Hey guys, my name is Jake and I really need some help here.
I built a computer about a year and a half ago, after about 6 months, I began experiencing problems. I had these problems for about 3 months, they come and go, then I put the computer in storage. I just recently hooked it up and I am having the same problems. I am currently writing this in safe mode (works fine in safe mode).
Sometimes the computer works fine for a few days, other times I will need to restart it over 50 times to get it to work properly.
This is what happens.
1) I get fragmentation in bios, random graphic glitches, lines, blocks, black and white or in color. Words shuffle up, everything will be misspelled, letters flicker, then change to different letters.
(Like instead of saying "Start windows in safe mode", it will say something like "Sfats Win@$gs af Idal Odes", then itll flicker and the spelling will change back to normal.)
2) The fragmentation continues through bootup at times.
3) Everything will be runing fine and the monitor will say "No video input", screen will go black.
Then:
a) Nothing happens, I have to restart the computer.
b) The screen flickers in and out of a picture to black screen.
c) Everything returns back to normal.
4) Sound will cut in and out, screen will flicker.
What I have already done.
1) Installed newest Motherboard drivers.
2) Installed newest video card drivers.
3) Taken the computer apart completely and reassembled it.
4) Run anti-virus and anti-spiware programs.
5) Reset my bios.
One of my friends is a computer technician, but he lives far away (so he hasn't seen it). He told me to flash my bios, and that that should fix the problems. Please let me know what you think I should do! I really need to get this machine working.
Thank you,
Jake S.
Intel core 2 duo 6600
Nvidia nforce 680i SLI mobo
NVIDIA GFORCE 7600 GS
320g SATA150 Hard Drive
2 Gigs of RAM
Windows XP Professional
Don't remember what my PSU is, but I think its around 700W
Current mobo temp is 65*C
ACPI Bios
I built a computer about a year and a half ago, after about 6 months, I began experiencing problems. I had these problems for about 3 months, they come and go, then I put the computer in storage. I just recently hooked it up and I am having the same problems. I am currently writing this in safe mode (works fine in safe mode).
Sometimes the computer works fine for a few days, other times I will need to restart it over 50 times to get it to work properly.
This is what happens.
1) I get fragmentation in bios, random graphic glitches, lines, blocks, black and white or in color. Words shuffle up, everything will be misspelled, letters flicker, then change to different letters.
(Like instead of saying "Start windows in safe mode", it will say something like "Sfats Win@$gs af Idal Odes", then itll flicker and the spelling will change back to normal.)
2) The fragmentation continues through bootup at times.
3) Everything will be runing fine and the monitor will say "No video input", screen will go black.
Then:
a) Nothing happens, I have to restart the computer.
b) The screen flickers in and out of a picture to black screen.
c) Everything returns back to normal.
4) Sound will cut in and out, screen will flicker.
What I have already done.
1) Installed newest Motherboard drivers.
2) Installed newest video card drivers.
3) Taken the computer apart completely and reassembled it.
4) Run anti-virus and anti-spiware programs.
5) Reset my bios.
One of my friends is a computer technician, but he lives far away (so he hasn't seen it). He told me to flash my bios, and that that should fix the problems. Please let me know what you think I should do! I really need to get this machine working.
Thank you,
Jake S.
Intel core 2 duo 6600
Nvidia nforce 680i SLI mobo
NVIDIA GFORCE 7600 GS
320g SATA150 Hard Drive
2 Gigs of RAM
Windows XP Professional
Don't remember what my PSU is, but I think its around 700W
Current mobo temp is 65*C
ACPI Bios