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VoodooTengo

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September 25th, 2006 02:00

Problem With Video

This week my hard drive broke down completley so i got a new one installed with all the drivers and stuff by the geek squad but now when i try to play games that worked fine last week now the video is very choppy and will jump around and really makes them unplayable does anyone here know how i might solve this problem

i have a Inspiron 8600 from 2004 with a Nvidia GeForce 5200 card

jeffcmfrt

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September 25th, 2006 13:00


@VoodooTengo wrote:
This week my hard drive broke down completley so i got a new one installed with all the drivers and stuff by the geek squad but now when i try to play games that worked fine last week now the video is very choppy and will jump around and really makes them unplayable does anyone here know how i might solve this problem

i have a Inspiron 8600 from 2004 with a Nvidia GeForce 5200 card



What speed hardrive did you put in your machine when you had it replaced? What you are discribeing can also be caused from heat causeing the processor to throttle down. Get a can of caned air and while powered off blast the rear heatsink vents this will remove dust buildup and is good practice I have always done thid once a month on all my laptops I have owned and it does make a difference and also keeps the inside of your laptop dust free in general.

Best wishes



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rwm32

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September 25th, 2006 18:00

I agree that overheating is often the cause of these symptoms.  If you've cleaned out the heatsink and vents as suggested above, and it still doesn't display cleanly, here are a couple more thoughts:
 
If you're getting artifacts as well as choppy video, you could also try playing around with the AGP and antialiasing settings in Control Panel -> Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> GeForce 5200 tab.
 
Have you searched the forums (or posted in them) at www.laptopvideo2go.com?  if it's an issue with your video card, someone there will be able to help.

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