code 0cx00000f and I was wondering ifvista repair cd can help fix ?|||hi elmer, ya know when you buy a computer with windows already installed your driver become old and this causes problems like the one you have so i recommend a upgrading to windows7 beta vista has got some issues with it's windows so this would be great for you. place your windows 7 or vista in your dvd burner and reboot when you see your windows logo start tapping f12 boot from usb cdrom and start tapping any key until you see the scan begin and you will find your product key on the box that you bought your windows in place it in where it ask you for it then you will come to petitions hit advance and highlight the petition and hit delete and then hit next and install the windows if you take my advice and install windows 7 beta then go online and go to updates to install but if you stayed with windows vista then place your rescource diskett in and install your ethernet and usb chipset and apply then after you reboot go online and then install your updates. good luck hope i was helpful to you
Help with monitor/sleeping/video output?
I put my computor on standby (which I rarely do) and forgot and hit the on button. My monitor says no data input and goes to sleep. I hooked up another cord, and then tried another monitor with no luck. Any ideas on more troubleshooting before I take it in for repair (video card?)
This happened to another computor of mine when I lost power several times while it was turned on, the monitor does and says the same thing??
I now have 2 comp with the same issue!
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated|||No thing to do with monitor ..
reconfiger power options properties from control panel or check video setting from cmos start up|||you should be able to hit the power button again to get it to shut completely down then again to turn back on. turn off sleeper mode it does nothing but causes problems. I have a computer here at work where every time it went into sleeper mode the keyboard would stop working so the only way to get it back was by rebooting. Turned off powersaver crap and no more problem.
This happened to another computor of mine when I lost power several times while it was turned on, the monitor does and says the same thing??
I now have 2 comp with the same issue!
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated|||No thing to do with monitor ..
reconfiger power options properties from control panel or check video setting from cmos start up|||you should be able to hit the power button again to get it to shut completely down then again to turn back on. turn off sleeper mode it does nothing but causes problems. I have a computer here at work where every time it went into sleeper mode the keyboard would stop working so the only way to get it back was by rebooting. Turned off powersaver crap and no more problem.
Windows 7 Graphics Card Problem- "Hardware acceleration is either disabled or not supported..."?
I'm having a problem with my new Windows 7. I just had a new graphics card installed and now, the games are running extremely slow. When I first start up any game, it just says "Hardware acceleration is either disabled or not supported by your video card driver, which could slow game performance. Make sure you have the latest video card driver installed and that hardware acceleration is turned on."
I don't know the name of the card my repair guy installed, but I know when I pull up a dxdiag, the name of it is "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" which is what Windows automatically puts when there apparently is no contact with a graphics card. How do I install the one that was put in? Or can anyone help?
P.S. I tried lowering a lever to "the third notch," so if that's what you're going to tell me, I tried it already. :p|||▐█████████████████████████████████
the only thing you can do is open up you're PC and see what the brand of the graphics card
you need to install
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/1…
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and i need more information about you're computer
click on > start
click on > run
type in > dxdaig.exe
click on "Display" tab
find out the Name of you're video device --> Eg Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
and search for the you're display device on google--> Eg Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT driver
and find the driver for the device and install it to you're computer
and you're computer should play for sure if you have trouble still message me!
▐█████████████████████████████████|||Call the repair guy and ask him what graphics card he installed or ask him to install the drivers. He should not have installed a graphics card and not confirmed that the drivers were installed and that the card was working properly.
You can try just running Microsoft Update. It will often install drivers for devices it can identify.
Update: TheIntersect: That almost definitely won't work. It will just report it as a standard VGA adapter. Without the drivers installed, it has no way to know the name of the video card is.|||Ok to figure out which graphics card you have.. Press window key and pause break together.. then click on device manager(top left)... and find on the list Display adapters and in there it should tell you what grpahics card you have... to find the driver simply type in google you graphics card and drivers... e.g Nivida 9600gt drivers
I don't know the name of the card my repair guy installed, but I know when I pull up a dxdiag, the name of it is "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter" which is what Windows automatically puts when there apparently is no contact with a graphics card. How do I install the one that was put in? Or can anyone help?
P.S. I tried lowering a lever to "the third notch," so if that's what you're going to tell me, I tried it already. :p|||▐█████████████████████████████████
the only thing you can do is open up you're PC and see what the brand of the graphics card
you need to install
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/1…
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and i need more information about you're computer
click on > start
click on > run
type in > dxdaig.exe
click on "Display" tab
find out the Name of you're video device --> Eg Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
and search for the you're display device on google--> Eg Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT driver
and find the driver for the device and install it to you're computer
and you're computer should play for sure if you have trouble still message me!
▐█████████████████████████████████|||Call the repair guy and ask him what graphics card he installed or ask him to install the drivers. He should not have installed a graphics card and not confirmed that the drivers were installed and that the card was working properly.
