Do I have a virus or Vid card went bad ???
 

It just happened when I clicked on a icon,all of sudden I got a black screen.I rebooted and got some green patterns live waves,scrolling down on my screen,stays like that for a minute or so,then goes back top black again.

I tried in safe mode and works (sometimes),but then went back to regular log in and the samething happened.

How can I check if my Vid card isn't working properly in safe mode ?

What do you guys think ?

Thanks

Sounds like your cards fucked, usualy if the memory on a card dies you'll get loads of random colours etc on the screen. Might want to open your case and check to see if the fans still spinning on the card, could just be overheating.

plzdie:

Suck me, like this -> happy:

Re: Do I have a virus or Vid card went bad ???
 

it has happened to me before, and it was becasue the fan on the card stopped working.

calmdown:

Right now I have Geforce ti 4400 with 128 mb.Do they sell fans for it ?Or I need to buy a new VidCard ?

Thanks

You can put fans on pretty easily, or buy a heatsink with a fan attached to it. Im assuming the fan stopped working?

Could it be a resolution your monitor doesn't support ? You said yourself that
Safe Mode works right ? Check your configs.

The fan on my 64mg mx440 went out but i kept using it for about 4 months until the card finally burned out. then i got to buy a new one!

Webb, you should be kept away from computers. eek:

something like this should do the trick:

http://www.frozencpu.com/vid-15.html

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[quote="Mr.Buttocks":60bdd]Webb, you should be kept away from computers. eek:[/quote:60bdd]

Now I'm no PC @ home. oOo:

[quote="Mr_Gl@ss":c4393]something like this should do the trick:

[url="http://www.frozencpu.com/vid-15.html"]http://www.frozencpu.com/vid-15.html[/url]

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Thanks for the link. rock:

Resolution was fine when was working.It shouldn't be.

virus

Can't be because works in safe mode.

Micro Center has a fan that sits next to your video card and exits the air out the back. At $6.99 it's cheaper then these other solutions.

Stuff like this should be posted on the tech board just as an FYI, youll get better responses and less flaming. It's a win-win situation if you ask me

Seriously if the fan still works go in and smell the card if it smells burn it probably is. Also what program icon was it, this might help debug the situation

The fan still working,sometimes the PC restarts without me doing anything.I opened the case,now seems to be working fine,every now and then I get the same green pattern all over the screen,freezers a little then starts working again.

What progam icon are you talking about ?


Thanks

Did you keep any old cards. I have a MX-400 card I can swap out to check the card.

Was it a desktop icon or an icon somewheres else like on the internet? Also does it smell burnt? And if you can open the case and it works, try cleaning it, use a vacuum and or an air compressor and blow out the case and fans. Try taking out the card and looking at the conductors as well, they could get gunk on them. Other than that its all i can think of without looking at it. But definately tell me specificly what icon you clicked on. And try a video cache flush and a cookie and temp internet file flush

If all else fails, got to the BIOS, only if you know what you are doing, and disable the current card and enable the onboard card

This is what I get

http://img194.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img194& ... een3zf.jpg

That could very well be a virus. nothing that looks too harmful, just annoying. Go to Add/Remove Programs and check if there is anything there that shouldnt be. However the last time i saw anything close to that was because the motherboard shat the bed. Which if this is becomeing consistant is quite possible. If you can find a computer that you can use and try it with your harddrive. If it works its not a virus, if it doesnt it is. and the only way to check its its the vid card or MB is to put the vid card in another computer. Depends on how much hassle you want to go through from here. If you dont want to deal with it, just get a new motherboard that will fit the case and the vid card. cuz from the sound of it. nothing is wrong with the vid card so in a nut shell

1) Check onboard vid card and turn off the other vid card
2) Check for the malicious virus but putting harddrive in another computer
3) If not (1) Check the vid card by putting the card in another compatible computer WITH your harddrive
4) All else fails, get new hardware, a new MB if the vid card is good, a new vid card if the mb is good