hello!

when i start the laptop upon booting the screen is messed up..color blocks everywhere and a bunch of wwww-block-xxxx-color block etc etc ...then XP won't load just looping over and over..
i have a little break when starting in safe mode. I can read and see the screen but with tiny vertical green lines and tiny blue blocks everywhere. but i have acces to the desktop...but using the default driver.

i have to say the prob seems to start when i got my asus external monitor (dvi connection). i never used an external monitor before ( purchased in2005).

the prob show up on the external monitor ( extended desktop) also. i am afraid to reconnect it for fear of shorts or whatever as it is brand new.



i m not a tek. is there a way to reset the card? could removing the card and put it back could mybe solve it? and how can i do this?

thx in advanced.

Do you mean like this?

If it's showing on the external monitor as well you likely have a faulty video card. When you are on your desktop....right click on the desktop and select Properties....Settings....Advanced.....Troubleshoot... move the Hardware acceleration slider all the way to the left. See if that solves the artifacts and allows you to boot normally.

Check out my "Video card fix" thread. Seems like my computer had the same symptoms as yours...but the fix worked!