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| Thread ID: 115301 | 2011-01-12 02:57:00 | question on pc repair bill, if problem not fixed 1st time..? | sooby (15023) | Press F1 |
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| 1169091 | 2011-01-12 10:41:00 | yeap, thats them. Altho the machine was made earlier than Nov (as per the drivers) so someone other than me has updated them I guess? Are internal UPS any good? |
sooby (15023) | ||
| 1169092 | 2011-01-12 10:44:00 | Im shagged from today, I'm guessing you are too speedy? Appreciate your comments guys - will pick this up tomorrow after some ZZZZZzzz last one out turn off the internet :P |
sooby (15023) | ||
| 1169093 | 2011-01-12 10:45:00 | Internal UPS?? Most are external arent they? You plug it in and plug whatever into them? I think its about time you upgraded this computer. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1169094 | 2011-01-12 10:45:00 | righto, if i download a new nvidia driver & screw it up (wrong/old version etc) is the PC going to be bricked & unusable? (as in I won't be able to ask for help half way thru?) every now & then our monitor very slightly 'dims' for a few minutes before coming back to normal - could this be a sign of the mains power being a cause or just a coincedence? The monitor is a mid-range sony LCD, so not garbage quality wise. interesting if it is power related, as I run a work PC here off the same power outlet & that machine hasn't missed a beat... ever. As Speedy showed, 93.71 is the last driver version, you can't really get anything newer for that card, so there's nothing to update to anyway. However, newer is not always better. For example on my Asus K8N Motherboard, I get BSOD errors all the time with Chipset drivers 5.11 related to the LAN card, yet with v5.10 it works perfectly. It's a known issue, but nVidia never released a fix as v5.12 or anything, I just have to use v5.10 Anyway, your monitor going dim could be a fault in the monitor itself (check monitor on a different computer) A fault with the output voltage levels from the video card (Check PC with a different monitor) In that case I would check the video card itself for busted capacitors. Or maybe a power grid problem. I would doubt it's this, as a decent LCD such as yours would have a sufficiently decent PSU that can tolerate fluctuations in line voltage and wouldn't cause any noticeable effects. However if you want to check for that, the easiest way is to run an incandescent light in the room at night, and see if you notice any dimming of the lightbulb, in time with the monitor problem. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1169095 | 2011-01-12 18:21:00 | Personally, if I had done the repair, I wouldn't charge for the same fault, unless I had to purchase hardware as a replacement. Then I would only charge for the hardware. I had one very recent come in, owner (and my partner, as she used it for owners accounts) said it was freezing/blue screens etc. Came in and worked fine. Checked it all out, seemed 100%. I think I charged an hour for removing dust around CPU, general cleanup. Came back this week - same deal. "Think" I found the issue (faulty graphics, but its an HP Slimline and I have no test cards to prove the diagnosis). Have had to tell her to take back to HN, but told her what I think it is, and what to tell the HN "techs" - I know one personally from my time their.... I feel guilty having to put her onto them though. Will cost her nothing, but she did say on the phone she is glad that it has finally been diagnosed. I asked partner how long this has been happening. "April". Say what!!!! I'm only just seeing it at the beginning of this year :waughh: |
Myth (110) | ||
| 1169096 | 2011-01-12 19:03:00 | If the graphic drivers are damaged/ corrupted, then simply putting in new ones over the top sometimes wont help at all.(any tech should know that) You need to fully remove the old ones so there is nothing left, then put in fresh drivers. Use Driver sweeper (www.guru3d.com) - rip out the nvidia graphic drivers and reboot, install fresh drivers. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1169097 | 2011-01-12 23:17:00 | *file description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 93.71 *bug check string: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA *bug check code: 0x10000050 this error is related to memory that the driver was expecting to use. can be faulty driver. can be faulty hardware. can be faulty hard drive. 1. update video card drivers. 2. run in safe mode for a few hours and see if fault still happens. 3. Run Chkdsk /f /r to detect and repair disk errors. You must restart the system before the disk scan begins on a system partition. 4. check swap file settings. and let us know... |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 1169098 | 2011-01-13 00:00:00 | However if you want to check for that, the easiest way is to run an incandescent light in the room at night, and see if you notice any dimming of the lightbulb, in time with the monitor problem. thinking back when the monitor dimmed, think the incandescent lights have been fine. cheers for that guys, How involved is replacing the drivers exactly? I'm a bit of a noob, but can follow directions well. if its too advanced I guess I'll get the shop to do it |
sooby (15023) | ||
| 1169099 | 2011-01-13 00:19:00 | What I would do -- Go to the link in post 30 that speedy posted, download the latest drivers - save to your desktop. Once downloaded - go to my previous post #36 - download the driver sweeper. Run it, remove the Nvidia GRAPHIC drivers . Reboot the Pc, the screen will look crap, every thing HUGE, if any drivers try to load, stop them. locate the driver files you downloads before. Double click them, follow on screen instructions to reinstall teh drivers - reboot when finished ( if it doesn't ask). IF the screen still looks crap, right click it/ Properties/Settings - adjust the screen resolution to suit. That'll be 100 bucks thanks :p :lol::lol: Oh wait -- I'm not a rip off ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1169100 | 2011-01-13 00:40:00 | Packet of fish 'n' chips and a couple of cold ones then wainui ... :D | SP8's (9836) | ||
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