onboard video?

[cdsonic]

I have a problem wit random lock ups on a old socket seven pcchips motherboard. The onboard video constantly locks or goes to a screen with horizontal lines of colour. Can any one help?

 

[spanky]

have u tried sticking an agp or pci card in?

 

[cdsonic]

No i have not as i do not have any old ones laying around.
Is there any way to tell before i buy a new one?

 

[spanky]

doesn't onboard video share ram with the system memory? could it be the ram is shotty? anyone else have feedback on this?

 

[CrackRabbit]

I take it your running an SIS chipset? If so...
I hate to tell ya this dude, but your board is probably on its way out...
if your wanting to keep running your sock 7 cpu you should try to find a new board.
in a last ditch effort you might want to try new video drivers...
good luck to ya

 

[Peter]

Rule #1: If you get lockups, then check your RAM. www.memtest86.com