can anyone explain this...

[AznMaverick]

for one, my computer freezes every single time nowadays. whether i'm playing an mp3, or just having it on idle. and when i restart/turn it on and off i get these kinds of screens when i boot: First Screen Second Screen Third Screen.

i'm sorry that these pix are very small, i was using a generic webcam. but basically they are boot screens with a whole bunch of zeros and lines going through the screen. it seems to me this is either a processor, memory, or video card error, i have no idea which it is, any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[gentobu]

I think its the video card. If you can, get one that you know works and swap it.

 

[Workin']

I had problems like this a while ago - I had an ATI Radeon that was defective. At first it worked fine, then as time went on stuf like you are seeing became more and more frequent. ATI gave me a new card for free. Well, actually it cost me $4 to ship them back the old one.

 

[AznMaverick]

thanks guys, btw i have a geforce1 256 ddr. looks like i'm going to have to buy an ATI video card this time around.