TSGL: Still troubles - blinking + dark screen

[Tilman Brandl]

John,

what have safe defaults in Bios to do with RAM? Can you please enlighten me?

I've meanwhile bought a new PSU - when it's cooling stopped, the PC started rebooting, and files got corrupted (and maybe my system spoiled). So I just had to.

Then I've played a bit with my RAM banks, 512 MB each. Left only one of them in slot 1, then swapped it with module 2 - both didn't prevent the screen from blinking. Of course BOTH chips could be corrupt, that's true. Just - chances aren't too high for this. 

Also - I don't see any problems on my machine, unless I start playing with TV Browser (TVB) and/or the Java settings under control panel. Also saw a few signs of screen blinking/blanking on certain websited - possibly ones using Java.

Guess I'll next remove any files and traces of my Java installation, try a nondestructive XP repair, and then re- install JRE. If this doesn't help, I'll probably have to install XP again from scratch ;-(

Tilman

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jonpan 
  To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List 
  Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 12:53 PM
  Subject: Re: TSGL: Big trouble - blinking screen


  Hi Tilman,

  On the subject of RAM, you might try setting the BIOS to safe defaults 
  first, after noting the settings you normally use.

  Nein, hier friert es kaum, höchstens zwei- dreimal über Nacht. Zurzeit gegen 
  13.00 Uhr, haben wir 13°C, trocken und bedeckt.

  Grüße.

  John
  Od/G

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Tilman Brandl" <tbrandl2 at chello.at>
  To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
  Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 2:43 PM
  Subject: Re: TSGL: Big trouble - blinking screen


  Hi John,

  Thanks for your ideas!
  I guess there are restore points that I could use ... and I have acronis 
  images of my system partition too. They all would make sense in case this 
  were a software thing.

  Before that I'll check RAM, it could be behind this. And of course also the 
  graphics drivers. The device is on-board, so no problem with seating + 
  contacts.

  Initially I thought it was the KVM switch I have which connects 2 PCs to 
  monitor, keyboard + mouse. It wasn't though ... things are scary without the 
  switch too ;-(

  Aaaaaaargh !

  Cheers
  Tilman
  Friert es schon im Odenwald? Im Wienerwald hat's noch um die 12 Grad C ...

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: jonpan
    To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
    Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:25 AM
    Subject: Re: TSGL: Big trouble - blinking screen


    Hi Tilman,

    Do you have a system restore from before the time of initial installation 
  of
    TVB? Or a DVD-backup?

    Have you tried swapping the monitor?

    My wife's monitor is momentarily 'blacking out' occasionally. So far, I've
    just changed the monitor, to no effect. I'm thinking about re-seating the
    graphic card, updating the driver, swapping the card...

    Cheers,

    John
    Od/G




    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Tilman Brandl" <tbrandl2 at chello.at>
    To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <List at tsgserver.com>
    Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 1:33 AM
    Subject: TSGL: Big trouble - blinking screen


    Hi,

    I'm having big trouble. My ssreen sometimes starts blinking between normal
    display and (mainly) being black only. The black periods tend to grow 
  longer
    over time...

    It all started with a program I'm using since some time, TV Browser - TVB.
    Recently it began this blinking action and eventually froze my whole PC -
    only restore brought it to reboot and back to live.

    When I asked people at the forum for TVB they said: check 1. graphic card
    drivers 2. Java, 3. RAM

    Meanwhile I've tried to uninstall older JRE versions,  which didn't work 
  out
    correctly so I ended up removing 2 versions using MS Windows Installer
    Cleanup. Then I uninstalled the latest version and reinstalled it - jre
    1.6.0_03.

    Since then things are quiet sofar, but start again as soon as I look at 
  the
    Java settings under control panel - screen goes blank=black in about 5
    seconds, so I always finish playing around that way. All is well as soon 
  as
    the dialog is closed ... And of course - everything is in upheaval when I
    try to start TVB - which is a Java application AFAIK. Just tried it a last
    time, took a reset again ...

    Guess I'll try and test RAM tomorrow (but - shouldn't there be more
    indications if there were any problems? And I could reinstall the graphics
    drivers too.

    If none of these make things any better I'll perhaps try a system restore
    (or system repair?)

    Any other ideas anybody?

    TYVMIA
    Tilman

    Win XP sp2 + most updates; AVG + ZA.