[dba-Tech] PC problem

Jon Tydda jon at tydda.plus.com
Wed Mar 28 17:07:55 CDT 2007


This will sound sad, but I installed the PC brand new on the 5th July 2005,
while I was watching 14 hours of the Live 8 Concert.

As far as I'm aware, component warranties are limited to 3 months usually,
or 1 year at most, so SOOL on that score.


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John)
Robinson
Sent: 28 March 2007 22:59
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem

D925XECV2 doesn't sound that old - not still under warranty by any chance?
How long had it been in service?

John


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: 29 March 2007 20:44
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem


Hmm, darn that pesky BIOS :-P

The "old" motherboard was an Intel D925XECV2, and the "old" gfx card was a
Gigabyte 6800 GT 256MB.


Jon 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John)
Robinson
Sent: 28 March 2007 19:11
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Jon

Glad to hear all is fixed now.  Now please satisfy my curiosity and tell us
what the *old* motherboard was...

By the way, you're a day ahead of the rest of us!  ;-)

John


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
Sent: 29 March 2007 00:23
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem


Right, I've just finished installing the new Motherboard (Gigabyte
965P-DS3/S3) and graphics card (Gainward 7600GS Bliss 256mb RAM) and it's
all lovely... No green lines, no problems. Took me two hours to install the
hardware, and another two hours to get the software running again, which
involved ANOTHER Repair Install, but I'm back online again! :-)

Thanks to everyone who suggested a fix


Jon

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: 19 March 2007 21:30
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem

Quad core!

GK

On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:
> No, I don't want a new motherboard, cos that'll mean a new processor 
> and new memory! :-(
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> Sent: 19 March 2007 21:19
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem
>
> Bummer. Time to Upgrade then ;-)
>
> Just hope it's not the slot itself ;-)
>
> GK
>
> On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:
> > That's the thing... I've got plenty of AGP cards, but this is the 
> > only PCI-E system in the house... Got none at work that I can "borrow"
> > either :-(
> >
> > No, not exactly how I'd pictured it :-)
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary 
> > Kjos
> > Sent: 19 March 2007 21:05
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem
> >
> > Yank one out of a different system, you do have a couple other systems
> > laying about don't you?   ;-)   Just the way you wanted to spend your
> > time off work I bet too.
> >
> > GK
> >
> > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:
> > > It's a dual head card, nVidia GeForce 6800 GT, running a Dell 19"
> > > TFT and a WesEri 19" TFT (no, I never heard of them either, but 
> > > they were
> > cheap!).
> > > I've checked both connectors, and both DVI-to-Analogue adaptors.
> > > Guess the only thing left is to reseat the card, or find another 
> > > one.
> > >
> > > Thanks Gary :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary 
> > > Kjos
> > > Sent: 19 March 2007 18:53
> > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem
> > >
> > > Got the monitor connection cable screwed in tight?  Maybe unplug 
> > > it and reseat it to make sure the connection is good and solid. I 
> > > always screw them in but I know a lot of people don't. Might also 
> > > be worth pulling the video card and reseating it. Maybe pushing 
> > > the chips in on the card itself. I'm thinking it's the cable 
> > > though.....do both monitors hook into the same video connection 
> > > with a splitter? or is one on VGA and another on DVI? Or seperate 
> > > video cards?  If they are the same connection than it must be the
cable.
> > > If seperate then the video card itself may be fried. Do you have a 
> > > different video card you
> > could swap in temporarlily?
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > >
> > > GK
> > >
> > > On 3/19/07, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi all
> > > >
> > > > I've got a "slight" problem with my PC... yesterday, I was 
> > > > playing Company of Heroes, and just as I was about to storm the 
> > > > German headquarters, my screen turned several shades of pink, 
> > > > with yellow lines radiating out from my mouse cursor... this 
> > > > carried of for around 30 seconds, before the PC restarted itself.
> > > >
> > > > When it restarted, it had lots of green wavy lines on the screen 
> > > > (both of them), around half an inch long, in sets of four, one 
> > > > pair slightly offset above and to the right of the other. Since 
> > > > then, I have downloaded new drivers for the graphics card, run 5 
> > > > anti-spyware programs, 3 anti-virus programs, Trojan Hunter, run 
> > > > disk clean, defrag, even done a chkdsk from the Windows CD.
> > > > After none of those
> > > worked, I did a repair install of windows.
> > > > That's not worked either, and I've spent the rest of the 
> > > > afternoon putting all the windows updates back onto the PC.
> > > >
> > > > I've even tried using the older drivers that I had installed 
> > > > before downloading the new ones.
> > > >
> > > > One thing it is doing now that it wasn't before, every time I 
> > > > try and resize an internet explorer window, or even close it, is 
> > > > to blue screen and tell me that there is a problem with 
> > > > nv4_disp.dll, so I googled it, and downloaded a replacement one 
> > > > from a trustworthy looking website (www.dll-guide.com), but it's 
> > > > made no
> difference.
> > > >
> > > > I think I know the answer to this, but I'm hoping to try and get 
> > > > away with not having to buy any new hardware... does anyone have 
> > > > any
> > ideas?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jon
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