HELP video card failure??

[Andrew]

My computer sporadically freezes and then the monitor
just goes dark and then tells me that its not receiving
any video input...my video card is a nvidia geforce 4
mx440...i just bought it last year, and it works fine
most of the time...I just don't know whether its a
software or hardware problem. Sometimes when it fails,
when i reboot (if i can, because many times when i try to
reboot i just get a black screen with no video coming to
it) windows tells me a device driver failed, or something
happened with a driver. I don't know whether i need to
get a new video card, or there's just a driver failure or
conflict that i can do something about. PLEASE GIVE ME
ADVICE, I really hate it when i'm working on a paper and
my computer just cuts out. Thanks.

 

[davetest]

My computer sporadically freezes and then the monitor
just goes dark and then tells me that its not receiving
any video input...my video card is a nvidia geforce 4
mx440...i just bought it last year, and it works fine
most of the time...I just don't know whether its a
software or hardware problem. Sometimes when it fails,
when i reboot (if i can, because many times when i try to
reboot i just get a black screen with no video coming to
it) windows tells me a device driver failed, or something
happened with a driver. I don't know whether i need to
get a new video card, or there's just a driver failure or
conflict that i can do something about. PLEASE GIVE ME
ADVICE, I really hate it when i'm working on a paper and
my computer just cuts out. Thanks.

look in the device manager for any unusual device states
also check the event viewer for logged error or informational
messages.

Dave

 

[Guest]

Sounds like a cable connection problem, or a cable
pin problem. Check to see if they are all straight.
I've had several problems especially with Appian
cables and the little pins , bent over.

Try shaking the cable around and watch for a reaction.

If not, reinstall software.

If your using Nortons System Suite , that too has many
problems that might effect your video output.

Little hint: To get a faster screen redraw, reduce
your color to 16 bit rather than 32 bit color. Reason?
The human eye cant tell the difference.

Good luck on the video

Bob