2005-06-25, 02:25 PM
Hi,
I'm experiencing locks-ups. I'll be watching a recorded program, I'm not ff'ing, or anything, just watching. After some time - seems to be after twenty min or so usually, the screen will abruptly show the blue screen filled with white characters. I can't read anything - it goes black in a half second. i also get a burst of static on audio. Happens ever time I try to watch a video.
The computer's fan continues to run. If cap's lock is on, that stays on, but can't be then turned off. CR rom can be opened, it sounds like HD is still spinning. I can't get any more info becasue screen stays black. cntrl-alt-del doesn't do anything. I can sometime hold power button for a few seconds to "reboot" but pulling the power plug altogether works better.
I'm using a soyo mothor board with INTEGRATED video. The integrated TV out is my sole output, no monitor. I run XP pro with all updates. I have the last major GBPVR intall, but not the latest minor release ( everything was running so great, i don't want to mess with anything. Input is through a HAP 150 and I'm using the default software decoder.
Is it a bad motherboard/video "card" - or something that is software related? Any input is really appreciated!
I'm experiencing locks-ups. I'll be watching a recorded program, I'm not ff'ing, or anything, just watching. After some time - seems to be after twenty min or so usually, the screen will abruptly show the blue screen filled with white characters. I can't read anything - it goes black in a half second. i also get a burst of static on audio. Happens ever time I try to watch a video.
The computer's fan continues to run. If cap's lock is on, that stays on, but can't be then turned off. CR rom can be opened, it sounds like HD is still spinning. I can't get any more info becasue screen stays black. cntrl-alt-del doesn't do anything. I can sometime hold power button for a few seconds to "reboot" but pulling the power plug altogether works better.
I'm using a soyo mothor board with INTEGRATED video. The integrated TV out is my sole output, no monitor. I run XP pro with all updates. I have the last major GBPVR intall, but not the latest minor release ( everything was running so great, i don't want to mess with anything. Input is through a HAP 150 and I'm using the default software decoder.
Is it a bad motherboard/video "card" - or something that is software related? Any input is really appreciated!