I have a ASrock 4CoreDual-VSTA system running Windows XP Service Pack 3 with a NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS video Board. It displays normally for a while then the on screen video becomes distorted, oversized and unreadable(my mouse also freezes when this happens). I put in new case fans because I though my tower case was overheating. Now I wondering if the problem is my display. Anyone has any suggestions?
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Video Distortion
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ChrisHirst
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Replace it as there is nothing you can to 'service it', the symptoms suggest it is the video card memory 'glitching'.
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[ol 1][li]If you're certain the mouse is freezing, it's not the display.[/li]
[li]I would be tempted to try a different video card, especially if you have one handy.[/li]
[li]Another thing you can look at is are any capacitors on the motherboard bulging or leaking. If so, and you don't want to carry out soldering and desoldering on a motherboard, then consider the board toast.[/li]
[li]If the hardware SEEMS to check out, you could try booting to safe mode[/li]
[li]You could also try booting to another OS such as a live Linux Distro CD. If you're not familiar with Linux, Ubuntu is pretty easy to use (several others as well, but that one is one of the most popular).[/li]
[li]More than likely overall, it may be time to discard/recycle that unit and buy/build new if that's a possibility for you, budget-wise.[/li][/ol]
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[li]I would be tempted to try a different video card, especially if you have one handy.[/li]
[li]Another thing you can look at is are any capacitors on the motherboard bulging or leaking. If so, and you don't want to carry out soldering and desoldering on a motherboard, then consider the board toast.[/li]
[li]If the hardware SEEMS to check out, you could try booting to safe mode[/li]
[li]You could also try booting to another OS such as a live Linux Distro CD. If you're not familiar with Linux, Ubuntu is pretty easy to use (several others as well, but that one is one of the most popular).[/li]
[li]More than likely overall, it may be time to discard/recycle that unit and buy/build new if that's a possibility for you, budget-wise.[/li][/ol]
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57
goombawaho
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Power supply is another possibility. Do you have a power supply tester or another power supply to throw in and see what happens?
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