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#3340960 - 12/29/08 07:52 PM Computer prob...diagnosis???
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Fiancee's desktop has been acting up for a while. The screen would randomly go black. Whether she's doing something or it's in idle state.

I first thought it was the power settings kicking in and turning off the monitor but that wasn't the case. Then I thought it might be the video card on it's way out but one time she was listening to music and it happened. Music stopped, no sound and nothing could be done (i.e. control>alt>delete; nothing responding unless rebooted). If it was the vid card she would still be able to hear the music correct? Just nothing on the monitor.

So now I'm stumped. Processor, motherboard, PSU???
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#3341217 - 12/29/08 09:21 PM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: civic13]
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my guess is the mobo. That or it may be over heating? Is the computer super dusty?
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#3341348 - 12/29/08 10:22 PM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: A2B-Lexus]
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Faulty memory, its happened to me before
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#3341460 - 12/29/08 11:13 PM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: A2B-Lexus]
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 Originally Posted By: A2B-Civic
..... That or it may be over heating? Is the computer super dusty?

Was thinking that too. Will open it up later to check/clean.

 Originally Posted By: Canuck-MX6
Faulty memory, its happened to me before

Any way to check if it is the memory? But how can the memory start failing now?
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#3341971 - 12/30/08 07:59 AM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: civic13]
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To test the memory, try using MemTest.

Win32 version

Bootable ISO
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#3342924 - 12/30/08 12:49 PM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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Sounds like a stuck pixel.
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#3350028 - 01/02/09 12:48 AM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: Psychotic]
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Could it be a sign of imminent hard drive failure?
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#3350420 - 01/02/09 08:43 AM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: civic13]
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Vista?

Screen flickering black? THeres a patch for this. Also, update your video driver.

As for it locking up, you're on your own.. temperatures, drivers, cables, hard drive.. possibilities are endless.
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#3350454 - 01/02/09 09:03 AM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: civic13]
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 Originally Posted By: civic13
Fiancee's desktop has been acting up for a while. The screen would randomly go black.


Wayne?
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#3352691 - 01/02/09 10:25 PM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: Balhar]
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Ok, ran memtest overnight and reported no errors. Did about 8500%. The comp. acted up a lot yesterday night by blacking out 3 times almost one after the other with minimal time after xp loads the desktop.

I might try picking up a cheap vid card. What`s a reasonable PCI Express just for mainly surfing the net that has DVI?
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#3355721 - 01/04/09 10:22 AM Re: Computer prob...diagnosis??? [Re: civic13]
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NVidia 8400? 8500?
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