-=PCTechTalk=- Re: help, screen going black

  • From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 11:15:30 -0400

Hey Gman,

Noticing something else, it seems when I go to check/send receive email 
messages with OE the screen blacks out and the mouse function hesitates. 
Not sure if it is associate with using OE or just the power it is taking to 
check the email.

Christy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:43 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: help, screen going black


> ¡Comprendo!
>
> Ok, this is a situation where I'm a bit hesitant to keep giving you more
> things to try.  You 'could' try updating the graphics drivers, but I hate 
> to
> mess with parts of a system that are actually working.  If it's been a 
> while
> since you've done that, then it's the right thing to do even if you 
> weren't
> having monitor issues.  If you've done it recently, I would suggest 
> holding
> off on that until that possibility becomes the strongest one you have
> remaining.  In the meantime, try to be as observant as possible in order 
> to
> help figure out what causes it to happen as well as what it takes to bring
> the screen back online.  Hopefully, a bit of strong observation will 
> reveal
> the culprit soon.
>
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-594683847743189197
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:25 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: help, screen going black
>
>
>> Only that I have had this Dell computer for about five years now with the
>> original vid card in it.
>>
>> Christy
>
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