Blue Screen Of Death/Computer Issues

[conversationpc]

data error:cyclic redundancy check

discovered this also.it shows up in my virus scans that because of this some files cannot be read.this is also blocking me from doing system restore.

Any time I've ever had a cyclic redundancy check error on hard drives, CDs, and any other type of storage media, it's almost always been because the disk has some corruption.

[YoungJRNY]

data error:cyclic redundancy check

discovered this also.it shows up in my virus scans that because of this some files cannot be read.this is also blocking me from doing system restore.

Your hard-drive could be biting the dust dude. I say back-up all your important data and files, pictures, etc you need and look into buying a new hard-drive once you run all your anti-virus's and thing of that nature. I'd also check into getting an external hard-drive. They come in major handy once your original hard-drive becomes corrupted and transfer data easily that way from your systems hard-drive, to your external hard-drive.

[mikemarrs]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

[YoungJRNY]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

#1 thing I've learned in tech-class was ALWAYS document your error's and then re-search them. Someone out there almost GURANTEED has the same problem as you and it's documented so Google is your friend.

When was the last time you updated your anti-virus on your computer? Most of the time, people's computers get attacked and it's because of their anti-virus default program's running out. It seems like you were on top of that though and that couldn't be the problem but just curious. The modem, file sharing and Networking shouldn't be a problem, all that really does is allow you to share files within your computer with other host computers on your Network.

Peer to Peer Networking is usually used in small business's so people can share printers, files, etc so that shouldn't make a difference that you have file sharing on unless you have two computers in the house and you set up file sharing to drop data from one folder to the other from upstairs, to downstairs so that shouldn't have anything to do with your problem. But, welcome to the world of computers. Keep updating us and we'll figure out the problem eventually. We have some good tech's in here to help you through.

Right now it seems like either a driver problem that your system needs updates for and the OS isn't seeing it, or your hard-drive is taking a beating in one form or another. If you installed any programs recently or anything of that matter, make sure it's compatible with what your OS can run, like 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.

[mikemarrs]

thanks man i'm slowly but surely learning.

went to problems and solutions.found this...


ATI Catalyst is missing a driver. An update is available that solves this problem.

[mikemarrs]

went ahead and downloaded this....

Catalyst Software Suite 95 MB 10.2 2/24/2010 Download
Description:
Package Includes:
Display Driver
Catalyst Control Center
(English Language Only)

[YoungJRNY]

thanks man i'm slowly but surely learning.

went to problems and solutions.found this...


ATI Catalyst is missing a driver. An update is available that solves this problem.

Hmm, not sure about that one dude. An ATI Catalyst driver is usually built to upgrade a gamers system and provide a better overall GUI or graphics identifier. Unless your a gamer, this probably isn't much help to the overall system and if you see no repairs working because of this, I'd unistall that software or any other software you aren't using to free as much RAM as possible. That 95 extra MB could bog down your system more than it already is. What exact error are you getting? Did you try dusting out your fan and all the hardware before moving on to the other problems? Because I had that same problem with my computer shutting on and off and it ended up being the fan. Do you hear your fan over-working by anychance?

Also, run Malware Bytes if you don't have that, or CC Cleaner. If CC Cleaner doesn't wipe out the necc. virus's, then Malware could be a major problem and are the usual attacks within the INTERNET itself. If it still acts up, and if your hardware is running properly, it's defiantly your hard-drive and you may need to do a system repair or things of that nature.

[steveo777]

Format C: ???

[mikemarrs]

thanks man i'm slowly but surely learning.

went to problems and solutions.found this...


ATI Catalyst is missing a driver. An update is available that solves this problem.

Hmm, not sure about that one dude. An ATI Catalyst driver is usually built to upgrade a gamers system and provide a better overall GUI or graphics identifier. Unless your a gamer, this probably isn't much help to the overall system and if you see no repairs working because of this, I'd unistall that software or any other software you aren't using to free as much RAM as possible. That 95 extra MB could bog down your system more than it already is. What exact error are you getting? Did you try dusting out your fan and all the hardware before moving on to the other problems? Because I had that same problem with my computer shutting on and off and it ended up being the fan. Do you hear your fan over-working by anychance?

Also, run Malware Bytes if you don't have that, or CC Cleaner. If CC Cleaner doesn't wipe out the necc. virus's, then Malware could be a major problem and are the usual attacks within the INTERNET itself. If it still acts up, and if your hardware is running properly, it's defiantly your hard-drive and you may need to do a system repair or things of that nature.

just deleted it.thanks! i'm learning.thanks to you and a few others here i'm slowly but surely learning.

did it with CC Cleaner.cleans pretty good

[mikemarrs]

question...what are corrupt CAB files and is there something i can do to solve that issue?

