Screen goes black?

fps justin · May 18th, 2006

this is for my friend. He is not sure what computer he has but i took a quick look and this is what i think it is.

It said AMD on the heatsink and i took a quick look and it said 2800+

I'm supposing that it is a s754 platform with a sempron 2800.
The mobo is some agp mobo.
and he used to have a radeon 9550 until he bought his 6600gt agp.
However, when he uses teh 6600gt sometimes there are black outs like the screen stops responding. This usually happens during load. (not sure if that would be apppriate term but when watching and streaming videos, playing games, etc.)
I have a feeling it has to do with a crappy psu.
The psu is by some company called CRT and it said 370 watt but i saw some equation thingy and it was like 370 x blah blah = 200watt.

Now, if i can figure out what wrong and recommend how to fix it, i get his 9550 pro. =) any ideas?

**One4yu2c** · May 18th, 2006

Since he went from an ATI to an nVidia card, did he thoroughly uninstall the previous display drivers? I'd have him run DriverCleaner and eliminating that possibility before moving on to hardware issues.

fps justin · May 18th, 2006

roger.

Tyreal · May 19th, 2006

If your uncertain about how to install and properly remove drivers, check out my guide.

**gvblake22** · May 19th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Since he went from an ATI to an nVidia card, did he thoroughly uninstall the previous display drivers? I'd have him run DriverCleaner and eliminating that possibility before moving on to hardware issues.

Exactly what I was going to suggest too :thup:

Jokerswild · May 19th, 2006

Probably the driver like everyone says but check your connections too. Video card and cables including monitor cable.

RangerXLT8 · May 21st, 2006

Like has been said, def clean system of previous drivers.
There is a possibility it is the PSU.

Tyreal · May 22nd, 2006

I have a good feeling its th PSU. Try the drivers first, if they don't work, thats the second most likely problem. When Justin first contacted me about this, the psu was my first thought. I have a 6600GT in another system and I recommend having atleast a 250W of high quality.

May 18th, 2006	#1
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	Screen goes black? this is for my friend. He is not sure what computer he has but i took a quick look and this is what i think it is. It said AMD on the heatsink and i took a quick look and it said 2800+ I'm supposing that it is a s754 platform with a sempron 2800. The mobo is some agp mobo. and he used to have a radeon 9550 until he bought his 6600gt agp. However, when he uses teh 6600gt sometimes there are black outs like the screen stops responding. This usually happens during load. (not sure if that would be apppriate term but when watching and streaming videos, playing games, etc.) I have a feeling it has to do with a crappy psu. The psu is by some company called CRT and it said 370 watt but i saw some equation thingy and it was like 370 x blah blah = 200watt. Now, if i can figure out what wrong and recommend how to fix it, i get his 9550 pro. =) any ideas? E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

May 18th, 2006	#3
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	roger. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

May 19th, 2006	#4
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	If your uncertain about how to install and properly remove drivers, check out my guide. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

May 21st, 2006	#7
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 945	Like has been said, def clean system of previous drivers. There is a possibility it is the PSU. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x1gb OCZ3-1333@1380MHZ Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

May 22nd, 2006	#8
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	I have a good feeling its th PSU. Try the drivers first, if they don't work, thats the second most likely problem. When Justin first contacted me about this, the psu was my first thought. I have a 6600GT in another system and I recommend having atleast a 250W of high quality. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

May 18th, 2006	#2
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,538 Blog Entries: 3	Since he went from an ATI to an nVidia card, did he thoroughly uninstall the previous display drivers? I'd have him run DriverCleaner and eliminating that possibility before moving on to hardware issues.

May 19th, 2006	#6
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,056	Probably the driver like everyone says but check your connections too. Video card and cables including monitor cable.

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