Computers monitor going funny

[Tom Bottiglieri]

What type of GFX card are you using? I run a ATI Radeon 9600 I was having a similar problem, but I solved it by updating the catalyst drivers.

[Rod]

My computer gets all weird if it dirty and dusty inside. The CPU overheats. Check your CPU fan. Overheated computers do very strange things.

[Elgin Clock]

Don't know an answer to your problem, but check this out..

I got a different type of blue screen the other day.

I was freaking out in a way, because I feared my video card may have gone bad, but I thought it was more than likely just the monitor since it is so old.


That was last night..


Today, I looked at the back, and saw that the monitor cable was hanging half-way out of the slot. Needless to say, I plugged it all the way in and it's all good to go!!

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by Rod

My computer gets all weird if it dirty and dusty inside. The CPU overheats. Check your CPU fan. Overheated computers do very strange things.

Don't forget to check the power supply fan also. Most computers have several fans in them and it's a good idea to occasionally take the cover off and blow them out gently with dry compressed air. This is especially true if the computer is located on or close to the floor where it's more likely to build up with dust. Like Rod said, heat can cause a PC to do strange things and it's not always the CPU. An overheated power supply, graphics card, or other component can cause the computer to crash and/or "freeze". Plus it's better to try simple things first like cleaning the PC and making sure all the drivers are updated before shelling out money to replace components.