Mainboard or Video Problem?

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Dave Smith wrote:
> Please help me to troubleshoot my video or mainboard problem.
> The monitor screen in sequence from starting boot to win98SE desktop.
>
> 1. Bootup, 256 color screen, bright vertical lines, difficult to read
> "Award Modular Bios........"
> 2. "Verifying DMI Pool Data... "(DOS, monitor screen, OK).
> 3. MS Splash Screen, vertical black-dot-dash-dot lines across monitor
> screen (in 256 colors).
> 4. Win98SE desktop... (in 1024X768 Hi resolution color, OK).
>
> I believe 256 color screens, there is something wrong. When I
> reinstall OS, Win98SE I could not see the monitor screen clearly in
> 256 colors. It's fuzzy whenever I move the mouse's pointer.
>
> Should I replace the mainboard or the video board?
>
> Thank everyone in advance.
>
> Mainboard - Gigabyte 7VT600-RZ (8 mths)
> Video Board - ATI AIW-8500 DV Edition. (3 yrs)
> OS - Win98SE

Since you get his problem in and out of Windows either video card or
monitor. More likely monitor actually. Can you test with another?

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:48:13 +0100, "Adrian Stuart"
<Adrian.stuart@nospamthanks.com> wrote:

>Is your monitor analogue or digital? This problem does not sound like a CRT
>display fault. If you have a good 'ole CRT chances are it's the video board.
>See if you can change it out for another board.

I am using an analogue monitor. I will swap monitor and test it tonight.
The problem occurs only in low resolution 256 color mode and not hi resolution.
This mobo is less than a yr-old, my last Gigabyte mobo failed after two years.
Which boards (ATI or Gigabyte) control the low resolution?

Thanks



>
>
>"Dave Smith" <daves@smithville.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> Please help me to troubleshoot my video or mainboard problem.
>> The monitor screen in sequence from starting boot to win98SE desktop.
>>
>> 1. Bootup, 256 color screen, bright vertical lines, difficult to read
>> "Award
>> Modular Bios........"
>> 2. "Verifying DMI Pool Data... "(DOS, monitor screen, OK).
>> 3. MS Splash Screen, vertical black-dot-dash-dot lines across monitor
>> screen (in
>> 256 colors).
>> 4. Win98SE desktop... (in 1024X768 Hi resolution color, OK).
>>
>> I believe 256 color screens, there is something wrong. When I reinstall
>> OS,
>> Win98SE I could not see the monitor screen clearly in 256 colors. It's
>> fuzzy
>> whenever I move the mouse's pointer.
>>
>> Should I replace the mainboard or the video board?
>>
>> Thank everyone in advance.
>>
>> Mainboard - Gigabyte 7VT600-RZ (8 mths)
>> Video Board - ATI AIW-8500 DV Edition. (3 yrs)
>> OS - Win98SE
>>
>>
>>
>

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:48:35 +0100, "Adrian Stuart"
<Adrian.stuart@nospamthanks.com> wrote:

I had swapped monitor and I still get vertical lines in 256 color mode. I don't
have a spare or unused graphic card to test. The problem is either the or
mainboard. Can some please help?

BTW what is the warranty for Gigabyte mobo?

Thanks

>Chances are it's the ATI graphics card. I had a similar fault when some
>video memory failed. If you can, I would swap this before anything else.
>