allthingsepic

I am totally pulling my hair out. All of a sudden yesterday, my computer screen went blank and I got the common (no video signal) on my LCD monitor. I have tried using the original XP disk and repairing. It seems to have fixed things, but I still have no video signal. I CAN run windows in safe mode. What I have done is disabled my video driver in Safe mode, then rebooted. I can get into normal windows through this method.

I have tried downloading a new driver for my video card, but the same problem happens. As soon as I load up the driver, It craps out again. I also get an occasional, screen with lots of small, distorted pixels. I am running out of options. I have tried a system restore, which did not work either. Anyone have advise before I drop another 300 bucks on a video card?

Thanks,
Steve

justpassingby

Hi Steve and welcome to TSF !

Could be an hardware issue, the 2D part of the video card is working fine but the 3D part needs more power and creates more heat.

Please give us your complete system specs. If this is some brand computer brand and model will be enough, else check the posting system specs link in my sig and don't forget the brand, model and wattage of your power supply (you'll need to open the computer case to check the sticker that's on the power supply itself).

If this is a desktop then with the power cord unplugged and the case opened check that there's no dust on the fans (power supply, video card and cpu) and heatsinks. If there's dust buy a can of compressed air at a local electronics or computer shop to clean it. Replug and restart the computer and check that all the fans are spinning.

Enter the BIOS at startup (repeatedly press del or look for some "press xx to enter setup" message) and search for an hardware monitor or pc health & status screen. Report your temps, fan speeds and voltages from there.

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