[steveo777]

question...what are corrupt CAB files and is there something i can do to solve that issue?

CAB files are in your operating system software and if it gets to that point, I normally do a clean install.

[mikemarrs]

question...what are corrupt CAB files and is there something i can do to solve that issue?

CAB files are in your operating system software and if it gets to that point, I normally do a clean install.

if things don't get better i'll have to.

[steveo777]

question...what are corrupt CAB files and is there something i can do to solve that issue?

CAB files are in your operating system software and if it gets to that point, I normally do a clean install.

if things don't get better i'll have to.

I hope you have some removable storage media, external hard drive, or some place to back up your important stuff. If it were me, given all the trouble you've had,
I'd save all my stuff, then wipe the drive and start over. I'd also grab all the latest drivers up front, beforehand and store them on same removable storage so you have them when needed and don't have to go hunt for them later. This might solve all of your problems, barring hardware problems.

[YoungJRNY]

question...what are corrupt CAB files and is there something i can do to solve that issue?

CAB files are in your operating system software and if it gets to that point, I normally do a clean install.

if things don't get better i'll have to.

I hope you have some removable storage media, external hard drive, or some place to back up your important stuff. If it were me, given all the trouble you've had,
I'd save all my stuff, then wipe the drive and start over. I'd also grab all the latest drivers up front, beforehand and store them on same removable storage so you have them when needed and don't have to go hunt for them later. This might solve all of your problems, barring hardware problems.

I agree. If things continue to be an issue and if it is hard-drive related, it's time to think of a clean install and backup the data and files you ultimatley need and is most important, whichever it may be. If you don't have an external hard-drive or storage media, then backup to CD's and store all you can on those. I know there are sites that offer so many storage places of data for backup but very limited space. Not sure how much hard-drive space (GB) you intend to keep or what your system may hold.

[mikemarrs]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

#1 thing I've learned in tech-class was ALWAYS document your error's and then re-search them. Someone out there almost GURANTEED has the same problem as you and it's documented so Google is your friend.

When was the last time you updated your anti-virus on your computer? Most of the time, people's computers get attacked and it's because of their anti-virus default program's running out. It seems like you were on top of that though and that couldn't be the problem but just curious. The modem, file sharing and Networking shouldn't be a problem, all that really does is allow you to share files within your computer with other host computers on your Network.

Peer to Peer Networking is usually used in small business's so people can share printers, files, etc so that shouldn't make a difference that you have file sharing on unless you have two computers in the house and you set up file sharing to drop data from one folder to the other from upstairs, to downstairs so that shouldn't have anything to do with your problem. But, welcome to the world of computers. Keep updating us and we'll figure out the problem eventually. We have some good tech's in here to help you through.

Right now it seems like either a driver problem that your system needs updates for and the OS isn't seeing it, or your hard-drive is taking a beating in one form or another. If you installed any programs recently or anything of that matter, make sure it's compatible with what your OS can run, like 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.

Avast antivirus,lots of issues right now they are trying to work out.lots of people with it are experiencing these blue screen issues.also some memory ones as well.seems to be a bug in there right now causing lots of problems for many.all this started a week or two ago for me along with what loos like hundreds of others.the first two or three pages of the forum right now are nothing but people having computer issues due to avast.


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=81014.0 blue screen issues,including the driver


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69533.0 high CPU issues.i suspect this was what i was taking the beating on lots.

[Rick]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

#1 thing I've learned in tech-class was ALWAYS document your error's and then re-search them. Someone out there almost GURANTEED has the same problem as you and it's documented so Google is your friend.

When was the last time you updated your anti-virus on your computer? Most of the time, people's computers get attacked and it's because of their anti-virus default program's running out. It seems like you were on top of that though and that couldn't be the problem but just curious. The modem, file sharing and Networking shouldn't be a problem, all that really does is allow you to share files within your computer with other host computers on your Network.

Peer to Peer Networking is usually used in small business's so people can share printers, files, etc so that shouldn't make a difference that you have file sharing on unless you have two computers in the house and you set up file sharing to drop data from one folder to the other from upstairs, to downstairs so that shouldn't have anything to do with your problem. But, welcome to the world of computers. Keep updating us and we'll figure out the problem eventually. We have some good tech's in here to help you through.