You can try just running Microsoft Update. It will often install drivers for devices it can identify.
Update: TheIntersect: That almost definitely won't work. It will just report it as a standard VGA adapter. Without the drivers installed, it has no way to know the name of the video card is.|||Ok to figure out which graphics card you have.. Press window key and pause break together.. then click on device manager(top left)... and find on the list Display adapters and in there it should tell you what grpahics card you have... to find the driver simply type in google you graphics card and drivers... e.g Nivida 9600gt drivers
How can I diagnose that my laptop lcd is the problem?
I have a white screen at boot on my HP Pavilion dv4 laptop. When attached to an external vga monitor it works but I'm not sure if its the lcd screen that needs repair. Is there any way to differentiate between video card problems and lcd defects?|||You actually got it right already. Because it worked on external your videocard is good. Had it not been working you wouldn't have gotten video on the external and most likely yor laptop itself would shutoff because of this or be scrambled. So it'll be either your lcd or the wires / circuitry in between that connect it to your laptop motherboard.|||If an external monitor works then it's definitely your LCD panel.
The selected OpenGL mode is not supported by your video card?
Ok, I always play counter-strike using the mode: OpenGL 600x800 ...
I had a corrupted windows file so a friend of mine reinstalled windows (or just repaired it).
I still have the same VGA card and everything else, the only changes made were in the Windows (it's windows XP pro).
Now when I want to play counter-strike, I get this message: "The selected OpenGL mode is not supported by your video card."
What should I do now??
* 10 points will be given for the best answer!|||If you're using the same hardware, then you need to reinstall the latest driver for your video card. Without the appropriate driver, your video card can't be used properly. Instead, you'll be running with a generic "default" driver, or a scaled-down driver for your card's chipset, that supports only the basic features like viewing desktop windows.|||Sounds like your video card's driver\s are corrupted. Go to your video card's manufacturer's website and download the latest driver for your video card.
FIRST, UNinstall the video card's driver then run the downloaded driver program....|||Change the OpenGL mode.|||Simple....
Go to the website of the company that made your video card.
Download their drivers for your video card that supports Windows XP. Don't use Microsoft's version of your video card drivers.
Install the drivers.
I had a corrupted windows file so a friend of mine reinstalled windows (or just repaired it).
I still have the same VGA card and everything else, the only changes made were in the Windows (it's windows XP pro).
Now when I want to play counter-strike, I get this message: "The selected OpenGL mode is not supported by your video card."
What should I do now??
* 10 points will be given for the best answer!|||If you're using the same hardware, then you need to reinstall the latest driver for your video card. Without the appropriate driver, your video card can't be used properly. Instead, you'll be running with a generic "default" driver, or a scaled-down driver for your card's chipset, that supports only the basic features like viewing desktop windows.|||Sounds like your video card's driver\s are corrupted. Go to your video card's manufacturer's website and download the latest driver for your video card.
FIRST, UNinstall the video card's driver then run the downloaded driver program....|||Change the OpenGL mode.|||Simple....
Go to the website of the company that made your video card.
Download their drivers for your video card that supports Windows XP. Don't use Microsoft's version of your video card drivers.
Install the drivers.
Video card not working when trying to replace broken video card. suggestons?
Hey answers,
I'm helping my buddy repair his broken computer. His old video card (geforce 6600) had fried, so he bought a new one. We booted from the onboard video and uninstalled the old drivers for the 6600. I put the new card (geforce 9500gt) into the computer and tried booting, nothing happened. everything turned on, fans were spinning, nothing came up on the monitor. So I tried booting back into the onboard video, uhoh! the onboard video won't work while the new card is in! so we had to take the card back out to boot into the onboard and go into the bios. Nothing of use in the bios. Now we're both stumped and ready to call a technician.
I'm thinking that I could manually install the drivers for the 9500 while on the onboard video and then try booting with the new card but something in my gut says that will end in disaster.
I'm about stumped right now. Any advice guys?
Thanks for reading, have a good one.|||Disable onboard video
turn off computer
install new video card
turn computer back on|||Actually your guess is right. At least as far as it worked for me once. Start from onboard, load up drivers, then shutdown, install new piece. The start it and system should find it and tell it to look for drivers or put them somewhere like a folder in c drive and tell it to go there. Its just installing more drivers not taking off the onboard one. After u can disable on board if possible.|||You say that you can shut off the onboard video, so you must have a choice in the Bios. You should be able to access the bios and change it back to whatever you want. So if you disable the onboard and then install the new card, it should work, providing you have the drivers for the new card already installed.
I would
First, install the new card drivers, then disable the on board video, then install the new card, and try starting up. If it don't work, get back into bios and re enable on board.
