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

[Kiernan G-S]

Donald,

I would say that does sound like it could be a hardware issue.  It
could be an issue with a number of different things -- Video card, LCD
screen, or RAM are the most likely culprits (probably in that order).
This is less likely if it really works fine in safe-mode.

Have you checked with windows update to see if there is a newer
version of the video card?    Or tried an older version of the driver
software from the card maker? Did you download the driver from HP
directly? or Ati/nvidia/intel?

~Kiernan

Head Technician - Green Earth Computers
www.greenearthcomputers.us
greenearthcomputer at gmail.com
413-282-TECH



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