Right now it seems like either a driver problem that your system needs updates for and the OS isn't seeing it, or your hard-drive is taking a beating in one form or another. If you installed any programs recently or anything of that matter, make sure it's compatible with what your OS can run, like 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.

Avast antivirus,lots of issues right now they are trying to work out.lots of people with it are experiencing these blue screen issues.also some memory ones as well.seems to be a bug in there right now causing lots of problems for many.all this started a week or two ago for me along with what loos like hundreds of others.the first two or three pages of the forum right now are nothing but people having computer issues due to avast.


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=81014.0 blue screen issues,including the driver


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69533.0 high CPU issues.i suspect this was what i was taking the beating on lots.

I've used Avast for years and never had any trouble. I'll keep that in mind if I start getting blue screens. So you're all fixed up then?

[mikemarrs]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

#1 thing I've learned in tech-class was ALWAYS document your error's and then re-search them. Someone out there almost GURANTEED has the same problem as you and it's documented so Google is your friend.

When was the last time you updated your anti-virus on your computer? Most of the time, people's computers get attacked and it's because of their anti-virus default program's running out. It seems like you were on top of that though and that couldn't be the problem but just curious. The modem, file sharing and Networking shouldn't be a problem, all that really does is allow you to share files within your computer with other host computers on your Network.

Peer to Peer Networking is usually used in small business's so people can share printers, files, etc so that shouldn't make a difference that you have file sharing on unless you have two computers in the house and you set up file sharing to drop data from one folder to the other from upstairs, to downstairs so that shouldn't have anything to do with your problem. But, welcome to the world of computers. Keep updating us and we'll figure out the problem eventually. We have some good tech's in here to help you through.

Right now it seems like either a driver problem that your system needs updates for and the OS isn't seeing it, or your hard-drive is taking a beating in one form or another. If you installed any programs recently or anything of that matter, make sure it's compatible with what your OS can run, like 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.

Avast antivirus,lots of issues right now they are trying to work out.lots of people with it are experiencing these blue screen issues.also some memory ones as well.seems to be a bug in there right now causing lots of problems for many.all this started a week or two ago for me along with what loos like hundreds of others.the first two or three pages of the forum right now are nothing but people having computer issues due to avast.


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=81014.0 blue screen issues,including the driver


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69533.0 high CPU issues.i suspect this was what i was taking the beating on lots.

I've used Avast for years and never had any trouble. I'll keep that in mind if I start getting blue screens. So you're all fixed up then?

i hope.i'm learning more here lately.usually i just flip computer on browse then turn it off when i'm finished.mainly my fault that i haven't learned the basics but i'm trying to do that now.there was also a driver issue with ATI and i found it it was mainly for gamers so i have no clue why i had that on my computer but i deleted it.i had one blue screen today where i was having fifteen or twenty a couple days ago so i'm getting there.as far as Avast for certain people right now there seems to be a bug affecting computers thats causing shutdowns,memory issues,etc.

[YoungJRNY]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

#1 thing I've learned in tech-class was ALWAYS document your error's and then re-search them. Someone out there almost GURANTEED has the same problem as you and it's documented so Google is your friend.

When was the last time you updated your anti-virus on your computer? Most of the time, people's computers get attacked and it's because of their anti-virus default program's running out. It seems like you were on top of that though and that couldn't be the problem but just curious. The modem, file sharing and Networking shouldn't be a problem, all that really does is allow you to share files within your computer with other host computers on your Network.

Peer to Peer Networking is usually used in small business's so people can share printers, files, etc so that shouldn't make a difference that you have file sharing on unless you have two computers in the house and you set up file sharing to drop data from one folder to the other from upstairs, to downstairs so that shouldn't have anything to do with your problem. But, welcome to the world of computers. Keep updating us and we'll figure out the problem eventually. We have some good tech's in here to help you through.

Right now it seems like either a driver problem that your system needs updates for and the OS isn't seeing it, or your hard-drive is taking a beating in one form or another. If you installed any programs recently or anything of that matter, make sure it's compatible with what your OS can run, like 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.

Avast antivirus,lots of issues right now they are trying to work out.lots of people with it are experiencing these blue screen issues.also some memory ones as well.seems to be a bug in there right now causing lots of problems for many.all this started a week or two ago for me along with what loos like hundreds of others.the first two or three pages of the forum right now are nothing but people having computer issues due to avast.


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=81014.0 blue screen issues,including the driver


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69533.0 high CPU issues.i suspect this was what i was taking the beating on lots.