I'm helping my buddy repair his broken computer. His old video card (geforce 6600) had fried, so he bought a new one. We booted from the onboard video and uninstalled the old drivers for the 6600. I put the new card (geforce 9500gt) into the computer and tried booting, nothing happened. everything turned on, fans were spinning, nothing came up on the monitor. So I tried booting back into the onboard video, uhoh! the onboard video won't work while the new card is in! so we had to take the card back out to boot into the onboard and go into the bios. Nothing of use in the bios. Now we're both stumped and ready to call a technician.
I'm thinking that I could manually install the drivers for the 9500 while on the onboard video and then try booting with the new card but something in my gut says that will end in disaster.
I'm about stumped right now. Any advice guys?
Thanks for reading, have a good one.|||Disable onboard video
turn off computer
install new video card
turn computer back on|||Actually your guess is right. At least as far as it worked for me once. Start from onboard, load up drivers, then shutdown, install new piece. The start it and system should find it and tell it to look for drivers or put them somewhere like a folder in c drive and tell it to go there. Its just installing more drivers not taking off the onboard one. After u can disable on board if possible.|||You say that you can shut off the onboard video, so you must have a choice in the Bios. You should be able to access the bios and change it back to whatever you want. So if you disable the onboard and then install the new card, it should work, providing you have the drivers for the new card already installed.
I would
First, install the new card drivers, then disable the on board video, then install the new card, and try starting up. If it don't work, get back into bios and re enable on board.
Gateway pc video card question?
so my computer stopped workign a few weeks ago saying that the BIOS was not up to date and i have a feeling it may have something to do with a fried video card. i don't want to call a repair person if i can just fix the problem my self. the tower turns on but the screen is black. i hooked up the screen to another computer and found its not the screen thats broke.
anyone out there that has cmputer experience, do you think that a fried video card could be the cause of my computers errors?|||http://support.gateway.com/product/
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Notebook
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anyone out there that has cmputer experience, do you think that a fried video card could be the cause of my computers errors?|||http://support.gateway.com/product/
Select Category
Netbook
Notebook
Desktop
Monitor
Server
set model and download software
How To Repair a video card error "The device cannot start. Code 10"?
After installing a driver for the Geforce4 GX 4000, i checked the device manager to make sure it had installed right, but there was a problem. There was a yellow exclamation mark next to the name of the driver, and after checking the properties it came up with the error "The device cannot start. (Code 10)"
Does anyone know how to fix this!? Also, my operating system is Windows XP Pro if that helps.|||Go to this site and download and install the manufacturers driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93…|||Why don't you rollback the driver? Or, you can do a system restore to a date before you installed the driver. If you have only just installed the video card, try removing it from the motherboard and then put in back in its slot, making sure the card is seated correctly.
When I changed my video card, the video works but my sound was lost. Then I discovered I had to change my sound device in BIOS from 'Auto' to ''Enabled' to get back the sound. Even the computer shop techie never thought of that.
Your problem may be different though. You will have to be savvy enough to change the BIOS settings because a wrong setting may make the matter worse.|||yeah
Does anyone know how to fix this!? Also, my operating system is Windows XP Pro if that helps.|||Go to this site and download and install the manufacturers driver http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93…|||Why don't you rollback the driver? Or, you can do a system restore to a date before you installed the driver. If you have only just installed the video card, try removing it from the motherboard and then put in back in its slot, making sure the card is seated correctly.
When I changed my video card, the video works but my sound was lost. Then I discovered I had to change my sound device in BIOS from 'Auto' to ''Enabled' to get back the sound. Even the computer shop techie never thought of that.
Your problem may be different though. You will have to be savvy enough to change the BIOS settings because a wrong setting may make the matter worse.|||yeah
What's the cost of a Video Card repair?
My moniter says "no signal" even though my computer is on. I checked to make sure my moniter and its cord are still working by plugging them into another computer. After doing research online, I came to the conclusion that its my video card... or atleast i hope. So, how much does that type of thing cost? I'm working on a tight budget, so any helpful hints would be appreciated.|||With no info on your specific computer or OS. A cheap video card starts at about $50.
Good Luck|||You don't repair it.. you replace it. However, if the only symptom you're getting is "no signal" then I think it's more likely your motherboard than your video card. It's extremely rare for a video card to just spontaneously stop working completely. Usually they start degrading and will have graphical artifacts, but they won't just stop sending signal. It's far more likely the motherboard crapped out and that your computer just isn't POSTing.|||It is not cost-effective to repair a video card. You can always buy a new one for less than the cost of fixing one. That said, before buying a new one make sure that the card is seated in the PCI/AGP slot properly. It may have come loose and that would result in the "no signal".|||free fix see link
Good Luck|||You don't repair it.. you replace it. However, if the only symptom you're getting is "no signal" then I think it's more likely your motherboard than your video card. It's extremely rare for a video card to just spontaneously stop working completely. Usually they start degrading and will have graphical artifacts, but they won't just stop sending signal. It's far more likely the motherboard crapped out and that your computer just isn't POSTing.|||It is not cost-effective to repair a video card. You can always buy a new one for less than the cost of fixing one. That said, before buying a new one make sure that the card is seated in the PCI/AGP slot properly. It may have come loose and that would result in the "no signal".|||free fix see link
Is the screen broken on this laptop?
