Posts by martinusher

If the GPU is screwed then you'll see the patterning at the BIOS and during Windows boot. You may be able to make the screen more usable by changing the refresh rate in the video modes, a higher rate makes the pattern smaller so you may...

If the video's fried then the patterning would be visible all the time. I'd check the system to see if there's crud in it (for example, grilles on side blocked with matted (animal) hair (I've seen it happen)) -- if the system's airflow...