VERY interesting you say this! I have people on my FaceBook who keep sending me pictures of the same BSOD. I was taking aback since it seems TONS of people are getting the same thing we are getting but in different CPU perspectives. I thought today "Man, this has to be a bug somewhere in Microsoft." Interesting that AVAST consumers are experiencing this and it could be the AVAST software going HAY-WIRE. Thanks for the update, hope it helps out all of us in the long-run. In my case, I STILL can't boot to my Vista OS. Tried everything possible other than a clean install and that may not even work since I need to track down Windows Ultimate, which I want to install. Crazy I've seen these blue-screens daily without any progress.

[yulog]

data error:cyclic redundancy check

discovered this also.it shows up in my virus scans that because of this some files cannot be read.this is also blocking me from doing system restore.

Any time I've ever had a cyclic redundancy check error on hard drives, CDs, and any other type of storage media, it's almost always been because the disk has some corruption.

The only time i have ever seen this is when I'm trying to burn a dvd and its always a sony movie. I think it has to do with the fact the sony changes their encryption pretty regularly so that people cant make a copy of their movies.

[conversationpc]

data error:cyclic redundancy check

discovered this also.it shows up in my virus scans that because of this some files cannot be read.this is also blocking me from doing system restore.

Any time I've ever had a cyclic redundancy check error on hard drives, CDs, and any other type of storage media, it's almost always been because the disk has some corruption.

The only time i have ever seen this is when I'm trying to burn a dvd and its always a sony movie. I think it has to do with the fact the sony changes their encryption pretty regularly so that people cant make a copy of their movies.

Who knows? That could be...A CRC error basically means the data is bad, which often occurs because of a bad disk of some kind, whether it's a hard drive, CD, DVD, flash drive, or whatever.

[mikemarrs]

i think i know now what has caused all this but i could be wrong.a couple weeks ago i ordered a new modem.at the time everything was running pretty decent.after i hooked the modem up i didn't pay attention to the settings.anyway i just discovered tonight that on my settings since i put the new modem on that network computers,devices and all my files were visible or being shared.i'm not real familiar with network but it said other people can see you.i've never ever played around with these things or did any type of peer stuff so i'm stumped.i have always had my windows defender and antivirus turned on.all of this stuff was turned off.i'll admit i was dumb this whole time by not just running a virus scan in the first place.well i discovered some type of worm virus on avast and i deleted it.i have no clue what to do at this point.

#1 thing I've learned in tech-class was ALWAYS document your error's and then re-search them. Someone out there almost GURANTEED has the same problem as you and it's documented so Google is your friend.

When was the last time you updated your anti-virus on your computer? Most of the time, people's computers get attacked and it's because of their anti-virus default program's running out. It seems like you were on top of that though and that couldn't be the problem but just curious. The modem, file sharing and Networking shouldn't be a problem, all that really does is allow you to share files within your computer with other host computers on your Network.

Peer to Peer Networking is usually used in small business's so people can share printers, files, etc so that shouldn't make a difference that you have file sharing on unless you have two computers in the house and you set up file sharing to drop data from one folder to the other from upstairs, to downstairs so that shouldn't have anything to do with your problem. But, welcome to the world of computers. Keep updating us and we'll figure out the problem eventually. We have some good tech's in here to help you through.

Right now it seems like either a driver problem that your system needs updates for and the OS isn't seeing it, or your hard-drive is taking a beating in one form or another. If you installed any programs recently or anything of that matter, make sure it's compatible with what your OS can run, like 32-bit or 64-bit, etc.

Avast antivirus,lots of issues right now they are trying to work out.lots of people with it are experiencing these blue screen issues.also some memory ones as well.seems to be a bug in there right now causing lots of problems for many.all this started a week or two ago for me along with what loos like hundreds of others.the first two or three pages of the forum right now are nothing but people having computer issues due to avast.


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=81014.0 blue screen issues,including the driver


http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=69533.0 high CPU issues.i suspect this was what i was taking the beating on lots.

VERY interesting you say this! I have people on my FaceBook who keep sending me pictures of the same BSOD. I was taking aback since it seems TONS of people are getting the same thing we are getting but in different CPU perspectives. I thought today "Man, this has to be a bug somewhere in Microsoft." Interesting that AVAST consumers are experiencing this and it could be the AVAST software going HAY-WIRE. Thanks for the update, hope it helps out all of us in the long-run. In my case, I STILL can't boot to my Vista OS. Tried everything possible other than a clean install and that may not even work since I need to track down Windows Ultimate, which I want to install. Crazy I've seen these blue-screens daily without any progress.

i went ahead and started all over from scratch from the first day i got the computer.did all the gazillion windows updates and changed my antivirus.still once or twice a day i'm getting these windows recovered from a shutdown so i'm going to do another memory test.every time i do a memory test it passes fine so i'm thinking maybe there just might be some bug making things go haywire.