I want to buy this laptop so I can use the LCD to fix mine, is the screen broken? The guy claims its the video card, but I need a second opinion. Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-INSPIRON-E1705-…|||Hmm from looking at the pictures it does seem the LCD is ok. That issue seems to be related to either the video card, the ribbon connector connecting the LCD to motherboard, or maybe the inverter. I understand buying the computer for cheap as a spare and misc but if you are only after a screen, there are MANY screens you can buy for pretty cheap. I would go that route if you are only looking for a screen. Unless you are going to try to make a bid and get it cheap, on ebay I see MANY LCD's for around $90-$150. To be SAFE (UNLESS you want a parts computer) I would just get the LCD alone and not the E1705. If you want a good parts computer than go for it.|||The screen does not appear broken. Most likely is a video card issue (if he has one in there) and if not that then it would have to do with on-board graphics (more likely because it is a laptop and a cheap one at that). Drivers might need to be updated or reinstalled. But if you are looking just to use the screen you should be fine.|||If it will only boot in safe mode, this is probably because the video card is fried, like he said.
If you can see the BIOS, Boot screen, or even the safe mode desktop, the screen works.
http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-INSPIRON-E1705-…|||Hmm from looking at the pictures it does seem the LCD is ok. That issue seems to be related to either the video card, the ribbon connector connecting the LCD to motherboard, or maybe the inverter. I understand buying the computer for cheap as a spare and misc but if you are only after a screen, there are MANY screens you can buy for pretty cheap. I would go that route if you are only looking for a screen. Unless you are going to try to make a bid and get it cheap, on ebay I see MANY LCD's for around $90-$150. To be SAFE (UNLESS you want a parts computer) I would just get the LCD alone and not the E1705. If you want a good parts computer than go for it.|||The screen does not appear broken. Most likely is a video card issue (if he has one in there) and if not that then it would have to do with on-board graphics (more likely because it is a laptop and a cheap one at that). Drivers might need to be updated or reinstalled. But if you are looking just to use the screen you should be fine.|||If it will only boot in safe mode, this is probably because the video card is fried, like he said.
If you can see the BIOS, Boot screen, or even the safe mode desktop, the screen works.
I have a Phillips LS2300 i need to change the motherboard to one that can take the x600pro and xtras any ideas
My processor burnt out also and i would like to find the same motherboard so i can replace the processor and fit everything back in to the tower. The computer has a video card and ethernet, bluetooth and tv card and is a Pentium 4. It came with a Ati Radeon X600 Pro Graphic card and although i do not want to upgrade i want a motherboard that takes all the extras without me losing out on anything. I do not know enough about computers to get the answers but would like some directions to the required motherboard. N.B. i do not know the model number of the motherboard that has burnt out as a computer shop i went to for repair removed it and replaced it with one that would not take the Graphics card i had already. I can't what i could gaming wise and are having no luck with shop. Sorry so long but looking for a solution.|||If your processor is toasted why not just replace the chip? Anyway, the motherboard is an ECS 915P-M3
Additional Info:
Your PC uses an Micro ATX form factor and the Radeon is a PCI-E Card. There are motherboards that are both...here's one:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
Additional Info:
Your PC uses an Micro ATX form factor and the Radeon is a PCI-E Card. There are motherboards that are both...here's one:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
Computer is crashing and restarts but no error code?
I may go hours without incident. Then suddenly a restart. I am using Mcaffee A/V with firewall and have scanned for spy/adware. Even messed with video driver. Have done all updates, etc...Computer says it has recovered from a serious error but usually gives no error code. I report it everytime but recieve no repair tips. Should I do a recovery? I even Reinstalled IE7 and scanned registery for errors and repair. Is my video card going to hell? I don't know!!! Bout ready to give up!!!|||It can be a H/W error or some driver errors or some incompatibilities between drivers and the H/W. It is difficult to judge through mails.|||This is not an answer, but does your event log show any useful information? start>right click my computer>manage>event viewer.|||if it was happening to me, i would back up all the important files and do a fresh reload of windows. once you reload the os and your saved files, and the problem persists then it is a hardware issue. make sure when you back up your files that you scan them with a anti-virus software before reloading them on your system, you can never be too safe. good luck|||Go to your Control Panel and then to System. Click on the Advanced tab and in the area of the Startup and Recovery, click the Advanced button. In there you can turn off automatically restart. Next crash should give you a blue screen of death and the error code. You can then look up that error code to find out what the problem may be.|||Something like this is typical of memory (RAM) that is beginning to fail, or already has a serious fault. Try replacing your RAM with another known good stick (preferrably a new one).
