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Duke
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States1106 Posts
December 03 2008 07:39 GMT
#1
At first it was a random blue screen n4_disp.dll, it let me play after a restart for a while but eventually i couldn't log in anymore, it displays a bunch of blocks and doesn't load. i can only load from safe mode (w/ networking). it starts in the POST, everything in the bios has some distortion in its display, and vertical and sometimes horizontal lines go across my screen when im in safe mode

things ive tried:
with my latest video card drivers installed (8800GTX), i can only log into safe mode. with my drivers uninstalled, i can log into normal mode 1 out of 2 tries without crashing. I've tried old patches, omegadrivers, system restore, full factory restore(would have manually restored from CD but it didn't let me boot from CD)
i clean re-installed the nvidia drivers multiple times and was using driver-sweeper, re-installing on vga mode)
disconnected monitor and turned on to see test, works fine.
cleaned all fans of dust, my case is open and temps are fine for everything, updated bios and mobo drivers,

i haven't been able to find a fix for this, and i dont expect to, but what really is the problem? mobo, vid card, some software, or what? I don't have a 2nd vid card to test with, and I want to know what to buy if I were to replace the part instead of actually fixing it

hymn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Bulgaria832 Posts
December 03 2008 08:26 GMT
#2
Looks like a video card to me.

To be sure you can install another OS. Like Linux. Try Ubuntu or OpenSUSE. They got a lot of drivers and support really a lot of drivers.

If it works well in Linux and it messes up in Windows you can be sure it's the video card drivers. If it's crappy again - then it's the hardware.
azk he is the north american player but the titan he is the french stars
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
December 03 2008 08:28 GMT
#3
Actually i would check powersupply take out everything not essential to booting up basically vid card hdd 1 stick of ram everything else unplugged see if that my clear something up.

8800GTX should still be good for 2 ish years even oced unless it's just been torn by the oc.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
December 03 2008 08:30 GMT
#4
Does the computer beep at start?
Does the computer work without the GPU?

Cmon man, give us something.

My guess is either your GPU is screwed or your PSU is screwed or your mobo is screwed.
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