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screen shuts down
hi there,
i'm new here and pretty much un-tech savvy.
so here goes:
a month ago i was playing with a PC game and all of a sudden my screen just shuts down (black, starts looking for the signal, then goes into stand-by).
since then, any game i try will give me the same result.
i opened the case and removed the slot where the modem is located, so as to give the video card (nvidia geforce fx 5700le) more room to breathe, but nothing.
also, a coule of times the screen showed horizontal bright-colored lines, always to the same result: i have to force-shut off my HP pavilion a 120.it
(btw: i am running a Windows XP Home SP2, and the monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 151P.)
i've been told it is the video card, but also that i might need upgrading my processor.
the first option seems more to the point than the second, but what do i know.
so i ran cpu-z and here are the results:
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CPU-Z version 1.37
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Processors Map
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 1
Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0
Processors Information
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Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores 1
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Athlon XP
Codename Thoroughbred
Specification AMD Athlon™ XP 2600+
Package Socket A (462)
CPUID 6.8.1
Extended CPUID 7.8
Core Stepping B0
Technology 0.13 um
Core Speed 2145.4 MHz (16.0 x 134.1 MHz)
Rated Bus speed 268.2 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control no
K7 Thermal sensor yes
Thread dumps
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CPU Thread 0
APIC ID 0
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 0, Thread ID 0
Type 02001002h
Max CPUID level 00000001h
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Function eax ebx ecx edx
0x00000000 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444D4163 0x69746E65
0x00000001 0x00000681 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0383FBFF
0x80000000 0x80000008 0x68747541 0x444D4163 0x69746E65
0x80000001 0x00000781 0x00000000 0x00000000 0xC1C3FBFF
0x80000002 0x20444D41 0x6C687441 0x74286E6F 0x5820296D
0x80000003 0x36322050 0x002B3030 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000004 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x80000005 0x0408FF08 0xFF20FF10 0x40020140 0x40020140
0x80000006 0x00000000 0x41004100 0x01008140 0x00000000
0x80000007 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001
0x80000008 0x00002022 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
MSR 0x0000001B edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0xFEE00900
MSR 0xC0010015 edx = 0x00000000 eax = 0x0A0B1008
Chipset
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Northbridge VIA P4M266/KM266 (VT8375) rev. 00
Southbridge VIA VT8235 rev. 00
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 3.0
AGP Transfer Rate 4x
AGP SBA supported, enabled
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 768 MBytes
Memory Frequency 134.1 MHz (1:1)
DRAM Interleave 4-way
CAS# 2.5
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 6
Memory SPD
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DIMM #1
General
Memory type DDR
Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000)
Size 512 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2100 (133 MHz)
Part number
Attributes
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Registered no
Buffered no
EPP no
Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 100 133
CAS# 2.0 2.5
RAS# to CAS# delay 2 3
RAS# Precharge 2 3
TRAS 5 6
DIMM #2
General
Memory type DDR
Manufacturer (ID) Infineon (C1494E46494E454F)
Size 256 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2300 (142 MHz)
Part number HYS64D32000GU-7
Serial number 05020316
Manufacturing date Week 08/Year 03
Attributes
Number of banks 1
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Registered no
Buffered no
EPP no
Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 133 142
CAS# 2.0 2.5
RAS# to CAS# delay 3 3
RAS# Precharge 3 3
TRAS 6 7
Dump Module #1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
00 80 08 07 0D 0A 02 40 00 04 75 75 00 82 08 00 01
10 0E 04 0C 01 02 20 00 A0 75 00 00 50 3C 50 2D 40
20 90 90 50 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 C0
40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Dump Module #2
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
00 80 08 07 0D 0A 01 40 00 04 70 75 00 82 08 00 01
10 0E 04 0C 01 02 20 C0 75 75 00 00 50 3C 50 2D 40
20 90 90 50 50 00 00 00 00 00 41 4B 30 32 75 00 00
30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B2
40 C1 49 4E 46 49 4E 45 4F 43 48 59 53 36 34 44 33
50 32 30 30 30 47 55 2D 37 00 00 00 02 01 03 08 05
60 02 03 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DMI
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DMI BIOS
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vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
version AM37320
date 08/01/2003
DMI System Information
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manufacturer HP Pavilion 06
product DF172A-ABZ a120
version 0bM0211RE101SALSA
serial CZB31404VY IT320
UUID FF040000-00030000-FF000000-00000000
DMI Baseboard
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vendor unknown
model KM266-8235
revision unknown
serial KE1312332873
DMI System Enclosure
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manufacturer unknown
chassis type Desktop
chassis serial unknown
DMI Processor
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manufacturer AMD
model AMD Athlon™ XP
clock speed 2133.0MHz
FSB speed 133.0MHz
multiplier 16.0x
DMI Memory Controller
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correction unknown
Max module size 32MBytes
DMI Memory Module
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designation A0
size 512MBytes (double bank)
DMI Memory Module
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designation A1
size 256MBytes (single bank)
DMI Memory Module
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designation A2
DMI Port Connector
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designation PRIMARY IDE (internal)
connector On Board IDE
DMI Port Connector
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designation SECONDARY IDE (internal)
connector On Board IDE
DMI Port Connector
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designation FDD (internal)
port type 8251 FIFO Compatible
connector On Board Floppy
DMI Port Connector
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designation COM1 (internal)
port type Serial Port 16450
connector 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
connector DB-9 male
DMI Port Connector
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designation LPT1 (internal)
port type Parallel Port ECP/EPP
connector DB-25 female
connector DB-25 female
DMI Port Connector
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designation Keyboard (internal)
port type Keyboard Port
connector PS/2
connector PS/2
DMI Port Connector
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designation PS/2 Mouse (internal)
port type Mouse Port
connector PS/2
connector PS/2
DMI Port Connector
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designation USB0 (external)
port type USB
DMI Port Connector
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designation AUDIO (external)
port type Audio Port
DMI Port Connector
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designation ETHERNET (external)
port type Network Port
connector RJ-45
DMI Extension Slot
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designation PCI0
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no
DMI Extension Slot
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designation PCI1
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
DMI Extension Slot
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designation PCI2
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no
DMI Extension Slot
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designation PCI3
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes
DMI Extension Slot
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designation AGP
type AGP
width 32 bits
populated no
DMI Physical Memory Array
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location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction None
max capacity 1536MBytes
max# of devices 3
DMI Memory Device
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designation A0
format DIMM
type unknown
size 512MBytes
DMI Memory Device
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designation A1
format DIMM
type unknown
size 256MBytes
DMI Memory Device
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designation A2
format DIMM
type unknown
Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
i'm sure this has a lot to tell to someone, but i cannot make head or tail of it.
ANY help would be appreciated,
do i really need to upgrade my processor?
or the BIOS, for that matter?
and could this have anything to do with the strange behaviour of my monitor when playing games that up until a month ago i would play without a problem?
thanks A LOT!
hinton
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