[mikemarrs]

damn ATI graphics driver.yes this is a driver issue.thing is i go to the website and that has been discontinued so....i'm trying to find out about this ATI deal because it is definitely one of the main reasons i'm having issues still.

[Ftloperry]

I am having monitor issues. My computer is fine but my computer monitor goes black after a while and I turn it off for about 10 minutes and it comes back on but goes black again after a bit. Has this happened to anyone? I hope my monitor is not dying. It's only three years old and it's a gateway 19" HD flat screen monitor.

[Greg]

Rick sent me some instructions here a while back on how to clean the fans so i took the machine apart late last night and the inside was completely full of dust.i spent six hours from midnight until six this morning cleaning it and the fans completely free of dust.have had the computer for about five years and that was the first time i got in there to clean it out.after i did all of this i went ahead and also uninstalled google chrome after having it a couple days.i think google chrome could've also been causing some of the glitches where i was getting blue screens.right after i installed chrome i started getting all the blue screens.i really liked chrome because it was fast but it caused other issues.i'm thinking the reason my computer kept shutting down was due to the dust clogging the fans.i've been running everything smoothly the last few hours so hopefully i solved most of the issues.

This is a driver issue. That is why you're getting the DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL error. This isn't software related such as Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. More than likely one of your installed hardware devices updated its driver and the driver is causing the issue. Either roll back the drivers on all of your USB devices - joy stick controllers, printers, whatever else you have hooked up to your computer (other than mouse and keyboard) OR uninstall them completely and reinstall.

i'm really nervous about this area because i'm not real experienced with it.i do agree it is an issue.can a novice like me usually do these installs?

I read that you had installed a new modem, all you'd have to do is uninstall that modem. Right click on My Computer or Computer, depending upon your operating system, go to device manager. If you see that modem you installed, just uninstall it, reboot your computer and see if your computer finds it and installs a driver itself. That might clear everything up.

[Greg]

data error:cyclic redundancy check

discovered this also.it shows up in my virus scans that because of this some files cannot be read.this is also blocking me from doing system restore.

Definitely sounds like a virus to me or either your have errors on your hard drive. I have seen that "cyclic redundancy check" error before. That's almost always a corrupted drive. At this point, I'd probably just reformat your hard drive an reinstall Windows. Make sure before you do that, that you have all of your hard ware drivers available on a CD or a flash drive so that you can reinstall your hardware devices.

[steveo777]

damn ATI graphics driver.yes this is a driver issue.thing is i go to the website and that has been discontinued so....i'm trying to find out about this ATI deal because it is definitely one of the main reasons i'm having issues still.

Search under ATI legacy drivers. You might find what you need.

[Greg]

damn ATI graphics driver.yes this is a driver issue.thing is i go to the website and that has been discontinued so....i'm trying to find out about this ATI deal because it is definitely one of the main reasons i'm having issues still.

If you have Windows 7, allow Windows Update to find a driver for that graphics card. It will at least find a generic driver, although you may not get to turn on all the neat visual stuff, but it will solve your problem if your driver issue really is the graphics card.

[Greg]

I am having monitor issues. My computer is fine but my computer monitor goes black after a while and I turn it off for about 10 minutes and it comes back on but goes black again after a bit. Has this happened to anyone? I hope my monitor is not dying. It's only three years old and it's a gateway 19" HD flat screen monitor.

If it goes black after sitting idle for 10 minutes, then you need to adjust your power features on your computer. Your computer is likely programmed to turn off monitors after ten minutes.

[Ftloperry]

It wasn't idle. The screen just went black and I turned the power off and waited 10 minutes and turned it back on and it stayed on for about 7 minutes and then went black again. It's still happening tonight.

[Rick]

It wasn't idle. The screen just went black and I turned the power off and waited 10 minutes and turned it back on and it stayed on for about 7 minutes and then went black again. It's still happening tonight.

My daughters monitor did that until it was completely out. It would probably cost as much to fix as it would to buy a new one.

I just read an article that said it's most likely a faulty capacitor, and to try turning the brightness down, if you want to get more miles out of it.