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09-01-2009, 05:05 PM
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display driver keeps failing
Hi I am an ICT Tech in a school. In one of the computers when i put it on and it reaches the desktop every few seconds the monitor keeps cutting off and coming back on. I keep seeing this error message Display driver failed and has successfully recovered!!! Why is this happening? Do i need to update the driver? The computer is a Lenovo ThinkCentre. Do I have to download the driver and instal it via safe mode? what is causing this? We are running windows vista
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09-02-2009, 09:14 PM
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You'll hate this but it's only 2 options if that network is working correctly ( If it isn't you just one of many problems. ) : The video on the computer is failing, or the OS needs a re-install.
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09-02-2009, 10:38 PM
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Is the PC rebooting, or is the monitor just turning on and off?
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09-03-2009, 10:54 PM
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Try a different monitor first.
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09-04-2009, 02:54 PM
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09-04-2009, 03:11 PM
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It's either a motherboard (assuming onboard video) or display driver issue - or it's trying to force a resolution and/or refresh rate the monitor doesn't like.
You could try a cheap video card and see if that fixes it. |
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09-05-2009, 08:33 PM
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09-06-2009, 01:30 AM
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Update the video driver. If this doesn't fix it, install a cheap video card.
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