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Within the last few weeks, the screen will go blank literally for a
second or two when I'm using my pc. I'll be at a web site, and all of a sudden the screen blanks (turns dark), no error messages. A second or two later, the image reappears as if nothing had happened. AFAICT, there is no interruption in the stream from the site nor any shutdown of the browser (Firefox latest version) itself. It may happen once every several hours. I am not familiar with this type of problem, so am asking for suggestions about what the problem might be. Please keep suggestions simple - my skills and interests are limited to replacing stuff, not equipment testing. The motherboard is an ASUS B150M-A bought in 2016. The CPU is an Intel i3-6100 CPU with stock cooler and 8 GB RAM (Corsair DDR4-2133 and compatible for the m/b). I do not have a graphics card. The built-in video component of the CPU has been sufficient for what I do with the pc - surf the net. I have not noticed any problems with boot up or with shut down. The O/S is Windows 10 Home edition. That's it for my pc. Thanks, John |
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Yes wrote:
Within the last few weeks, the screen will go blank literally for a second or two when I'm using my pc. I'll be at a web site, and all of a sudden the screen blanks (turns dark), no error messages. A second or two later, the image reappears as if nothing had happened. AFAICT, there is no interruption in the stream from the site nor any shutdown of the browser (Firefox latest version) itself. It may happen once every several hours. I am not familiar with this type of problem, so am asking for suggestions about what the problem might be. Please keep suggestions simple - my skills and interests are limited to replacing stuff, not equipment testing. The motherboard is an ASUS B150M-A bought in 2016. The CPU is an Intel i3-6100 CPU with stock cooler and 8 GB RAM (Corsair DDR4-2133 and compatible for the m/b). I do not have a graphics card. The built-in video component of the CPU has been sufficient for what I do with the pc - surf the net. I have not noticed any problems with boot up or with shut down. The O/S is Windows 10 Home edition. That's it for my pc. If the video cable is not integral to the monitor (i.e., it connects at both ends), try a different video cable. Got a friend with a spare monitor they can loan you? Could be the backlamps or inverter in your monitor is going bad. Have you checked the video cables? I've seen where they were just pushed on (although they had tie-down screws but were loose or unused), and eventually any torque on the cables, like pulling on a mouse cord that touched the video cable or banging fists on the table caused an intermittent connection to the monitor. |
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Yes wrote:
Within the last few weeks, the screen will go blank literally for a second or two when I'm using my pc. I'll be at a web site, and all of a sudden the screen blanks (turns dark), no error messages. A second or two later, the image reappears as if nothing had happened. AFAICT, there is no interruption in the stream from the site nor any shutdown of the browser (Firefox latest version) itself. It may happen once every several hours. I am not familiar with this type of problem, so am asking for suggestions about what the problem might be. Please keep suggestions simple - my skills and interests are limited to replacing stuff, not equipment testing. The motherboard is an ASUS B150M-A bought in 2016. The CPU is an Intel i3-6100 CPU with stock cooler and 8 GB RAM (Corsair DDR4-2133 and compatible for the m/b). I do not have a graphics card. The built-in video component of the CPU has been sufficient for what I do with the pc - surf the net. I have not noticed any problems with boot up or with shut down. The O/S is Windows 10 Home edition. That's it for my pc. Thanks, John Replace the MSFT-provided Intel video driver, with a later version from the downloadfinder.intel.com (or whatever it's called today) download site. Google for site:intel.com i3-6100 video driver and see what intel.com domains pop up in reply. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/pro...ache-3-70-GHz- What you're seeing is VPU recovery - the video has stopped responding, and it could be the driver that is slightly borked. It could also be the video/GPU itself, but... less likely. I've had stuff like this in the pass. On average, it takes three video driver versions, until you "find a good one". Paul |
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Paul wrote:
Yes wrote: Within the last few weeks, the screen will go blank literally for a second or two when I'm using my pc. I'll be at a web site, and all of a sudden the screen blanks (turns dark), no error messages. A second or two later, the image reappears as if nothing had happened. AFAICT, there is no interruption in the stream from the site nor any shutdown of the browser (Firefox latest version) itself. It may happen once every several hours. I am not familiar with this type of problem, so am asking for suggestions about what the problem might be. Please keep suggestions simple - my skills and interests are limited to replacing stuff, not equipment testing. The motherboard is an ASUS B150M-A bought in 2016. The CPU is an Intel i3-6100 CPU with stock cooler and 8 GB RAM (Corsair DDR4-2133 and compatible for the m/b). I do not have a graphics card. The built-in video component of the CPU has been sufficient for what I do with the pc - surf the net. I have not noticed any problems with boot up or with shut down. The O/S is Windows 10 Home edition. That's it for my pc. Replace the MSFT-provided Intel video driver, with a later version from the downloadfinder.intel.com (or whatever it's called today) download site. Google for site:intel.com i3-6100 video driver and see what intel.com domains pop up in reply. