My system:
P4 HT, approx 780mb RAM, ECS PM800-M2 mobo, 3.2Ghz processor, XP(sp3) and nvidia gforce fx5200 AGP card, 17 inch LCD Monitor and ADSL net connection.

I've noticed, whenever I start the PC, the graphics DISPLAY is garbled. See attached SCREEN shot. Same behaviour, if I run another copy of operating system, including linux.

I've tried updating the driver for the AGP card, but it didnot solve the problem.

However, If I resume the PC after Hibernation, the graphics display is normal.

Motherboard has onboard graphics as well and if I use that, the display is normal, but with reduced performance.

I presume, this is due to some problem in the AGP card, but I wonder, how it is getting cured by hibernation.

jawanda56

[attachment deleted by admin]the GPU is failing- have you overclocked it?Negative, BC_Programmer, No overclocking at all.

jawanda56either way- as you said, it's a problem with the card.

If I had to hazard a guess why hibernation fixes it, it's PROBABLY because hibernation shuts the machine down entirely, and then when you start it again it loads state from the hibernation file. Might simply be initializing the drive in such a way that the card doesn't show any symptoms.Thanks, BC for the comments.

jawanda56Have you tried removing and re-seating the card ? ?
Is the fan working properly ? ?Affirmative, Patio.

AGP card was re-seated and all connections were checked for firmness. Its fan works fine and dust is carefully removed.

jawanda56Sounds like she's giving up the Ghost then....

One of the services we offer here is a proper burial for PC items that have passed on so let us know...Quote from: patio on June 23, 2009, 06:48:33 AM

Sounds like she's giving up the Ghost then....

One of the services we offer here is a proper burial for PC items that have passed on so let us know...