Another way to test your RAM....get on Google and search for "Ultimate Boot CD". Go to the site, download and burn the CD. There are several memory test programs on there, that work at a low level (in other words, without Windows). You might be surprised at what you find|||happened to me and it ended up being a bad power supply|||I'm guessing there's something wrong with the pagefile windows is creating... Try recreating the pagefile, hope it will solve the problem. To do this here is what you must do:
Go to Virtual Memory settings (right click on My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performa… Now you should change it so click change and for Paging file size for selected drivers click No Paging File and then Set.
After this clcik System Managed Size and restart.
If it doesn't solve the problem i'm guessing it's the antivirus fault...|||If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr
Another way to test your RAM....get on Google and search for "Ultimate Boot CD". Go to the site, download and burn the CD. There are several memory test programs on there, that work at a low level (in other words, without Windows). You might be surprised at what you find|||happened to me and it ended up being a bad power supply|||I'm guessing there's something wrong with the pagefile windows is creating... Try recreating the pagefile, hope it will solve the problem. To do this here is what you must do:
Go to Virtual Memory settings (right click on My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performa… Now you should change it so click change and for Paging file size for selected drivers click No Paging File and then Set.
After this clcik System Managed Size and restart.
If it doesn't solve the problem i'm guessing it's the antivirus fault...|||If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr
How to repair a problem covered under warranty for dented Macbook Pro?
I have MacBook Pro that I was forced to order through my school between May and June of 2007. I had dropped this laptop through my bookbag which then became dented on the right corners of the laptop. The laptop worked fine for a semester and a half, but all of sudden (just recently) the screen went out, but the computer still worked because I could hear the tone that it was turning on. I even connected an external monitor, but no video on the screen (and this was a new monitor). I researched the problem and found out that apparently there has been a recall on MacBook Pros made in 2007 and early 2008 because of defective Nvidia 8600M video cards. So this is definitely covered under warranty, but when I went to the tech guys at my school, they sent it to apple and I was told that to get it repaired I have to pay $974.95. This is ridiculous for since its covered under warranty. Any idea on how to deal with Apple? Thank you.|||If you have Applecare you can call 1-800-275-2273. If you didn't get the extended warranty, you are out of luck, the computer is only covered for a one year warranty.|||An ordinary person such as yourself trying to change Apple's mind about your case is rather like a mouse trying to screw an elephant
Computer Repair Business?
1. What software is Needed for it
a. Software Diagnosis
b. Hardware Diagnosis
c. Virus / Spyware Cleanup
2. What are some good books that aid in replacing parts on desktops and laptops.( i do know how to replace parts like RAM, MotherBoard, harddrive, video card and other hardware)
3. What tools are required for this, like any special tools.
Im 17 Years old any me and my friend were thinking about doing this so thanks for your help.|||You need more advice than just that. You have to check with local, state, and government regulations. Some cities (like mine) require you to ask their town board for approval first, but it's usually only in small towns and they almost always accept because it helps the city's economy.
You will need some insurance. If you completely ruin someone's computer by accident, you are liable unless you have insurance to pay for it.
Good luck!|||I wouldn't count on that for a long term business..computers are getting so inexpensive that they're cheaper to replace than repair --like TVs
a. Software Diagnosis
b. Hardware Diagnosis
c. Virus / Spyware Cleanup
2. What are some good books that aid in replacing parts on desktops and laptops.( i do know how to replace parts like RAM, MotherBoard, harddrive, video card and other hardware)
3. What tools are required for this, like any special tools.
Im 17 Years old any me and my friend were thinking about doing this so thanks for your help.|||You need more advice than just that. You have to check with local, state, and government regulations. Some cities (like mine) require you to ask their town board for approval first, but it's usually only in small towns and they almost always accept because it helps the city's economy.
You will need some insurance. If you completely ruin someone's computer by accident, you are liable unless you have insurance to pay for it.
Good luck!|||I wouldn't count on that for a long term business..computers are getting so inexpensive that they're cheaper to replace than repair --like TVs
No sound coming from laptop speakers or headphone jack?
so when i play something no sound will come from the speakers. If i try and plug headphones in that doesn't work either. i just got my laptop back from the computer repair store; they replaced the video card. while working on it do you think they might have knocked the speaker cord lose?|||Possibly. It might also be on mute, turned all the way down, or might need a new driver to make it communicate with the new graphics card.
