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zfleebin · 05-30-2005, 03:58 PM

System: MSI 845pe neo2 motherboard, Intel p4 2.8c, 768 ram, 2 western digital hard drives, Ati Radeon 9800 pro, Windows xp professional, etc...

Alright, so I have been having a weird problem with my computer where it will freeze up and nothing can get me out of the freeze. Then, when i go to restart the computer everything sounds fine and it seems to be booting up but I get nothing on the screen. Also, my monitor activity light flashes as if the monitor is connected but not receiving a signal. The only thing that gets my computer back up and running is to turn it off and let it sit for a while as later on it will magically work again. I have checked all the connections inside my computer and nothing appears to be messed up so I am wondering whether this is just the beginning of my video card going out on me. l was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or some insight into what they think it might be. Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

05-30-2005, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
zfleebin Addict	How do you know when your video card is crappin out? System: MSI 845pe neo2 motherboard, Intel p4 2.8c, 768 ram, 2 western digital hard drives, Ati Radeon 9800 pro, Windows xp professional, etc... Alright, so I have been having a weird problem with my computer where it will freeze up and nothing can get me out of the freeze. Then, when i go to restart the computer everything sounds fine and it seems to be booting up but I get nothing on the screen. Also, my monitor activity light flashes as if the monitor is connected but not receiving a signal. The only thing that gets my computer back up and running is to turn it off and let it sit for a while as later on it will magically work again. I have checked all the connections inside my computer and nothing appears to be messed up so I am wondering whether this is just the beginning of my video card going out on me. l was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or some insight into what they think it might be. Thanks in advance for any and all replies.