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computer crashing randomly???
Name: mijenkins93 Date: September 21, 2008 at 14:42:02 Pacific OS: xp pro 32 CPU/Ram: amd athlon X2 4200+ /2gb Product: custom built
Comment:
my computer keeps crashing and giving me horizontal tiles all over my screen, im using 512mb onboard video(256mb integrated, 256 shared). do you think its crashing because i have my 22" crt monitors refresh rate @144mhz and my oboared video cant handle it?
Name: jam Date: September 21, 2008 at 14:47:18 Pacific
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Why do you have the refresh rate so high?? Other than that, you're not providing enough enough.
"If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction
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Response Number 2
Name: mijenkins93 Date: September 21, 2008 at 14:52:51 Pacific
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idk? i dont understand what you mean by "Other than that, you're not providing enough enough.".
thanks for replying! -Michael-
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Response Number 3
Name: aegis Date: September 21, 2008 at 15:46:27 Pacific
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If you try lowering the refresh rate to 60hz, that might prove informative.
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Response Number 4
Name: mijenkins93 Date: September 21, 2008 at 15:55:36 Pacific
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yeah.....its still crashing:(
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Response Number 5
Name: jam Date: September 21, 2008 at 16:19:10 Pacific
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sorry, that's what I get for not proof reading.
You're not providing enough INFO.
"If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: September 21, 2008 at 16:27:19 Pacific
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Shut things down for a few minutes and try the 60Hz again. You were probably overheating the integrated chip. I didn't think any integrated chip could be set that high. Possible you could have even damaged the graphics chip.
Check system temps too.
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Response Number 7
Name: UpAndComing Date: September 22, 2008 at 15:43:55 Pacific
Here there's a box where you can check "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display." This might be a good place to start, so that your PC stops trying to set the refresh on the monitor higher than it can handle.
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swapping power supplies
