Major Computer malfunction - Please Help

Alex · 07-24-2006, 11:33 PM

If it is a hardware failure and I had to guess, you might have fried your video card. It is right at the start-up for windows that this really kicks in. Your video card would have been running very hot from Sims (especially if it is older and underpowered) and it can produce this error. Just for clarification, you never see a blue screen of death, even for the briefest of moments before it crashes?

Do you have a separate video card or it it an onboard motherboard card?

Alex · 07-24-2006, 11:34 PM

Does your computer beep when it first starts up and during the BIOS check? If so, can you describe the beeps you get and what BIOS your computer has?

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-25-2006, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Does your computer beep when it first starts up and during the BIOS check? If so, can you describe the beeps you get and what BIOS your computer has?

I get one beep after the RAM check and before it starts windows.

BIOS Ver. RL86510A.86A.0085.P19

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-25-2006, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Just for clarification, you never see a blue screen of death, even for the briefest of moments before it crashes?

Nope, no blue screen at all.

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Do you have a separate video card or it it an onboard motherboard card?

Seperate ATI Radion 9000 series w/ 128MB

07-24-2006, 11:33 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	If it is a hardware failure and I had to guess, you might have fried your video card. It is right at the start-up for windows that this really kicks in. Your video card would have been running very hot from Sims (especially if it is older and underpowered) and it can produce this error. Just for clarification, you never see a blue screen of death, even for the briefest of moments before it crashes? Do you have a separate video card or it it an onboard motherboard card?
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Does your computer beep when it first starts up and during the BIOS check? If so, can you describe the beeps you get and what BIOS your computer has?
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