My parent's old Dell from 2011 has been freezing almost every day now. When it freezes thin, colored lines appear on the monitor and I can't do anything but restart the computer. Restarting right after usually doesn't get it running again but if I wait a few hours it starts working again.
I have a feeling it has to do with the graphics? The computer is a fairly low end model so it has an integrated graphics card, intel pentium processor, 250 watt power supply.
So how do I figure out what part is broken? It shouldn't be the HDD, RAM or CPU I'm assuming based off the symptoms. Is the motherboard broken?
Thanks for your help in advance. I don't know too much about computers.
I have a feeling it has to do with the graphics? The computer is a fairly low end model so it has an integrated graphics card, intel pentium processor, 250 watt power supply.
So how do I figure out what part is broken? It shouldn't be the HDD, RAM or CPU I'm assuming based off the symptoms. Is the motherboard broken?
Thanks for your help in advance. I don't know too much about computers.