theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 02:55 PM |
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Screen goes black
Hi peeps,the screen on my PC ocasionally goes black for a few seconds then comes back,if i click the "back" button,the icons that were
pictures for shortcuts have turned to icons without being pictures (if you get my tech terms) then back to pictures again.
is this the begining of the end for my faithfull compo or something simple 
the power light stays lit btw.
[Edited on 14/3/16 by theconrodkid]
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nick205
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 05:07 PM |
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Sharp intake of breath between the teeth with a worried frown - sounds like the catastrophic end to me.
Might be useful for people to know what PC it is and how old it is too - they do give up after a while. I usually get about 3 years out of a work
laptop before it gives up and stops working well.
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nick205
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 05:10 PM |
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Also worth highlighting what operating system you're running as well. From what I've heard older PCs don't always take well to
newer operating systems like Windows 10.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 05:21 PM |
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It,s a zoostorm,around 7 years old and running XP,never had a problem with it before despite it,s cheap price tag 
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 06:20 PM |
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icons disappearing and reappearing happens when windows explorer restarts.
I would first run malwarebytes mbam. (get it direct from them though, - there are fakes...)
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
use the free home version, (which gives you on demand scans)
avoid selecting any extras, and avoid the trial of the premium version, (though you can turn this off later)
see what that finds and comeback
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 07:28 PM |
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thanks,done the scan,ill see what happens now
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Slimy38
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 08:38 PM |
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Get your hoover out...
The last zoostorm I worked on committed harakiri due to the obscenely poor ventilation and the one inch thick layer of sticky dirt on all the
important bits. The graphics chip basically cooked itself, until it wouldn't boot. And of course, the age of the PC meant that I couldn't
get a spare motherboard and it had to be binned. The symptoms up to that point was the same black screen, basically the graphics card was
'rebooting' and it was restarting all the drivers etc.
Open it up and clean the inside of it. If you're feeling very adventurous, remove the heatsinks and replace the thermal paste.
[Edited on 14/3/16 by Slimy38]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 09:49 PM |
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Cheers Slimey
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 12:10 PM |
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Blew out a whole load of dust,put it back together and it did the same,new compo time by the looks of it
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nick205
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 04:46 PM |
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If you do go the new computer route I'd consider a laptop myself over a desktop PC. Much more mobile, pretty solid and good WiFi as well.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 06:20 PM |
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everyone tells me that but i am old skool with pretty fat fingers and dont need it to be mobile so i think i will stick to desktops
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 06:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
If you do go the new computer route I'd consider a laptop myself over a desktop PC. Much more mobile, pretty solid and good WiFi as well.
I've never been convinced by that argument - I like a top-notch keyboard, a trackball mouse and a big monitor (27" ) - and the only way I
can get those with a laptop is to leave it closed on the side of the desk and plug everything in. Fairly pointless. As just about all of my
computing is done at the desk there's little point in having a portable system. I can also plug the box straight into the router, so my
connection is way faster than WiFi (and a lot more secure).
I do have a reasonable middle-of-the-road laptop given to me by my old employer, but it's nowhere near as quick as the system I built myself
(for less than the cost of the laptop).
[Edited on 15/3/16 by David Jenkins]
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nick205
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 07:21 PM |
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Granted they're not for everyone, but myself I couldn't go back to a desktop PC.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 5/5/16 at 08:28 AM |
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Update on my problem,someone told me to delet history,this i managed to do,took 20 mins all in so i assume plenty years worth was stored,compo seems a
bit faster but the screen blacking out has stopped....happy daze 
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40inches
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| posted on 5/5/16 at 01:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
If you do go the new computer route I'd consider a laptop myself over a desktop PC. Much more mobile, pretty solid and good WiFi as well.
I have 2 laptops, 2 netbooks, 2 tablets and a desktop PC.
If I could only have one, it would be the PC.
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steve m
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| posted on 5/5/16 at 05:16 PM |
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It must be an age thing, as I have two laptops, and an I pad, yet I like to sit at my desk with the tower pc, and proper screen
and keyboard
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 18/6/16 at 09:08 PM |
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Holy thread resarection........,turned out to be the VGA cable
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