screen goes blank

Contributor
14Dec2008,20:33   #1
divinequran's Avatar
Hi,

I use win-xp, my screen goes blank suddenly i thought it as memory issues and increase memory capacity or RAM. but the does not ends with it, still the screen goes blank and sometime it recovers itself after 2 or 5 minutes or i have to restart the system. please help..
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14Dec2008,20:38   #2
shabbir's Avatar
Are you sure its not a hardware or connectivity problem with your Monitor?
Contributor
15Dec2008,20:43   #3
divinequran's Avatar
yes, it is not any connectivity problem i have also checked it, the green led is on and VGA connector is also plugged properly.
Invasive contributor
16Dec2008,16:09   #4
neo_vi's Avatar
Is it BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH? its called BSOD in short. It apperas if there is any IRQ mismatch.
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18Dec2008,22:28   #5
divinequran's Avatar
It is not a blue screen, it looks like normal black screen mixed with blue and brown which again looks like a black screen. sometimes i am able to see the white mouse cursor on the screen. what is that BSOD?
Invasive contributor
19Dec2008,11:20   #6
neo_vi's Avatar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death
Newbie Member
19Dec2008,12:31   #7
Jiraiya's Avatar
do you have any important files on it if not would probably just reinstall your system
Contributor
20Dec2008,21:13   #8
divinequran's Avatar
Thanks for all your replies, i am just going to reinstall it this sunday. I consulted my hardware engineer he too said to reinstall the system.
Go4Expert Member
21Dec2008,13:26   #9
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Install linux man. U won't be getting problems like this.
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21Dec2008,14:02   #10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by growingboy View Post
Install linux man. U won't be getting problems like this.
If hardware fails Linux also cannot do anything.