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5760 getting artifacts in windows
I just got my 5760 on thursday and after installing windows I have noticed every once in awhile this starts to happen:
I am wondering if this is hardware related or just software related. If it is software related can it be fixed? I dont have another copy of windows to test it with. I did try vista and didn't notice anything like this.
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Re: 5760 getting artifacts in windows
What video drivers are you using?
Did you install the Intel chipset driver first, and then your other drivers after that?
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I did the driver install using the driver cd that came with it, and installed in order. I first used the video drivers that came with the computer and then tried the new ones from laptopvideo2go
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Don't fix it if it ain't broke. If you are using the laptop2go drivers when this happens please uninstall them and go back to the Sager certified drivers.
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it does it with the drivers i got from sager too
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Then please call Customer Service to get further assistance.
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run it on the bios screen for awhile and see if it still happens
if it does, it is hardware
if it does not, its drivers
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I installed windows vista and never saw anything like this, so Im guessing its not entirely hardware related.
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that gives me some old fond memories.
it is 70/30 chance of being software or hardware from wut you just said.
the way to find out if its a damaged video card is to:
- warm up the video card (eg. 3DMark, games, etc)
- look under your notebook to see if the fan(s) are working corectly since the heat adding up.
- go to Windows Explorer, go to Windows folder, go to View > List.
- now scroll left and right, artifacts (black dots from the text on files would appear & remain in the background) should occur this way if video card is damaged.
Trust me I know artifacting (on notebooks & desktops), since i used to overclock and experiment. This is a procedure that has worked to checked for artifacts from damaged video cards since Win95/98.
In your case tho, the snapshot seems to be suspicious. It looks more software than anything else, but there could be a very small chance that its hardware.... doubtful on that though.
Although come to think of the the picture reminded of a loose LCD inverter in a notebook I used to have. So something might be loose in the notebook.
-Gophn
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Re: 5760 getting artifacts in windows
that gives me some old fond memories.
it is 70/30 chance of being software or hardware from wut you just said.
the way to find out if its a damaged video card is to:
- warm up the video card (eg. 3DMark, games, etc)
- look under your notebook to see if the fan(s) are working corectly since the heat adding up.
- go to Windows Explorer, go to Windows folder, go to View > List.
- now scroll left and right, artifacts (black dots from the text on files would appear & remain in the background) should occur this way if video card is damaged.
Trust me I know artifacting (on notebooks & desktops), since i used to overclock and experiment. This is a procedure that has worked to checked for artifacts from damaged video cards since Win95/98.
In your case tho, the snapshot seems to be suspicious. It looks more software than anything else, but there could be a very small chance that its hardware.... doubtful on that though.
Although come to think of the the picture reminded of a loose LCD inverter in a notebook I used to have. So something might be loose in the notebook.
-Gophn
I tried doing what you said, when I did the windows folder and the list then scrolling left and right it didnt seem to do anything. Also I never seem to see any artifacting in-game, it really is only when Im out of a game in windows when it happens.