My computer broke

Started by Limps, July 23, 2009, 06:02:51 PM

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Limps

July 23, 2009, 06:02:51 PM
Hi guys, yesterday i was playing some battlefeild2 and suddenly the screen frooze and colors went weird blured. i knew this was bad, but i pushed the restart button and the computer rebooted and i could start the game np but then as i was getting a cup of coffee i came back and it was frozen again and for the second time while having this computer a blue screen came up saying hardware failed on drivers or it might be broken with this error
code: nv4_disp (it also said it was getting endless loops of data from the system)
It said to reboot and if the blue screen still came i should call the dealer ^^. i really had no choise but to push the restart button, and i did but to my worst fears it was a black screen and the hdd was working very hard but nothing happend. so now i am without a computer using my work laptop to get in touch with the world.
i pretty much given up cuz nothing happends, though i will try to take out the ram 1 by 1 might be broken. but this mean i can not raid :ranting2: and i need to buy a new computer as this might be toast (5 years old) :ranting2: if any one have and idear how to fix this mess or try to do something. I will write somethings i have tried.

Its not the monitor.
nothing look burned
a green light is on the motherboard have not bin able to find out what it means but it could be the motherboard.
tried to take out graffic card and insert it again no luck seem fine.
i have not had time to search on the windows error code
I hope some one have some idears cuz i really wanna get it to work, cuz my next computer buy is very special and expensive pc for movie projects so i really dont wanna rush a buy.
:crying:

Limps

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July 23, 2009, 06:06:53 PM
JUst found this it does not look good cuz i have a black screen so i cant update my graffic card:crying: not even start up screen comes up f..... i am angry cuz i wanted to update the graffic card but f... opended the game first after changing some graffic speccs

http://www.compatdb.org/support/topics/175199_nv4_disp_infinite_loop_error.html

Limps

#2
July 23, 2009, 06:09:57 PM
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::ranting2::crying:

Gandalf

#3
July 23, 2009, 06:20:55 PM
ahh that sucks. lets hope it's a speedy fix
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Limps

#4
July 23, 2009, 06:52:41 PM
i tried about everything might be replacing the graffic card before even getting anything happening. Though have any ever had this fault, i pushed the restart button before it dumped the physical memory and that is prob bad. i tried to move some ram blocks around as that worked last time i would have tried the onboard graffic card but cant cuz its so old it only have the old crt screen output.
 ahhh if anything can get me mad its f..... sh.t computer that breake or is slow i left jobs before because their computers was just to slow.
and the worst possible timing for this to happend :ranting2:

JonnyAppleSeed

#5
July 23, 2009, 06:58:03 PM
Will it run in safe mode ??
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Limps

#6
July 23, 2009, 07:13:44 PM
hi mate nope it wont i cant even get my bios up on screen nothing happends but lots of noise from hdd. not even keyboard get active or mouse and monitor just stay black with signal but nothing happends

JonnyAppleSeed

#7
July 24, 2009, 06:24:19 PM
Hows it going ... if its still dead pop the problem on the techi bit of the forum lots of cleaver boffins wanting to show off leets skillz may be able to help :D
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Jabbs

#8
July 24, 2009, 06:58:25 PM
DEFINTELY change the gfx - beg steal or borrow one - ANYTHING! to get a new grafics card in that PC :)

Preferrably NOT Nvidia as the Nvidia drivers are probably  shot to pieces
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Gibbo

#9
July 24, 2009, 07:15:36 PM
kick it , punch it or swear at it i do :roflmao:
have you tried on another moniter/tv if not try it if so just reapet the three methods of what i do

kregoron

#10
July 24, 2009, 09:32:40 PM
Quote from: Jabbs;283758DEFINTELY change the gfx - beg steal or borrow one - ANYTHING! to get a new grafics card in that PC :)

Preferrably NOT Nvidia as the Nvidia drivers are probably  shot to pieces

By booting in safe mode thats not really a issue, which is something he should after replacing it
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gijs

#11
July 25, 2009, 09:06:38 AM
pls come back soon Limps missing your 'boomkin' 5% crit buff in raids!! :sad:
 
it sounds like its something heavy like mainboard or memory/processor seeing as you dont get any view screen whyle the HD is working overtime an 'something'.....
 
GL m8 hope to see you sson again.....:boxing:
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Limps

#12
July 25, 2009, 12:06:41 PM
hmmm this is harder then i thought to find agp card for the computer after a lot of shops are gone and today it pci-e. but ill try go find one today but it needs some luck :( thx for the input its nice cuz nothing is worse then sit with a computer problem alone and not being sure (and a black screen :P ). updating later tonight

Limps

#13
July 25, 2009, 12:16:06 PM
Ty mate i miss ya all to it driving me crazy not being able to use my computer.
And you are right mate it could have somehing to do with motherboard vs ram cuz i had ram dim burned of on the motherboard but that longtime ago and fixed but it could have something to do with ram vs graffic card. as the problem really startet with new drivers, i found out that new drivers take more ram for graffic use and my computer is 4-5 years old and not really meant to use that much ram it could have something to do with it and after looking for the loop error vs gf 7300gt it startet to make sence its is a wide spread problem in a nut shell the different part dont speak well enough together because of drivers vs hardware, solution is to use tweaked drivers for gamers :( but that is to late i am afraid.
so a new graffic card might be the only way out.

Quote from: gijs;283822pls come back soon Limps missing your 'boomkin' 5% crit buff in raids!! :sad:
 
it sounds like its something heavy like mainboard or memory/processor seeing as you dont get any view screen whyle the HD is working overtime an 'something'.....
 
GL m8 hope to see you sson again.....:boxing:

Limps

#14
July 25, 2009, 12:17:15 PM
Aye mate you are right i think this is the only way, problem is though only card i can find is Nvidia :( but ill go out an look now

Quote from: Jabbs;283758DEFINTELY change the gfx - beg steal or borrow one - ANYTHING! to get a new grafics card in that PC :)

Preferrably NOT Nvidia as the Nvidia drivers are probably  shot to pieces
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