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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
My son's Dell Dimension 9200 (with Win XP) keeps acting up. He says the
screen goes blank every 5 minutes, the fan on the graphics card speeds up. The machine 'looks' like it's in a sort of power-save mode. ll he can do is reboot, only to have the same thing happen all over again. He can still hear videos btw, just not see them. Any ideas, anyone? J |
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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
On Apr 8, 6:27*am, "Jim" wrote:
My son's Dell Dimension 9200 (with Win XP) keeps acting up. He says the screen goes blank every 5 minutes, the fan on the graphics card speeds up.. The machine 'looks' like it's in a sort of power-save mode. ll he can do is reboot, only to have the same thing happen all over again. He can still hear videos btw, just not see them. Any ideas, anyone? J Sounds like an over-heating nVidia card (they have known issues)! |
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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
Jim wrote:
My son's Dell Dimension 9200 (with Win XP) keeps acting up. He says the screen goes blank every 5 minutes, the fan on the graphics card speeds up. The machine 'looks' like it's in a sort of power-save mode. ll he can do is reboot, only to have the same thing happen all over again. He can still hear videos btw, just not see them. Any ideas, anyone? J that sounds like a defective video card. you will need a pci-express x16 type replacement video card. they cost anywhere from $30 on up to well into the hundreds. tell us exactly what card you have in the system for recomendations of a replacement that is as good or better that what you have become used to. it would be very disapointing to spend the time, money, and effort to end up with an inferior card. if you don't recall what you have or don't have enough time to look it up on the machine via device manager then visit the abreviated link below to dell.com and enter your system tag number and a list of the original system configuration including video card should appear... http://tinyurl.com/ksgezb this is what is involved in physically installing a repalcement (scrool down to the section about the pci-express x16)... http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1402834 |
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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
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Any ideas, anyone? Bad video card most likely. But... 1. If it's an nVidia card, check your drivers especially if you or someone else updated them. nVidia had a pretty serious driver flub recently. 2. Remove and reseat the video card, checking for excessive dust bunnies. 3. Make sure the fan is operating (although it may be too late at this point). 4. Check any external power connectors the card to be sure they are firmly attached. William |
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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
"Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... Jim wrote: My son's Dell Dimension 9200 (with Win XP) keeps acting up. He says the screen goes blank every 5 minutes, the fan on the graphics card speeds up. The machine 'looks' like it's in a sort of power-save mode. ll he can do is reboot, only to have the same thing happen all over again. He can still hear videos btw, just not see them. Any ideas, anyone? J that sounds like a defective video card. you will need a pci-express x16 type replacement video card. they cost anywhere from $30 on up to well into the hundreds. tell us exactly what card you have in the system for recomendations of a replacement that is as good or better that what you have become used to. it would be very disapointing to spend the time, money, and effort to end up with an inferior card. if you don't recall what you have or don't have enough time to look it up on the machine via device manager then visit the abreviated link below to dell.com and enter your system tag number and a list of the original system configuration including video card should appear... http://tinyurl.com/ksgezb this is what is involved in physically installing a repalcement (scrool down to the section about the pci-express x16)... http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1402834 Thanks! I've been advised that the card is a nVidia 7900GS 256MB. J |
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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
Jim wrote:
"Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... Jim wrote: My son's Dell Dimension 9200 (with Win XP) keeps acting up. He says the screen goes blank every 5 minutes, the fan on the graphics card speeds up. The machine 'looks' like it's in a sort of power-save mode. ll he can do is reboot, only to have the same thing happen all over again. He can still hear videos btw, just not see them. Any ideas, anyone? J that sounds like a defective video card. you will need a pci-express x16 type replacement video card. they cost anywhere from $30 on up to well into the hundreds. tell us exactly what card you have in the system for recomendations of a replacement that is as good or better that what you have become used to. it would be very disapointing to spend the time, money, and effort to end up with an inferior card. if you don't recall what you have or don't have enough time to look it up on the machine via device manager then visit the abreviated link below to dell.com and enter your system tag number and a list of the original system configuration including video card should appear... http://tinyurl.com/ksgezb this is what is involved in physically installing a repalcement (scrool down to the section about the pci-express x16)... http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1402834 Thanks! I've been advised that the card is a nVidia 7900GS 256MB. J if you are just looking for a good replacement and not some high performance and expensive upgrade then i suggest the following card... supports directx10, areo (should you have or upgrade to windows 7), and it a good value. you can spend a little less ($10?) but you get much less. of course you could always spend more. and it has both dvi and vga ports (not sure what you currently have or are using) as well as s-video. under $40 delivered and $5 rebate if think it is worth the effort... http://tinyurl.com/yzjmkof |
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Dell Dimension 9200 help?
On 04/08/10 11:49, William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi! Any ideas, anyone? Bad video card most likely. But... 1. If it's an nVidia card, check your drivers especially if you or someone else updated them. nVidia had a pretty serious driver flub recently. 2. Remove and reseat the video card, checking for excessive dust bunnies. 3. Make sure the fan is operating (although it may be too late at this point). 4. Check any external power connectors the card to be sure they are firmly attached. William Good point about the drivers, I've read a bench elsewhere about their recent bum drivers (197.13 IIRC). One final note, if the card's still under warranty you should be able to get a replacement at no cost (I had an nvidia card burn out a few years ago). I'm still a dedicated nvidia user, however. |
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