Black Screen of Death! in PC gaming Tech http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22042340 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:39:30 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:39:30 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22622872 Pariah666 : Wait..I get flamed for a simple fun comment and I make a tiny comment back and it gets deleted...unreal! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22622872 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:34:48 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22600412 Subaru : Don't cheap out on the power supply... I learned my lesson.. no black screens but my PC would always shut down on it's own.. after testing I found out it was the PS.. it could hardly put out 10 A on the 12V+ line :-/

I went back to the trusty 5 year old Antec until I get a better one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22600412 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:45:15 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22520326 Somnambul33t :
said by Pariah666 See Profile :

Lol..I hate the noise of my power supply kicking in when I play WoW. Oddly enough it sounds VERY familiar to a fan kicking on :uhh: Hmmm....weird :D
nice necro... please read dates especially when something's been mostly resolved]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22520326 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:00:24 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22499348 signmeuptoo : MANMAN222:

Power supplies are ALWAYS on, in stand by, unless the supply's own rear switch is turned off.

Supplies don't "kick in". Supply fans DO speed up when working harder and getting hotter as a result.

If you are using a cheap, noname brand supply, IT could be another problem.

As far as your RAM coming loose on its own, that CANNOT happen without some action on your part IF you installed it CORRECTLY to start with.

NOTE: ALWAYS always always unplug or turn off the rear switch on a power supply BEFORE plugging or unplugging things on a computer, unless you want to fry something.

ALSO: ALWAYS always always tell people the make and model of ALL of your hardware when asking for help, or people may tend to be very annoyed with you, it gets very old having to tell people this over and over and over, please understand, and spread the word!

Good luck to you and glad you seem to have resolved your issue!
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said by Krisnatharok See Profile :

said by MADMAN222 See Profile :

my powersupply does kick in when playing WoW.
Lol fail. My PSU kicks in too when I turn my computer on. Problem is it won't stop until I power down.
Krisnatharok: Your sarcastic remarks really help solve problems. lolz.

Madman: It sounds like there is a driver issue or your video card is failing. Try updating your drivers and running Windows Update. If the problem persists, I'd suggest contacting your video card manufacturer's support line.

Edit: Ah, Yes -- memory "falling out" in a running system will definitely give you a frozen computer / black screen. Make sure it is all the way in and the edges click into place.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22133710 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:22:40 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22130474 Krisnatharok :
said by MADMAN222 See Profile :

my powersupply does kick in when playing WoW.
Lol fail. My PSU kicks in too when I turn my computer on. Problem is it won't stop until I power down.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22130474 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:35:28 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22101824 MADMAN222 : well....my memory came loose some how! it was plugged in all the way. I guess it just got loose over the years! everything is all good now]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22101824 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:24:18 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22072123 BigReds42 : »www.driverheaven.net/vista-radeo···ror.html

Good luck...

I don't care what anyone says... it is a driver issue.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22072123 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:00:14 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22071932 anon : power supply is not large problem - card is - replace card as it is overheating and shutting down video.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22071932 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:06:07 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22046431 MADMAN222 : My card is an 8800gts 640. Its an old card and my powersupply does kick in when playing WoW. My powersupply is only 400w and the video requires 430 or something like that but i never had a problem in the past. My last update for video drivers was this month. I believe it has gotten fried over the years. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22046431 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:19:20 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22045311 DownLow : Likely video card related:

1) Card overheating/going bad
2) Video drivers (when was you last update)

Is your system well cooled?

How is you power supply? Do you have lots of stuff in your rig (perhaps you are pulling too much power for your PSU).
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not worth trying to help him if he wont post any details. and at this point, he's already lost my support]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22044140 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:38:47 EDT Re: Black Screen of Death! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22042999 LaZ3R : Lol... :p

Yes, definitely make sure that you aren't calling this a black screen of death if it's merely the monitor not being plugged into the wall or not powered on :)
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Possible causes:
- Corrupt file that is required to boot
- BIOS might be corrupt
- CMOS might need to be reset or the CMOS battery might need to be replaced

Possible fixes:
- Reinstall operating system
- Update drivers (if possible)
- Replace damaged hardware?
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