Has anyone here ever seen this before?

[boomerang]

I have never seen or heard of this before. After entering the BIOS, the screen flashes. Strobes might be a better word for it. It rapidly pulses on and off.

Strangest thing I have ever seen.

 

[daniel49]

get a blacklight, some posters, and heavy metal music and throw a party

 

[Atheus]

Wow, never heard of this either. Try flashing the BIOS to the latest version, but if that doesn't work, I would think there is something very seriously wrong with your motherboard.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Clear the CMOS. If that doesn't work then i would suspect the video card.

How is the system once in Windows? Do you still get video problems there?

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: mpilchfamily
Clear the CMOS. If that doesn't work then i would suspect the video card.

How is the system once in Windows? Do you still get video problems there?

No, no video problems whatsoever.

I should have tried the CMOS already as I frequently suggest it here to others. Thanks for making me take my own advice. I also have another video card I can try. Thanks for that suggestion too.

Atheus, it's on the latest BIOS but I can still flash it. I'm thinking motherboard too. But you both have given good advice that I will explore.

 

[GaryJohnson]

Could it be you have an LCD monitor and it's having trouble displaying the BIOS' res/refresh? I know some 'flash' quite a bit during POST/OS startup. Maybe try playing with the settings in the monitor on-screen display or checking it with a different monitor?

 

[boomerang]

There are two computers sharing this same monitor through a KVM switch. The other computer does not do this. I can navigate through the BIOS and change settings if I want then save them, all the while the strobing is going on.

I hope to get a chance to do some serious troubleshooting today or perhaps tomorrow.

 

[Tbirdkid]

My bet is on the video card, or the power supply.

 

[boomerang]

It was the video card.