I7-4770, 12 GB Ram, 3 TB platter HD + 256 GB SSD, GTX660
I was working with my desktop today, not particularly taxing it, when both screens distorted (hard to explain and Google for - as if only a lower color set were available [like CGA], existing graphics distorted, and repeated patterns of color lines/shapes overlaid everything). At the same time, the radio stream which was playing reduced to ~1/3 speed, and I couldn't apply any input (even if I could make out the muddled widgets on the screen).
Rebooted, and I've been rebooting since then. Various things have happened when I try to boot the system.
* Graphics glitch, unresponsive at the initial Dell logo
* Graphics glitch, unresponsive when enter the bitlocker screen
* Graphics glitch after entering BL phrase, during next Dell screen before Windows login
* Once it made it this far, Windows told me to not turn off the system while updates were applied, and rebooted. I don't recall install any updates today.
* At windows login, screen flashes, then unresponsive
* A few times I have been able to enter my Windows login credentials, but screens go blank shortly after.
* once on boot no video, five beeps from pc speaker
The 'glitch' (as I've been calling the screen oddity) tends to come with other symptoms:
* No input is applied (or rather, the garbled screen doesn't respond)
* Sometimes it will reboot on its own, other times I'm reduced to a hard power off
* Sometimes, particularly after it makes it to Windows login, the HDD activity light shows heavy activity ... as if it may actually be loading Windows? But the screen stays in the initial state.
I've been running Dell's ePSA, short and long tests no errors shown so far.
I have unplugged all cords except 2x monitors, speakers, network, mouse, keyboard, and power.
I cannot enter safe mode.
Any pointers or suggestions welcome. Video card?
I was working with my desktop today, not particularly taxing it, when both screens distorted (hard to explain and Google for - as if only a lower color set were available [like CGA], existing graphics distorted, and repeated patterns of color lines/shapes overlaid everything). At the same time, the radio stream which was playing reduced to ~1/3 speed, and I couldn't apply any input (even if I could make out the muddled widgets on the screen).
Rebooted, and I've been rebooting since then. Various things have happened when I try to boot the system.
* Graphics glitch, unresponsive at the initial Dell logo
* Graphics glitch, unresponsive when enter the bitlocker screen
* Graphics glitch after entering BL phrase, during next Dell screen before Windows login
* Once it made it this far, Windows told me to not turn off the system while updates were applied, and rebooted. I don't recall install any updates today.
* At windows login, screen flashes, then unresponsive
* A few times I have been able to enter my Windows login credentials, but screens go blank shortly after.
* once on boot no video, five beeps from pc speaker
The 'glitch' (as I've been calling the screen oddity) tends to come with other symptoms:
* No input is applied (or rather, the garbled screen doesn't respond)
* Sometimes it will reboot on its own, other times I'm reduced to a hard power off
* Sometimes, particularly after it makes it to Windows login, the HDD activity light shows heavy activity ... as if it may actually be loading Windows? But the screen stays in the initial state.
I've been running Dell's ePSA, short and long tests no errors shown so far.
I have unplugged all cords except 2x monitors, speakers, network, mouse, keyboard, and power.
I cannot enter safe mode.
Any pointers or suggestions welcome. Video card?
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