Image freezing on kicked pc...yup...help?

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DPockney

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I got into an argument with my parents and accidentally kicked it. Now, the monitor keeps freezing every minute or so. Any help? Has my graphics card come loose slightly, or my RAM?

It seems that every time that I load a webpage, it takes slightly too long, and that when I load up a video on youtube (e.g. Mr Sark), it places about four frames uncosecutively, the just stops playing, but the sound continues.

Thanks for Your help.
 
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Phillip Corcoran
Check that any removable components (RAM, graphics card etc) are firmly and properly seated. For the graphics card, that means removing it and firmly replacing it, then screwing down it's backplate. Take care to purge static from your body by touching bare metal of chassis before you touch any components.

Check all your connections and cables are securely attached as well while your inside the case,

Depending on how hard you kicked it, the hard drive may have been damaged as that contains delicate moving parts.
You can test the hard drive's health with a bootable CD containing the drive maker's diagnostic software for DOS. The links are here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

If it's a WD drive, the link is here...
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Check that any removable components (RAM, graphics card etc) are firmly and properly seated. For the graphics card, that means removing it and firmly replacing it, then screwing down it's backplate. Take care to purge static from your body by touching bare metal of chassis before you touch any components.

Check all your connections and cables are securely attached as well while your inside the case,

Depending on how hard you kicked it, the hard drive may have been damaged as that contains delicate moving parts.
You can test the hard drive's health with a bootable CD containing the drive maker's diagnostic software for DOS. The links are here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

If it's a WD drive, the link is here (direct download): http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/topic/63494-looking-for-western-digital-data-lifeguard-iso/
 
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DPockney

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Thanks, I have a look at that now :) I dont think I kicked it that hard the HD could have gotten scratched, but It's possible. There also seems to be a lot of dust in there, and a gamestation reward card in one of the vents (don't ask me, I bought the pc off my brother)
 
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