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Computer Crashes: Blank Screen, Must Hard Reboot (Video Card?)

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by petrafan007, Jun 22, 2010.

  1. petrafan007

    petrafan007

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    Location:
    Quincy, MA
    Operating System:
    Windows 8
    I'm having an issue where (mostly) when playing games, the screen just randomly goes blank and the monitor says no signal. And the computer is unresponsive to keyboard and mouse. Then when I turn it off, I try to turn it back on and I can hear my power supply "popping" through the speaker over and over again every 1/2 second. I have to turn the switch off in the back of the computer on the power supply then turn it back on and then hit the power button in the front of the computer and it will restart. Other times, it was just randomly restart. I did a CPU temperature test and the highest it got was 67 degrees Celsius. Could it be the video card? power supply? It's driving me nuts. System restore didn't solve anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
     
    petrafan007, Jun 22, 2010
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  3. Match

    Match Registered Members

    Joined:
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    Messages:
    4,175
    Location:
    Wolverhampton, UK.
    Computer Brand or Motherboard:
    Abit AN52
    CPU:
    AMD Athlon dual core 5000+
    Memory:
    4 Gig Corsair
    Hard Drive:
    160 Gb Hitachi 500 Gb Western Digital
    Graphics Card:
    Radion XFX 4650
    Power Supply:
    550W EZcool
    Hi Petrafan007 and Welcome to Computer Help Forums

    Can you give us a little more info on your system please?

    Do you Know how old it is?
    what CPU and Motherboard
    What PSU
    and what Graphics are you using whether it be the Built in motherboard graphics or a separate Add in GPU Card, Make and model might help :)

    If your not sure or any of the above, Just post the Make and model please and we will be able to find out the specs we need ;)
     
    Match, Jun 22, 2010
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  4. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

    Joined:
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    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Operating System:
    Windows 10
    Computer Brand or Motherboard:
    ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
    CPU:
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-Thuban 3.2GHz
    Memory:
    Crucial-DDR3 SDRAM 1333-8GB
    Hard Drive:
    WD Caviar Black SE HDD 640 GB - WD Caviar Black SE HDD 500 GB
    Graphics Card:
    Sapphire Radeon HD-7870 2GB
    Power Supply:
    CORSAIR CMPSU-750W
    Hi petrafan007, Welcome to CHF.

    It sounds like your power supply is shorting out. I would replace your PSU immediately. It's also a good idea to open your case
    and clean out the dust. Use a can of compressed air and gently blow it out. If it's very dirty use a small artists paint brush,
    preferably with natural (not plastic) bristles. Be careful not to dislodge any cables. Don't use a vacuum cleaner, they produce
    a tremendous amount of static electricity.
     
    allheart55 (Cindy E), Jun 22, 2010
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