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/pro...ache-3-70-GHz- What you're seeing is VPU recovery - the video has stopped responding, and it could be the driver that is slightly borked. It could also be the video/GPU itself, but... less likely. I've had stuff like this in the pass. On average, it takes three video driver versions, until you "find a good one". As I recall, an Intel utility came with my Intel mobo (from Asrock, not Intel branded) to automatically check for updates for Intel hardware, like the integrated graphics in the CPU. I remember the tool, because it would keep offering this driver update with no option to ignore it on subsequent update checks. I'm using a video card (AMD RX580), not the onboard graphics, and every time this tool tried to apply the update it failed. Maybe if I didn't have the video card then the update would succeed. I think it was this thing: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...rt/detect.html As I recall, Intel's update tool found a new video driver version before Microsoft's catalog got updated with the new driver. The latest video driver isn't necessarily the best one. It might fix some bugs, but new code means new bugs. They also seem to discard some compatibility code for old games to add new compatibility code for newer games, so the later drivers may not work well with old games. In the past, I had to walk backwards from the latest to earlier versions of the video driver until I found one that was best compatible with old and new games. Some video games that I play are over 20 years old. |
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On 9/15/2020 3:18 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Paul wrote: Yes wrote: Within the last few weeks, the screen will go blank literally for a second or two when I'm using my pc. I'll be at a web site, and all of a sudden the screen blanks (turns dark), no error messages. A second or two later, the image reappears as if nothing had happened. AFAICT, there is no interruption in the stream from the site nor any shutdown of the browser (Firefox latest version) itself. It may happen once every several hours. I am not familiar with this type of problem, so am asking for suggestions about what the problem might be. Please keep suggestions simple - my skills and interests are limited to replacing stuff, not equipment testing. The motherboard is an ASUS B150M-A bought in 2016. The CPU is an Intel i3-6100 CPU with stock cooler and 8 GB RAM (Corsair DDR4-2133 and compatible for the m/b). I do not have a graphics card. The built-in video component of the CPU has been sufficient for what I do with the pc - surf the net. I have not noticed any problems with boot up or with shut down. The O/S is Windows 10 Home edition. That's it for my pc. Replace the MSFT-provided Intel video driver, with a later version from the downloadfinder.intel.com (or whatever it's called today) download site. Google for site:intel.com i3-6100 video driver and see what intel.com domains pop up in reply. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/pro...ache-3-70-GHz- What you're seeing is VPU recovery - the video has stopped responding, and it could be the driver that is slightly borked. It could also be the video/GPU itself, but... less likely. I've had stuff like this in the pass. On average, it takes three video driver versions, until you "find a good one". As I recall, an Intel utility came with my Intel mobo (from Asrock, not Intel branded) to automatically check for updates for Intel hardware, like the integrated graphics in the CPU. I remember the tool, because it would keep offering this driver update with no option to ignore it on subsequent update checks. I'm using a video card (AMD RX580), not the onboard graphics, and every time this tool tried to apply the update it failed. Maybe if I didn't have the video card then the update would succeed. I think it was this thing: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...rt/detect.html As I recall, Intel's update tool found a new video driver version before Microsoft's catalog got updated with the new driver. The latest video driver isn't necessarily the best one. It might fix some bugs, but new code means new bugs. They also seem to discard some compatibility code for old games to add new compatibility code for newer games, so the later drivers may not work well with old games. In the past, I had to walk backwards from the latest to earlier versions of the video driver until I found one that was best compatible with old and new games. Some video games that I play are over 20 years old. Try reseating the monitor cable at both ends and or change monitor cables if you have a spare. Also try a second monitor if you have one. The monitor itself might be having problems which at times can look like a PC problem. |
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GlowingBlueMist replied to VanguardLH, not Yes:
Try reseating the monitor cable at both ends and or change monitor cables if you have a spare. Also try a second monitor if you have one. The monitor itself might be having problems which at times can look like a PC problem. I, VanguardLH, am not the user with the problem. That would be Yes to whom you should've replied. In my first reply, I already mentioned trying a different monitor and checking the video cable. |
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