Well Crap [Bad Monitor?]
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I installed a second monitor about 6 weeks ago. My video card is geared for a dual display so all was good until last night. My computer started locking up, screen would fragment and all kinds of funky graphic oddities. One of the suggestions in safe mode was to remove any recent hardware or software. Surely it could not be the second display, it has been running seamless for 6 weeks. Well, as soon as I unplugged and restarted I am running right as rain.
Meh...
It is an older Sony flat panel but that should not matter right? When the problem started, both displays went hog wild, not just the older Sony.
This is my Main Monitor
Second monitor: Sony TFT LCD 19" color computer display. Maybe 6 years old.@unknownuser said:
Computer specs:
CAS: Thermaltake Element-T Mid-Tower Case [+8] (Original Color)
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CPU: [Special] Intel(R) Core
i7-950 3.06 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366
CS_FAN: Default case fans
FAN: NZXT Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MEMORY: 12GB (2GBx6) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+171] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Chipset CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA,GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio [+6]
MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 500 Watts - Standard Case Power Supply [+22]
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOFT1: Microsoft(R) Office(R) 2010 Home and Business (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook + OneNote) [+159]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1GB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card [+19] -
that sounds like the GFX card. I'd check it's fan for dust / running, sounds like you could be overheating or the card is just having real issues with running dual mode... (if it was the monitor, the PC would not crash..)
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What Khai said. Sounds like a problem with the video card as monitors don't affect the running of the PC generally. The obvious questions are whether or not your card is getting enough power and if your drivers are up to date; perhaps a heat issue, but just doing day-to-day things on a card generally doesn't create a heat problem.
Try switching ports for the monitors, try your "good" monitor in the port you had the bad one on and see what happens.
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Thanks for the replies.
Can't try different ports, they are different connections (unless I am mistaken). Will take a photo when I get a chance.
I would not discount it overheating either, a month after I got this machine I had to return it for a new cooling system as it died on me. I will give it a good dusting out again, although I did that about 4 weeks ago.
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@unknownuser said:
Thanks for the replies.
Can't try different ports, they are different connections (unless I am mistaken). Will take a photo when I get a chance.
I would not discount it overheating either, a month after I got this machine I had to return it for a new cooling system as it died on me. I will give it a good dusting out again, although I did that about 4 weeks ago.
Are you using a DVI and a VGA port? Many DVI monitors come with a VGA adapter or cable, check your box of computer junk.
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