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Display Adapter issue

  • 31-05-2010 12:33am
    #1
    ElaElaElano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I've been having a problem with my display adapter for a while now. I've got a Sony Vaio FZ38M laptop and the original driver is an NVidia GEForce4800m. Basically, something went seriously wrong and I kept getting blue and yellow lines across the screen, frequent BSOD etc.

    Eventually, the laptop wouldn't even boot up- the screen was just black after the windows icon appeared. I was still able to boot through safe mode, and managed to uninstall the graphics driver in the hope it might resolve the issue- when I restarted, everything was fine and I got a notification saying a 'standard VGA adapter' had been installed in its place.

    So, with everything running fairly smoothly having done that, I decided to try reinstalling the NVidia adapter, but when I did the same problem occured- it just wouldn't boot up at all.

    I'm back with the standard VGA one again now, and it's alright but limited. So the question is- are there any alternatives to the NVidia out there that might work, or is it a bigger problem with the laptop hardware that needs to be resolved?


Comments

  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Classic Nvidia problem. The card is knackered. Send it back.

    As a generic the drivers dont trigger whatever part has kicked it but as soon as you put in the proper ones it has a fit.


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