Pc Virus??

Browntoa

I think it it the Graphics card....if you can get the same one it will just works straight away, if it is a different make Windows will detect it and ask for the driver disk that comes with the Card

do you know what graphics card you have ??

if not, what make/model Pc is it ??

Browntoa

nice step by step guide with pictures showing how to install

http://www.pctechguide.com/tutorials/GraphicsCard_Remove.htm

and here if you are changing to a different card

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-5023982-1.html

Browntoa

Belarc Advisor

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

will tell you motherboard type and graphics card as well if i remember


Click on the Click Here to Download icon.
Select "Open" if using IE.
The Belarc Advisor will automatically install, build a profile of your hardware and software, and display this in your Web browser.

sassybird

Just tried switching the PC on to get the graphics card details. It's only got to the sign-on screen and then started playing up again.

Hubby thinks that the graphics card is an ATI one, but we don't have a clue as to the model.

The PC is an evesham one.

He's pretty convinced that it's the graphics card as the screen time is getting shorter and shorter. He remembers that when the last graphics card was fitted, the engineer showed him the blown one - it had a small fan incorporated into the card and the fan had actually melted.

I'm just a bit shy of going to pc world and spending £160 on another graphics card and it not solving the problem.

sassybird

Browntoa wrote:

nice step by step guide with pictures showing how to install

http://www.pctechguide.com/tutorials/GraphicsCard_Remove.htm

and here if you are changing to a different card

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-5023982-1.html

Many thanks for the links! Really helpful - as that seems to be the way we're heading.


DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A BRILLIANT GRAPHICS CARD AT A BARGAIN PRICE???

Browntoa

open the Pc up

http://www.build-your-own-computer-tips.com/open-a-computer-case.html

you should be able to see the graphics card inside and remove it....and then see what model it is

has the Evesham Pc got a sticker on it with the model number or the rang of Evesham Pc ??

no point in spending too much money...beter off to get "like for like" which I suspect will only cost you about £30

something like this

http://www.simply-graphics-cards.com/p.php?p=1877

if we identify the old one then we can see what we can replace it with

sassybird

Graphics card that is in pc is - Geoforce 3 TI 500

Browntoa

looks like an AGP card, not an ATI

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NVidia-Geforce-3-TI500-Ti-500-64MB-AGP-Graphics-Card_W0QQitemZ8778315305QQcategoryZ67863QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

edna_clouds

Would THIS on EBAY be any good?:)

Browntoa

this one in pcworld is the same spec

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1039787719.1142081467@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdeaddhfdhjdgicflgceggdhhmdgml.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=120522&category_oid=