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Solve : Display, GFX issue? (Dot patterns)? |
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Answer» I made a slight change in the primay IDE from auto to something else, saved it (F10), and rebooted. Questions; As far as I know, the 9550 doesn't do this. I have one on one of my computers.I heard some beeps, but it was not beeps, more like "punches" coming from the harddrive. Does that say anything? Those stopped however, after the fifth reboot, or so.Those "punches" you're hearing are more than likely your HDD powering up. That is of course, speculation on my part. OK. I'm not throwing sticks at you here. Your problem is becoming more apparent. Disconnect your Packard from electrical power---pull the plug. Open your side panel. Locate the battery on your mother board. Remove the battery. This is a quick fix for "flashing" or re-setting BIOS. RE-insert the battery and boot. Listen to the beeps, if any. Please answer my previous question: Before this problem occured and you booted, did you hear any beeps? This is important. On your mobo there is a small two wire speaker that tranmits BIOS beeps when you boot. It looks like a magnet but it's a speaker. I'm beginning to think either your battery needs replacement or you have a problem with your mobo. pink spots or pink patterns are 99% of the time is a video card dying or electronic interference. id suggest trying a new driver or moving your computer to a different room. If not you may have to buy a new video card its timr for an upgrade anyway saf-beagle Why don't you state the obvious first 'Graphics card'. Computers these days ( no offence) are made a lot easier to fix. A dumb question but you arent overclocking the card using something like ATi Tray Tools? Once I went a bit to far and just over time the card got worse and worse...eventually becoming unreadable! Another thing...you say u checked the card was in correctly...you didnt accidentally unplug the Hard drive or bump the cables? also...the "punches"..sort of like a rip cord being PULLED? this could be your hard drive's final call too. Do you have ONBOARD video you can use to rule out or prove it's the Radeon?Beagle, there were never any beeps when booting, regulary. I'm sorry, I missunderstood your question at the start. That is not uncommon Beerdude22. For a mass produced PC like yours, you would think Packard Bell would at least install the mobo loud speaker. Anyway. Back to your problem. The information you've provided up to now is pointing to your mobo itself or the battery. Your initial problem was the "dot pattern" screen, followed by HDD failure which BIOS no longer detects. Those are two devices: Video card and hard drive. AGP and IDE connections. "What are the odds?" You've checked your monitor. Thats working fine. You can post to BIOS. BIOS does not detect the hard drive hence, you cannot start windows. I read through the system specifications for your PC and it seems your Packard Bell is equiped with a "OEM" ( = original equipment manufacturer or better explained someone else built it, I put my name on it ) mobo: http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=ms055a Luckily, you should be able to pick up an inexpensive 775 socket for under $25. Good LUCK and reply with your results. Alright, thanks a lot, however, I just sent on service. So we'll see what the problem is, when it arrives back. Thanks a lot for the help, accordingly. <3 |
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