Riddle me this

NoArmsJames · 02-18-2009, 10:38 PM

I was watching a video and it froze, but the audio kept going. The mouse and keyboard did not respond. Then the screen went black and the monitors light went from green to orange (like when the computer is off but the monitor power is still on). The audio was still playing, but I had to do a reset on the computer to get the monitor back. Any idea what caused it?

ScubaSteve24 · 02-18-2009, 10:43 PM

I have had something similar happen a few times before with desktops during games. When it happened in each case, it was a video card driver issue. (or in one case it was the video card crapping out).

NoArmsJames · 02-18-2009, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve24

I have had something similar happen a few times before with desktops during games. When it happened in each case, it was a video card driver issue. (or in one case it was the video card crapping out).

A driver I can deal with, the video card I can't. Any way to tell the difference?

motownguy · 02-19-2009, 04:23 AM

well ...

TeddyPicker · 02-19-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by NoArmsJames

I was watching a video

So, what kind of porn was it?

NoArmsJames · 02-19-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by motownguy

well ...

That makes me want to do it more.

serial_x · 02-19-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TeddyPicker

So, what kind of porn was it?

Good point.

I've just done a fresh install of XP because i had 16gig of questionable material that was crashing my computer all the time.

BlinkChic182MN · 02-19-2009, 12:23 PM

Ghosts?!?!?!?!?

Grapist · 02-19-2009, 12:28 PM

If it's an older video card on Win XP, it may be a Direct X issue, unfortunately, since everyone's moving to Vista, XP driver issues with video cards go unfixed by the manufacturer. It sounds like a hiccup that you just may have to deal with.

NoArmsJames · 02-19-2009, 12:32 PM

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If it's an older video card on Win XP, it may be a Direct X issue, unfortunately, since everyone's moving to Vista, XP driver issues with video cards go unfixed by the manufacturer. It sounds like a hiccup that you just may have to deal with.

It's an onboard Nvidia GeForce 6150 SE. And I have Vista.

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NoArmsJames Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,526	Riddle me this I was watching a video and it froze, but the audio kept going. The mouse and keyboard did not respond. Then the screen went black and the monitors light went from green to orange (like when the computer is off but the monitor power is still on). The audio was still playing, but I had to do a reset on the computer to get the monitor back. Any idea what caused it?
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ScubaSteve24 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 316	I have had something similar happen a few times before with desktops during games. When it happened in each case, it was a video card driver issue. (or in one case it was the video card crapping out).
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