Try mute first, if you haven't already. Then increase volume. If neither of those help, go to start>search and type in troubleshooting. That should bring up the trouble shooting guide to walk you through figuring out the problem. You can also do online driver scans (google - online driver scan) to be sure you have the newest driver for the sound card.
Try mute first, if you haven't already. Then increase volume. If neither of those help, go to start>search and type in troubleshooting. That should bring up the trouble shooting guide to walk you through figuring out the problem. You can also do online driver scans (google - online driver scan) to be sure you have the newest driver for the sound card.
Power supply insufficient for video card, system randomly shuts off?
I bought a Gateway (oops) DX4300-03. It came with an ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB Card rated at 400 watts, but the power supply in the machine is only 300 watts.
I contacted Gateway support and I will have to ship them the computer for repairs but I was wondering should I ask them to give me a better power supply if it's causing problems?
After a few months the system just started randomly shutting off, as in the power light was still on but there was instantaneously no processor, fan, or display activity. Could the underpowered supply cause this kind of problem? Maybe inadvertently by frying the mother board or something?
TY for your responses!|||the problem is not the graphics card but the TV tuner card. this 300W psu would be sufficient without the TV tuner but with it the psu is too weak.
Gateway did a very poor job when configuring this PC. every technician should know that a PC with a quad core processor, dedicated graphics card and TV tuner cannot be powered with a 300W psu.
i would claim a 400W or 450W psu at their costs, it's 100% Gateway's fault.
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you can disable the TV tuner in the device manager, but i don't think this will solve the problem completely (it will still need some power). my suggestion is
- disable the TV tuner in the device manager
- shut down the PC, then disconnect the power cord (there is probably a power switch on the back but remove the cord anyway)
- open the PC on the side and remove the TV tuner card. you probably have to remove 1 screw first, then pull out the card. touch the card only at the front and the back and wrap it in aluminum foil, this is to protect it from static electricity.
- reattach the side panel again
- reconnect the power cord (don't forget the power switch) and start the PC
if the PC does no longer shut off itself, you have the definite proof that the power supply is too weak.
p.s.
you can also remove the wireless card and the analog modem in case you don't need them. the procedure is the same as for the TV tuner.
the order of the extension cards in your PC from top to bottom is
1. graphics card
2. TV tuner
3. wireless card
4. analog modem|||I like the detailed answer that someone else gave, referencing the tv tuner. But I thought I might add...
While it's probably true that a 300W power supply is way too weak for your hardware, system builders like Gateway can get away with putting in power supplies that are JUST barely adequate for the hardware. What I mean is, it's not necessarily a bad thing to power a system that would normally require a 400W or whatever power supply with a weaker power supply like a 300W. What matters is how much power is required of each voltage rail, not how much total power a power supply is rated for. So in some cases, a 300W power supply COULD be OK for many systems that would usually require 400W.
However, regardless of ratings, it seems like the original power supply in your system is bad, given the symptoms you report. I doubt if it damaged anything, but the sudden shutdowns are a strong indicator that the power supply is probably bad.
You SHOULD request a 400-450W replacement from Gateway. This will accomplish two things. First, the replacement will likely last longer as it won't have to work as hard to power your system. Second, if there was a problem with the original, you do NOT want a replacement of the exact same model. So hopefully requesting a stronger power supply will also get you a better quality one.
I contacted Gateway support and I will have to ship them the computer for repairs but I was wondering should I ask them to give me a better power supply if it's causing problems?
After a few months the system just started randomly shutting off, as in the power light was still on but there was instantaneously no processor, fan, or display activity. Could the underpowered supply cause this kind of problem? Maybe inadvertently by frying the mother board or something?
TY for your responses!|||the problem is not the graphics card but the TV tuner card. this 300W psu would be sufficient without the TV tuner but with it the psu is too weak.
Gateway did a very poor job when configuring this PC. every technician should know that a PC with a quad core processor, dedicated graphics card and TV tuner cannot be powered with a 300W psu.
i would claim a 400W or 450W psu at their costs, it's 100% Gateway's fault.
added
you can disable the TV tuner in the device manager, but i don't think this will solve the problem completely (it will still need some power). my suggestion is
- disable the TV tuner in the device manager
- shut down the PC, then disconnect the power cord (there is probably a power switch on the back but remove the cord anyway)
- open the PC on the side and remove the TV tuner card. you probably have to remove 1 screw first, then pull out the card. touch the card only at the front and the back and wrap it in aluminum foil, this is to protect it from static electricity.
- reattach the side panel again
- reconnect the power cord (don't forget the power switch) and start the PC
if the PC does no longer shut off itself, you have the definite proof that the power supply is too weak.
p.s.
you can also remove the wireless card and the analog modem in case you don't need them. the procedure is the same as for the TV tuner.
the order of the extension cards in your PC from top to bottom is
1. graphics card
2. TV tuner
3. wireless card
4. analog modem|||I like the detailed answer that someone else gave, referencing the tv tuner. But I thought I might add...
