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syee · 03-25-2009, 02:41 PM

What happens when you hit reset when you get the black screen? Does it come up for an extended period of time? My video card displays a whole bunch of artifacts when I boot it up first thing in the morning. Once I hit the reset button, it works fine. I'm pretty sure it's my video card, but since it works after I hit the reset button, I'm just going to leave it until it completely dies on me (and gives me a reason to go buy a new computer.)

EDIT: Also forgot to ask - have you tried hooking something else up to the monitor (like another PC or your laptop) to see if it does the same thing? It it works fine on another PC, maybe it's an issue with power management (as you say it works for the first little while).

03-25-2009, 02:41 PM	#4
syee I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,654 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts Failed 11 Times in 6 Posts	What happens when you hit reset when you get the black screen? Does it come up for an extended period of time? My video card displays a whole bunch of artifacts when I boot it up first thing in the morning. Once I hit the reset button, it works fine. I'm pretty sure it's my video card, but since it works after I hit the reset button, I'm just going to leave it until it completely dies on me (and gives me a reason to go buy a new computer.) EDIT: Also forgot to ask - have you tried hooking something else up to the monitor (like another PC or your laptop) to see if it does the same thing? It it works fine on another PC, maybe it's an issue with power management (as you say it works for the first little while). Last edited by syee; 03-25-2009 at 02:50 PM.