Somebody help!

[xillrashun]

Hi, I was wondering if someone here could be the answer to all my problems.

Well, I had built my own PC about 2 and a half years ago, and it was all working fine and dandy until about last week. Suddenly, one day when I'm on the computer the monitor screen turns white with small vertical stripes, and I have no idea what happened. So naturally, I simply restarted the computer, and it functioned properly afterwards.

But since that day last week, my computer has repeatedly done the same thing, now happening much more frequently. It seems that whenever I try to do anything when the PC is under load -- burn a CD, print a document, etc -- the monitor goes white and renders the computer inoperable. I'm pretty sure even when the monitor goes white I cannot do anything; as in, when I try to control+alt+delete the computer into restarting nothing happens.

I can always load windows, but once I'm logged on, its only a matter of time untl the dreaded "white screen of death." Anybody have any suggestions? I'm not sure if it's the video card, since it only seems to occur when the PC is under load... or is it? Processor? Hard drive? Motherboard? I'm all out of ideas over here, so any response will be greatly apperciated.

 

[ksoth]

Because the problem results in a video issue, I'd check the video card if I were you. See if the fan is still operating. I had a problem with my computer doing something similar, and the cause of it was the video card fan was not working, which caused the chip to overheat and fail. Rebooting gave it a small amount time to cool down, letting it operate properly for a brief while before doing it again.

Being that it is only 2 years old, odds are you don't have an actual hardware failure except if it was caused by a broken fan.

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[peteroy]

You say the screen goes white under load?

Your processor fan might not be working, you will need to open the case and see if the fan is spinning for the cpu.

Also, you might have a virus, so be sure to check for viruses: http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Spyware check will also be good for you: http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10289035.html?tag=pop

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[songoku]

i think its the power supply. Just a hench though. I had a similar problem in another system when the powersupply started to die/overheat. If you can, get some compressed air and blow out your ps.

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