- Jun 8, 2003
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I need some help w/ this issue b/c I can't figure out what's going on.
My monitor will stop showing a normal screen and start to show random lines. The lines last for about 15 seconds. Then my monitor gives me the "no signal detected" message box and then shuts down. This happens when the computer is sitting idle, in screen saver, or while I am using it. There is no specific task or time inverval that causes this. It is an intermittent problem.
I opened up the case and checked to make sure all the fans were working and nothing was overheating, and everything looked normal (including video card).
After I get the lines, I have to reboot because the machine is effectively frozen. My case "looks" and "sounds" normal-- meaning that no odd lights are on and there are no odd sounds coming from the case. After reboot, windows doesn't show any errors or anything, it just looks like I shut down normally.
I'm thinking that my video card is going bad, but I'm hoping you guys can give me some more info.
My monitor will stop showing a normal screen and start to show random lines. The lines last for about 15 seconds. Then my monitor gives me the "no signal detected" message box and then shuts down. This happens when the computer is sitting idle, in screen saver, or while I am using it. There is no specific task or time inverval that causes this. It is an intermittent problem.
I opened up the case and checked to make sure all the fans were working and nothing was overheating, and everything looked normal (including video card).
After I get the lines, I have to reboot because the machine is effectively frozen. My case "looks" and "sounds" normal-- meaning that no odd lights are on and there are no odd sounds coming from the case. After reboot, windows doesn't show any errors or anything, it just looks like I shut down normally.
I'm thinking that my video card is going bad, but I'm hoping you guys can give me some more info.