Hi! Over the past few days I have been experiencing display problems on my desktop computer which runs a dual-monitor setup with a Zotac 8800GTS 512MB video card. While using my computer, strange things occur on my display such as squiggly lines spanning across the display (see photo below), strange colored outlines, or complete freezing of my screen. Eventually, after this occurs, my display freezes, then my monitors turn black and eventually reset with the proper image. I receive the message,
Occasionally, these episodes will result in a blue screen of death (see photo below) and my computer will reset.
I initially hoped this might be a problem with my video drivers. Unfortunately, I tried downloading and re-installing the latest drivers and it did not help. Now I'm thinking this may be a hardware problem. Could this be a video card or motherboard failure? Please help! My computer is completely unusable in its current state!
Display driver stopped responding and has recovered
Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 280.26 stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
Occasionally, these episodes will result in a blue screen of death (see photo below) and my computer will reset.
I initially hoped this might be a problem with my video drivers. Unfortunately, I tried downloading and re-installing the latest drivers and it did not help. Now I'm thinking this may be a hardware problem. Could this be a video card or motherboard failure? Please help! My computer is completely unusable in its current state!