mcho19 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 If anybody can help, it is greatly appreciated. So about a week ago, my computer locked up after I started to play a game. The game was Fallout Tactics, nothing too intense, it ran fine for the 5+ times I played it until one day my screen became all garbled up. After this, I could not get back into Vista and my computer was completely locked up. I got a couple of BSoDs (sorry I forgot what error it was specifically, I stopped getting them at this moment but my computer still doesn't work) and I got many, many, many garbled up screens of either a lot of green strips where everything is messed up and you cannot see anything. Since I could not figure a way to start Vista, I rebooted my computer. After the reboot I figured everything would be alright but still the problem persists with the same problems as before. So I tried to uninstall my drivers, disable them and reinstall only using the first drivers that Vista can find online through its own driver search. This method worked for about a day until my computer again started locking up. So I started to read on the forums and started to do research. I found the updated drivers from HP's driver website so I installed that plus the new BIOs that came out. Again, the problem persists. I have now disabled my video card completely and that is the only way my computer will start up. With the newest drivers installed, I cannot even get to the log in screen, it just shows me the garbled up screen with the green and such. I have a HP Pavilion dv9543cl Notebook PC, running Vista Home Premium 32 bit with a Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS video card. I installed a driver from Laptopvideo2go.com that boosted my video card and I'm not sure if it was overclocked but I'm afraid that my video card got fried because of the overclocking. I have tried to search for an answer to this question online but I can't seem to find any precedent to assume this is a problem. If anybody can help or need anymore information, please do so. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pi Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 I am having this exact same problem. I have the same specs and everything. It happened to me while I was playing Civ3 of all things! Does anyone have any kind of solution? I think that I might need to replace the video card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivRyan Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 You seem to have the same video card as I do and the same problems as well. I'm starting to think its a conspiracy. >.> lol Anyways, I don't think its your fault, or anyone else's who has the the same video card and has those garbled up screens of pixelated crap. http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/index....showtopic=20013 ^ My thread. Posted it yesterday. lolwut -_- Some say its due to overheating >.> But I'll take Dox's word and I'd say we were unfortunate enough to pick a faulty vid card. You could try cleaning for a bit. Might do the trick. ^_^" But I wouldn't really know since I haven't tried it my self. >.> Try reading up on the manual. Google your model and the manufacturer with manual at the end. If anyone tries this please tell me how it goes. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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