[Hidden-tech] HP Pavillion ZD8000 with XP Media Center weird video aliens.....

[Kelly Albrecht]

In the past, those symptoms have led to it being the graphics card (probably built into the motherboard). They are only telling you to reinstall the os as a troubleshooting step. 



On Sep 9, 2010, at 9:05 AM, <dstevens at tryandfindit.com> wrote:

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> Good Morning All,
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> My laptop seems to have a video issue. I get fine white lines running
> across my screen. I also get multi-color boxes that come up when I boot
> up to my desktop. When I run in "Safe Mode" seems to be okay. When I go
> into the Bios everything is okay. I have un-installed the video driver,
> downloaded the latest one, and re-installed. When I do this, I get a
> Blue Screen and my laptop keeps rebooting. So, I uninstall the driver
> and use the default driver from XP... works okay, but then the white
> lines come back. Anyone had this issue before? One more thing, I called
> HP tech support and they said the hardware is okay, and I should
> re-install XP... I hate to have to do that....
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> thanks,
> don
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