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Weird Screen Error Thing.

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:24 pm
by RaVNzCRoFT
Every once in a while my screen will kind of bug out. It will start generating these random multicolored lines across my screen. Sometimes they will just go away, but sometimes they will not. I restart the computer, and the lines are still there. It just happened to me and they would not go away, so I started the computer in Safe Mode. The lines went away, and they have not come back since then. However, I don't know if that's just dumb luck. I tried to take a screenshot, but the lines did not show up in it. Does anybody know what this problem might be? Would it be my graphics card, monitor, processor, or anything of the sort? Any help would be appreciated.

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:16 pm
by Cuda
Im thinking this could be a VPU error. Is your computer running hot?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:44 pm
by [cc]z@nd!
update your video card drivers, it sounds like that's the problem. but if the drivers are fine, then it could be a heat issue, might be time to add another fan to the case.

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:48 pm
by Patrickssj6
Do you have a CRT Monitor or Flat?Cause the old ones(CRT) can get old and start showing lines across the monitor.

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:24 pm
by RaVNzCRoFT
I don't know how to check the heat of my computer.

I'll wait for my brother to get back from the Caribbean so I can ask him about the other stuff. I don't know anything about hardware.

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:31 pm
by Patrickssj6
RaVNzCRoFT wrote:I don't know how to check the heat of my computer.

I'll wait for my brother to get back from the Caribbean so I can ask him about the other stuff. I don't know anything about hardware.
You go into the BIOS :wink:

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:38 pm
by The_Hushed_Casket
Patrickssj6 wrote:
RaVNzCRoFT wrote:I don't know how to check the heat of my computer.

I'll wait for my brother to get back from the Caribbean so I can ask him about the other stuff. I don't know anything about hardware.
You go into the BIOS :wink:
By pressing 'delete' (or whatever it tells you to) when your computer boots up.

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:03 pm
by Patrickssj6
The_Hushed_Casket wrote:
Patrickssj6 wrote:
RaVNzCRoFT wrote:I don't know how to check the heat of my computer.

I'll wait for my brother to get back from the Caribbean so I can ask him about the other stuff. I don't know anything about hardware.
You go into the BIOS :wink:
By pressing 'delete' (or whatever it tells you to) when your computer boots up.
He has a Dell I think its F12 not sure though.