Re: MAJOR Screen/Graphics problems!
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Open the computer case and visually ascertain that the small fan on the
video card is spinning at a good rate of speed. Also make sure that the fan
housing is not impacted with dust/dirt. It sounds like the card is over
heating.
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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Georgina" <Georgina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My screen has been flicking on and off for a while now. Changed the
> monitor
> - still happens. Now it has progressed to staying off for 30 seconds at a
> time, sometimes not coming back on again and also distorting the graphics
> on
> the screen. It happens whenever I try to move the mouse and do anything!
> Can
> anyone please help me?!
.
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