About Chris Morrison Expertise Installation of cards. Difference between card types. What card is best for your purpose. Driver problems. All video issues.
Experience 15 years experience with building, repairing and upgrading PCs. Technical support experience.
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Question Hello, I have a slightly older laptop, a HP Pavilion 5000, and in the past month or so have been having some problems. For instance, while playing online games, some of the terrain would disappear for moments at a time and graphics would sometimes become fuzzy and/or stretched and distorted.
I thought that the game was causing it, but now it happens at different times. Sometimes when I start up the computer there will be small squares filled with colorful dots all over the screen. Sometimes it freezes, flashes, or restarts. Or all 3.I was wondering if this is a video card issue or if this is common at all. Thanks in advance. Oh, and I do have all my updated drivers installed.
Answer Purchase some canned air from an office supply store.
Remove the panel above the keyboard. The moght be a screw on the under side for each side of it. Then you'll have to use a small flathead screwdriver to pop the tabs off at the top of the keyboard. Lay the monitor flat on its back and take off the pannel. Remove the keyboard. Use the canned air to blow everything out. If you can see the fans get them really good. Blow out all the vents. Pay attention to where the dust comes out when cleaning as you want to get at that spot really well.