While it's probably true that a 300W power supply is way too weak for your hardware, system builders like Gateway can get away with putting in power supplies that are JUST barely adequate for the hardware. What I mean is, it's not necessarily a bad thing to power a system that would normally require a 400W or whatever power supply with a weaker power supply like a 300W. What matters is how much power is required of each voltage rail, not how much total power a power supply is rated for. So in some cases, a 300W power supply COULD be OK for many systems that would usually require 400W.
However, regardless of ratings, it seems like the original power supply in your system is bad, given the symptoms you report. I doubt if it damaged anything, but the sudden shutdowns are a strong indicator that the power supply is probably bad.
You SHOULD request a 400-450W replacement from Gateway. This will accomplish two things. First, the replacement will likely last longer as it won't have to work as hard to power your system. Second, if there was a problem with the original, you do NOT want a replacement of the exact same model. So hopefully requesting a stronger power supply will also get you a better quality one.
Anybody know how to do a repair on an IBM ThinkPad?
My T43 IBM ThinkPad dropped for the desk and now the monitor looks like a photo negative. I hooked up an external monitor to it and that works fine, which tells me that something got knocked loose between the video card and the monitor. I have never, ever taken apart a laptop before and I don't know what to do. I tried to find the instructions that I need but couldn't find anything on this topic. Can someone please help me? What do I need to do?|||Try this site the guy has a complete tutorial on a teardown of a thinkpad T43 to repair the monitor. http://www.insidemylaptop.com/remove-rep…|||The problem could be simply a loose cable, or you might have broken the display, and/or the backlight.
But unless you have some familiarity with fixing electronics, or unless you are willing to risk destroying your laptop to learn something about fixing electronics, your best bet is to bring your laptop to a local computer repair place, and let them deal with it - laptops are NOT easy to fix by "do it yourself-ers".
Try to find a small independent repair place, not a big chain like best buy or radio shack. You'll probably pay less and be less likely to get scr***d.
But unless you have some familiarity with fixing electronics, or unless you are willing to risk destroying your laptop to learn something about fixing electronics, your best bet is to bring your laptop to a local computer repair place, and let them deal with it - laptops are NOT easy to fix by "do it yourself-ers".
Try to find a small independent repair place, not a big chain like best buy or radio shack. You'll probably pay less and be less likely to get scr***d.
I think the video card on my computer needs replacing. How is this done?
What is the price of getting this profeesionally repaired? Or, Is it something I could do myself?|||It is extremely easy to replace a graphics card on your pc. Just unplug the power from your pc, remove the side panel, there should be one screw holding your graphics card in place. Remove the screw and (if any) remove the power cable to the card and then remove the card by gently pulling it straight out.
Install new one in the reverse order making sure that the card is firmly seated securing with a screw and (if any) power cable.
Just make sure that you get th right type of graphics card. There are only 2 types.
Either AGP or PCI-E. If you are not sure, just take the old one with you to the store and they can direct you to the correct one.
Once your card is installed just go to the card's manufacturer's website and download the latest drivers. I would not recommend using the driver disc that it comes with as those are always out of date. The whole process should take you 10 to 15 minutes since you haven't done this before.|||check the link|||video cards are easy to replace just buy a new one take out the old one and put the new one in its hardly worth the cost to have a professional do it if there is no card and the old one is internal/chipset simply put the new card in install the drivers and off you go should only take 10-15 min while your at it grab a can of duster and clean the pc out|||why ? does the computer don't show something on the screen then check monitor cable or open the computer case and look at the video card if everything ok or try to push it a little bit or if your computer make beep then google a beep list and search for your bios manufacture and look if you found that's not the video card then email me at odehrish@yahoo.com.|||http://www.waterwheel.com/Guides/how_to/…|||Ok let me tell you the right way to do it. unplug pc from wall or whatever unscrew the screw holding the card in place and gently pull out dont force it. Put the new one in the same way but oppisite gently. Now boot into safe mode if it starts goto add\remove programs and uninstall any left over drivers\software left from old card then reboot in normal and install new drivers. thats it Oh by the way dont let anyone tell you your pc is fried OR take it to a pro.usually its something you can do yourself just ask us or me. You will save loads of $|||What makes you think it is a video card problem?
A good video card could cost anywhere from $150-450.
A tech will install it for you for about $60 (labor for one hour)depending on where you take the PC to.
Depending on why you feel the video card is the problem, there could be other issues. I guess what I am trying to say to you here is that you mention nothing about what kind of PC you have or what the reason is that makes you think the video card is the problem. If a video card goes out your PC will not boot up...|||do it yourself, just make sure its the right kind for your pc, (pci, agp, pci express) install the drivers then shut it down, and put in the carde.
