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mike breck · 06-22-2002, 01:54 PM

Hi again xmadmanuk,

I'm sorry to hear you're still having problems.

Usually, I would tend to suspect the video card, refresh rate or the monitor in a case like this. The only thing that's throwing me is the fact you say the problem is not there AT ALL if you just use the original Ram that was in the system.

Is that correct? There are no shakes at all when you use the original Ram? Has it ever shook when you are in the BIOS?

Are there any settings in the BIOS regarding how much Ram is allocated to the onboard video?

Just to humour me, do you have, or can you borrow, another monitor and try it with the PC? If the problem continues, then at least we can eliminate the monitor being faulty.

Try pressing the Degauss button on your monitor and see if that helps.

Do you have any other electrical equipment attached or near the monitor which may be causing electromagnetic interference e.g. speakers, answering machines, AC adapters.

Do you have any electrical motors running on the same ring circuit as the PC in your house e.g. washing machines, tumble driers etc.

Have you tried taking out the Firewire card and seeing how that affects the problem.

You haven't installed any programs or made any changes to increase the refresh rate in XP?
What is your refresh rate according to Windows?

What size of Power Supply does your PC have?

06-22-2002, 01:54 PM	#2
mike breck Member (13 bit) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,700	Hi again xmadmanuk, I'm sorry to hear you're still having problems. Usually, I would tend to suspect the video card, refresh rate or the monitor in a case like this. The only thing that's throwing me is the fact you say the problem is not there AT ALL if you just use the original Ram that was in the system. Is that correct? There are no shakes at all when you use the original Ram? Has it ever shook when you are in the BIOS? Are there any settings in the BIOS regarding how much Ram is allocated to the onboard video? Just to humour me, do you have, or can you borrow, another monitor and try it with the PC? If the problem continues, then at least we can eliminate the monitor being faulty. Try pressing the Degauss button on your monitor and see if that helps. Do you have any other electrical equipment attached or near the monitor which may be causing electromagnetic interference e.g. speakers, answering machines, AC adapters. Do you have any electrical motors running on the same ring circuit as the PC in your house e.g. washing machines, tumble driers etc. Have you tried taking out the Firewire card and seeing how that affects the problem. You haven't installed any programs or made any changes to increase the refresh rate in XP? What is your refresh rate according to Windows? What size of Power Supply does your PC have? Last edited by mike breck; 06-22-2002 at 02:07 PM.