Re: Time for a New Video Card?

M and D wrote:
If it were the monitor or the DVI cable, I would think this problem
I'm having would not be limited to when my computer restarts...if a
monitor or a cable are bad, they're bad anytime.

If it was the power supply (or a fan), then other components in my
computer should also be experiencing trouble, but that's not the
case.

When your computer starts up - it has to send a start signal to your
monitor.

If there is a power problem, short in the cable, issue with the startup of
the monitor - it could easily be one of the things I mentioned.

What happens if you turn off the monitor and turn it back on when the
problem occurs?

What I think I've got on my hands is a damaged video card. This
particular item was the first thing I ever installed in a computer,
so I could have bent or otherwise damaged something on the board.
(I neglected to mention that I've had this trouble for a couple of
years, only lately it's gotten to be more frequent.)

So - if you boot up with something like BartPE instead - same issue?

But I'd love for it to be something else...something
software-ish...which is why I'm asking in this NG.

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