Install new one in the reverse order making sure that the card is firmly seated securing with a screw and (if any) power cable.
Just make sure that you get th right type of graphics card. There are only 2 types.
Either AGP or PCI-E. If you are not sure, just take the old one with you to the store and they can direct you to the correct one.
Once your card is installed just go to the card's manufacturer's website and download the latest drivers. I would not recommend using the driver disc that it comes with as those are always out of date. The whole process should take you 10 to 15 minutes since you haven't done this before.|||check the link|||video cards are easy to replace just buy a new one take out the old one and put the new one in its hardly worth the cost to have a professional do it if there is no card and the old one is internal/chipset simply put the new card in install the drivers and off you go should only take 10-15 min while your at it grab a can of duster and clean the pc out|||why ? does the computer don't show something on the screen then check monitor cable or open the computer case and look at the video card if everything ok or try to push it a little bit or if your computer make beep then google a beep list and search for your bios manufacture and look if you found that's not the video card then email me at odehrish@yahoo.com.|||http://www.waterwheel.com/Guides/how_to/…|||Ok let me tell you the right way to do it. unplug pc from wall or whatever unscrew the screw holding the card in place and gently pull out dont force it. Put the new one in the same way but oppisite gently. Now boot into safe mode if it starts goto add\remove programs and uninstall any left over drivers\software left from old card then reboot in normal and install new drivers. thats it Oh by the way dont let anyone tell you your pc is fried OR take it to a pro.usually its something you can do yourself just ask us or me. You will save loads of $|||What makes you think it is a video card problem?
A good video card could cost anywhere from $150-450.
A tech will install it for you for about $60 (labor for one hour)depending on where you take the PC to.
Depending on why you feel the video card is the problem, there could be other issues. I guess what I am trying to say to you here is that you mention nothing about what kind of PC you have or what the reason is that makes you think the video card is the problem. If a video card goes out your PC will not boot up...|||do it yourself, just make sure its the right kind for your pc, (pci, agp, pci express) install the drivers then shut it down, and put in the carde.
Screen resolution is too big won't let me change resoultion & On DxDiag video card information shows N/A?
Ok so i have been recently experiencing problems with my Windows Vista 64 Bit i was failing due to display driver failure so i had to system restore it back to factory settings before the screen went blue when i launched one of the games i play which is Combat Arms and Mine craft it was like a blue tint on the screen and didn't know what was happening so then my computer turned off automatically and i turned it back on 2 minutes later and so then at the loading screen i saw that it was the blue screen of death so then i tried Microsoft start up repair and it failed and including system restore none of it worked after i restored it back to factory settings i was experiecing the same problem with a note window on the down right tool bar saying that "the display driver has stopped working" or Windows has stopped responding" something like that then i checked to see if my drivers were up to date and it said they where but nothing else now my video driver is disabled and the Driver info is N/A.i have pasted the info of the video card from dxdiag logs,
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/3/2012, 15:53:21
Machine name: Owner PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: KT334AA-ABA m8530f
BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/05/08 17:18:43 Ver: 5.18
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 4862MB RAM
Page File: 1332MB used, 8547MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name:
Manufacturer:
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Key: Enum\
Display Memory: n/a
Dedicated Memory: n/a
Shared Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor:
Driver Name:
Driver Version: ()
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: , 0 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-E025-7137AFC2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x0000
Device ID: 0x0000
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available
AGP Status: Not Available|||Do you have the installation CD? Easy way out, is to reinstall OS, and turn off that Auto-update. Update drivers IF necessary manually but you must be well versed which KB to update /driver. I think you have the CD.
Increase RAM speed to 2/3 , you must be running it on low, also increase VM, click on to maximum power usage and performnce.
Some times using a anti virus also is a source of nuisance.
By the way, don't try to wag a tired horse.
G/luck ;)
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/3/2012, 15:53:21
Machine name: Owner PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: KT334AA-ABA m8530f
BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/05/08 17:18:43 Ver: 5.18
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 4862MB RAM
Page File: 1332MB used, 8547MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name:
Manufacturer:
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Key: Enum\
Display Memory: n/a
Dedicated Memory: n/a
Shared Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor:
Driver Name:
Driver Version: ()
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: , 0 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-E025-7137AFC2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x0000
Device ID: 0x0000
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available
AGP Status: Not Available|||Do you have the installation CD? Easy way out, is to reinstall OS, and turn off that Auto-update. Update drivers IF necessary manually but you must be well versed which KB to update /driver. I think you have the CD.
Increase RAM speed to 2/3 , you must be running it on low, also increase VM, click on to maximum power usage and performnce.
Some times using a anti virus also is a source of nuisance.
By the way, don't try to wag a tired horse.
G/luck ;)
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