Computer display screwed up

Laurentvw · 02-01-2007, 09:58 AM

Hey
I'm on Windows 2000, and have ATI 9800. So a couple of days ago, suddenly, my computer display got screwed up for no reason. I see lines all over the screen, but those line don't stay, I mean, they come and go, it's not consistent. This is pretty weird because I've been using this graphic card for a few years, and, I do have the latest graphic card update, I believe. Can't seem to solve it.

Here's a screenshot of what my desktop looks like these days: http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9314/***iszzwronghm5.jpg

Let's hope someone can help me, thanks!!

pintofhooky · 02-01-2007, 10:26 AM

Hi, I've had similar problems, but only temporary. In my case, it would happen when waking up from standby, only way I could stop it was to disable standby. It has also happened from a reboot but also would go away, for the most part my problems have stopped since I put on an arctic cooling silencer. It could also be heat, how is your cooling fan working?

When did the problem start?

Laurentvw · 02-01-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by pintofhooky

Hi, I've had similar problems, but only temporary. In my case, it would happen when waking up from standby, only way I could stop it was to disable standby. It has also happened from a reboot but also would go away, for the most part my problems have stopped since I put on an arctic cooling silencer. It could also be heat, how is your cooling fan working?

When did the problem start?

I'm usually rebooting my computer every day, and as I have that problem for more than a week already, that doesn't solve the problem.
My cooling fan is doing great as usual.
When the problem started? Well, I don't exactly know anymore, but I could say that it pretty much happened without having done anything special.

Also, can't play games anymore, well, I can, but can't see a darn thing, it's a total mess. (see for yourself: http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/3884/gamedisiplayyy0.png)

dai · 02-01-2007, 12:19 PM

get a can of air and blow the dust out of the computer especially around the fans and heatsinks

Laurentvw · 02-01-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dai

get a can of air and blow the dust out of the computer especially around the fans and heatsinks

Ok, I'm back with some pics.
So I was gonna do what you said, when I saw this thing that seems to be broken off. As far as I know, that's my graphic card there, I assume that's the problem...

Here are the pics:
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/577/dsc01235copiern9.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/869/dsc01238copieor4.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6882/dsc01243copiejv1.jpg

Thanks.

dai · 02-01-2007, 01:57 PM

it looks from the pics that it is the problem

Laurentvw · 02-01-2007, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

it looks from the pics that it is the problem

I'm not really good at hardware at all, so would be nice if someone could tell me what should be done to repair that. I think I'll have to buy some hardware component? Right?

dai · 02-01-2007, 02:23 PM

it looks like you need a new video card

Laurentvw · 02-01-2007, 02:27 PM

Alright. Thanks for the help man :)

02-01-2007, 09:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Laurentvw Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Win2k	Computer display screwed up Hey I'm on Windows 2000, and have ATI 9800. So a couple of days ago, suddenly, my computer display got screwed up for no reason. I see lines all over the screen, but those line don't stay, I mean, they come and go, it's not consistent. This is pretty weird because I've been using this graphic card for a few years, and, I do have the latest graphic card update, I believe. Can't seem to solve it. Here's a screenshot of what my desktop looks like these days: http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9314/***iszzwronghm5.jpg Let's hope someone can help me, thanks!!

02-01-2007, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
pintofhooky Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: salem, or Posts: 151 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Hi, I've had similar problems, but only temporary. In my case, it would happen when waking up from standby, only way I could stop it was to disable standby. It has also happened from a reboot but also would go away, for the most part my problems have stopped since I put on an arctic cooling silencer. It could also be heat, how is your cooling fan working? When did the problem start? __________________ pintofhooky Asus P4P800-E Deluxe intel p4 3.4HT 2x 80 gig wd sata hdd's (raid 0), 1x160gig wd sata, Asus A9800xt/tvd 4xcorsair 512 pc3200c2, Asus 52x cd rw Liteon dvd rw win xp pro sp2

02-01-2007, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	get a can of air and blow the dust out of the computer especially around the fans and heatsinks __________________

02-01-2007, 01:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it looks from the pics that it is the problem __________________

02-01-2007, 02:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it looks like you need a new video card __________________

02-01-2007, 02:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Laurentvw Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 OS: Win2k	Alright. Thanks for the help man :)