Blinking computer

The_Con-Sept · 06-24-2009, 07:22 PM

First time I have ever ran into this odd happening on my computer...

I started experiencing this about 3 days ago...

Every so often my computer blinks and everything sort of like skips a heart beat...

What could be causing this? Hard drive corruption?

It happens randomly... And after it does happen a slow down in performance is seen...

Just wondering what I can do to fix this...

Windows Vista 32 bit SP2 all updates and all drivers are current...

lawrence.cook · 06-25-2009, 08:09 AM

can you elaborate on what you mean by it skips a heart beat?

dai · 06-25-2009, 09:54 AM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

The_Con-Sept · 06-25-2009, 03:57 PM

Oh yeah sorry... I thought I had this posted already...

DXDIAG is in attachments...

Me and my buddy were trying to figure out what was wrong and he is an IT (not video card specialist) and told me that my video card is having an overload...

I am currently in a beta test for a video game called Crime Craft and it just doesn't run smooth at all so I decided to stop playing it... but it has been about 2 weeks since I played it...

So this is what happens...

I will be playing a game and everything runs fine until I shoot a gun... Then the screen flashes off and then back on and everything including sound, video, system functions... everything pauses and skips a beat... Like when a CD skips in your car kind of skip but only skips once... Then in the game everything suddenly slows down. If I quit the game then everything is all right.

Yes I do currently have a P2P program on my computer and I have run it before... I have already taken it off so we wont have to talk about this any further.

I have taken off all the unnecessary processes from the start up and I am currently trying to review all of the services running in the background because quite a few of them are raising suspicion because they don't register under anything... some of which are logged in as "N/A" and some of which rely on a protocol connection for something like "Windows Search."

(WSearch.dll)

Yes I do know that because of the P2P programs existence on my machine it is frowned upon so I understand if you can not help me further.

dai · 06-25-2009, 06:24 PM

just need the information requested in post 3,not that long list that does not contain the relevant specs

The_Con-Sept · 06-25-2009, 07:43 PM

What are you running - Not sure what you meant here but if you mean what program I was running... Combat Arms. From Nexon.

Video card is an Nvidia Geoforce 8400 128 MB video memory

CPU is an Intel Core 2 duo 2.20 ghz t7500

Motherboard - (This is a laptop by the way... Dell XPS M1350) I do not know what the motherboard type is.

RAM - Not sure which brand but running at 667mhz DDR2 SDRAM 3 gigs worth. I don't know its model type.

Power supply is 65 Watt

And like I said I don't know what brands they use in this laptop... I figured the BIOS would have been a good start...

dai · 06-26-2009, 08:43 AM

it was assumed it was a desktop and replies have been for a desktop

check your tempretures

06-24-2009, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Con-Sept Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 39 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Blinking computer First time I have ever ran into this odd happening on my computer... I started experiencing this about 3 days ago... Every so often my computer blinks and everything sort of like skips a heart beat... What could be causing this? Hard drive corruption? It happens randomly... And after it does happen a slow down in performance is seen... Just wondering what I can do to fix this... Windows Vista 32 bit SP2 all updates and all drivers are current...

06-25-2009, 08:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
lawrence.cook Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 187 OS: Vista 7 Ultimate x64	Re: Blinking computer can you elaborate on what you mean by it skips a heart beat?

06-25-2009, 09:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,680 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Blinking computer what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them __________________

06-25-2009, 06:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,680 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Blinking computer just need the information requested in post 3,not that long list that does not contain the relevant specs __________________

06-25-2009, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Con-Sept Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 39 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Blinking computer What are you running - Not sure what you meant here but if you mean what program I was running... Combat Arms. From Nexon. Video card is an Nvidia Geoforce 8400 128 MB video memory CPU is an Intel Core 2 duo 2.20 ghz t7500 Motherboard - (This is a laptop by the way... Dell XPS M1350) I do not know what the motherboard type is. RAM - Not sure which brand but running at 667mhz DDR2 SDRAM 3 gigs worth. I don't know its model type. Power supply is 65 Watt And like I said I don't know what brands they use in this laptop... I figured the BIOS would have been a good start...

06-26-2009, 08:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,680 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Blinking computer it was assumed it was a desktop and replies have been for a desktop check your tempretures __________________ Last edited by dai; 06-26-2009 at 08:45 AM.