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**laboye** · 06-20-2006, 05:42 AM

If it only happens occasionally, it is not likely memory. Though, I cant ponpoint the problem from here, it soulds like that chip creep might do it, but these are laptops, and as far as I know, video controllers are usually integrated onto the system board. This is a tough one!

06-20-2006, 05:42 AM	#23 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	If it only happens occasionally, it is not likely memory. Though, I cant ponpoint the problem from here, it soulds like that chip creep might do it, but these are laptops, and as far as I know, video controllers are usually integrated onto the system board. This is a tough one! __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler