A Flash Developer Resource Site

Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Computer problem!!

  1. 03-19-2010, 12:50 PM #1
    ChaseNYC
    ChaseNYC is offline
    Flash Incompetent ChaseNYC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    new york city
    Posts
    693

    Exclamation Computer problem!!

    Hey, I really have no clue what to do in this situation. My laptop(VAIO, 2 years old almost) is randomly going nuts graphically. In the last 5 hours every like 30 mins the screen just starts going crazy, I don't know how to describe it besides that its all distorted. I can't see anything recognizable, so I'm not sure distorted is the right word. I did a system restore and the problem is still occurring. Its not all the time, but it has even happening during boot up before windows starts. Anyone have any suggestions how to analyze or solve this issue before my computer is no longer usable?
    mmm signature
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 03-19-2010, 01:55 PM #2
    random25
    random25 is offline
    Senior Member random25's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    566
    maybe just a bad driver, but it really sounds like a failing hardware issue.

    If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. Carl Sagan
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 03-19-2010, 02:00 PM #3
    ChaseNYC
    ChaseNYC is offline
    Flash Incompetent ChaseNYC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    new york city
    Posts
    693
    what do I do?? any ideas?

    is there anyway to even just figure out what is wrong?
    Last edited by ChaseNYC; 03-19-2010 at 03:56 PM.
    mmm signature
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 03-19-2010, 04:01 PM #4
    WannaBe_80z
    WannaBe_80z is offline
    Senior Member WannaBe_80z's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2001
    Location
    over my shoes and under my hat
    Posts
    3,887
    Sounds like a video driver messing up or a hardware issue between your video card & screen. Have you googled to problem to see if anyone else has reported the same issue?
    "Let us declare nature to be legitimate. All plants should be declared legal, and all animals for that matter. The notion of illegal plants and animals is obnoxious and ridiculous."- T. McKenna
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 03-19-2010, 04:22 PM #5
    ChaseNYC
    ChaseNYC is offline
    Flash Incompetent ChaseNYC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    new york city
    Posts
    693
    why haven't I learned that google is the answer for everything...
    mmm signature
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 03-19-2010, 05:16 PM #6
    david petley
    david petley is offline
    N' then I might just
    Jump back on
    An' ride
    Like a cowboy
    Into the dawn
    ........To Montana.     david petley's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2000
    Location
    not in Montana ™
    Posts
    10,192
    Now that is a useful search result under the circumstances. Have you confirmed your laptop is one of the affected machines and checked to see if you have Nvidia graphics chip?

    dp
    No longer a Flashkit mod, not even by stealth

    Insanity is just a point of view. After all, the world looks pretty normal through your own underpants.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 03-20-2010, 11:39 AM #7
    ChaseNYC
    ChaseNYC is offline
    Flash Incompetent ChaseNYC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    new york city
    Posts
    693
    yes... my computer is scheduled for repair. awesome part is sony sends someone to my house to fix it for free. computer is completely broken now, posting. this from droid phone... good timing for getting smartphone :-)
    mmm signature
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 03-21-2010, 12:15 AM #8
    clicky2
    clicky2 is offline
    bidibidibidi clicky2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Posts
    470
    Reminds me of the time my old Mustang broke down due to an engine issue, only to find out a day later that there was a recall that covered it (and it was a $2500 repair).
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules



Click Here to Expand Forum to Full Width

HTML5 Development Center