Videon Card Problem?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by _dinsdale_, Jan 9, 2016.

  1. _dinsdale_

    _dinsdale_ Corporal

    Been having this video problem on and off for a couple of months. This problem coincided with other problems of BSOD associated with AVG. After some help on this forum I solved the BSOD problems by unistalling AVG. All seems good there but the video problems continues. Coincidence? Here's the current problem:

    Turn on my Win 7 system to find no video feed to my (dual) monitors. Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 530.

    Plug monitors into video feed from motherboard (Foxconn h67MP-S/-V/H67MP) which provides video for a few days and reboots. Then...

    reboot and no video to monitors but re-plugging the monitors into the video card and all's well again.

    Have re-seated video card but made no (apparent) difference.

    Any help appreciated.
     
    _dinsdale_, Jan 9, 2016
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  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi

    I would download latest Nvidia drivers and install and on install choose the option to do a Clean Install of the drivers and then see if that helps.
     
    DavidGP, Jan 9, 2016
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  3. _dinsdale_

    _dinsdale_ Corporal

    Thanks DavidGP
    I did as you suggested and immediately encountered the problem on re boot ie. No video to monitors from Graphics card, but video when I plugged the monitors into the video from the motherboard. I'm thinking it's not the driver or even anything to do with Win 7 since the problem occurs at POST.

    I'm thinking video card has an intermittent fault OR the motherboard has a fault reading the Graphics card. What do you think?
     
    _dinsdale_, Jan 9, 2016
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  4. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    First remove the video card and run the monitor from the onboard chip for a few days. Any problems? If not, the onboard and motherboard are okay.

    Next do you have another slot to put the video card in? If so, try a different slot and see if the problem stays or goes away. If it goes away, it could be a bad slot. If it stays, it could be the card.
    Can you get a friend to test the card in his computer? If so, that would help determining if the card is the problem.
     
    plodr, Jan 9, 2016
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  5. Bugballou

    Bugballou MajorGeek

    Disable on board graphics. Sometimes an older driver will work when a newer one doesn't. I am running a GT 620 on this old Dell.
     
    Bugballou, Jan 9, 2016
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  6. _dinsdale_

    _dinsdale_ Corporal

    OK thanks. Sounds like a plan... not sure I can find a "friend" to install the video card, will investigate.
     
    _dinsdale_, Jan 10, 2016
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  7. _dinsdale_

    _dinsdale_ Corporal

    Kinda scary. If I disable the onboard graphics and the Graphics card doesn't work, I'll be stuck with no way to navigate to reinstalling the motherboard graphics, won't I?
     
    _dinsdale_, Jan 10, 2016
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  8. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    With the problem you're having, you should not disable the onboard graphics.
    Follow plodr's advice.
    Also, try and borrow a working graphics card.
     
    Eldon, Jan 10, 2016
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  9. _dinsdale_

    _dinsdale_ Corporal

    update: Ran on MB graphics on for 10 days... no problem. Pulled and reseated my graphics card (again) in the same slot (no other slot fits it) This time it stared working again... at least for the last couple of days. Fingers crossed!
     
    _dinsdale_, Jan 28, 2016
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  10. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    If you have another problem, clean the graphics card's contacts with alcohol.
     
    Eldon, Jan 29, 2016
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