"beamish" <beamish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> Problem: 2 instances within a month.
> Unit is powered on every AM and powered off every PM.
> When unit was turned on after Bios screens appear
> and before Windows Desktop appears. The screen
> changed into colored lines.
> Shut down using power on/off was needed.
> Second time (3-4 weeks later) powering on-off (twice) did
> not help. Used GoBack and unit restored to last shutdown.
> No problems indicated in hardware or software,
> using Device Manager and Event Viewer. Unit works
> without problem after each instance.
> Video card has v91.47 driver from Nvidia site.
> Using Windows XP Home SP2 all updates, (oem generic).
> Unit was repaired in August, 2006 due to a power
> problem from a extremal Fire-wire power port.
>
> Motherboard - processor - video card - power supply -
> 56k modem and memory were replaced.
> Installed DFI MB with Intel 865pe chipset, Intel P4 3GHz processor,
> 1.5 GB Micron memory, Nvidia fx6200 with 256 memory
> video card, Viewsonic VG800b LCD monitor.
> Researched in Nvidia newsgroups, no mention of this type
> of problem that I could find for this card.
> The monitor shows BIOS screens and GoBack screen and
> beginning of OS screens properly.
> Appreciate input.
> Thank You.
> take care.
> beamish.
>
>
Had a similar problem on a client's pc about 10 days ago. He had been
told it was a bad harddrive. I watched it & guessed/analyzed it to be a bad
video card. Only had a cheapo in stock, tried it, and it solved the
problem. Client had already bought a new pc and was gonna give it to
10-year old grands, so we decided to leave the simple vid. card in. HTH, s