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antonio11
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_ 		29. October 2006 @ 15:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
here's the problem
when i turn on the pc the color quality is set to lowest 4 bit and the screen resolution is 800 by 600 pixels and i cant change it. a couple of months ago i bought gforce 6600 and installed it everything was fine but now this happens with or without the video card and i have no clue what to do. help me
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ddp
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_ 		29. October 2006 @ 15:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
reinstall the video driver.
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borhan9
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_ 		29. October 2006 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
As ddp said to reinstall the drivers. If that does not work go online to the official site and find the updated drivers for your graphics card.
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marsey99
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_ 		29. October 2006 @ 17:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cmos might need a new bat.
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ddp
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_ 		29. October 2006 @ 19:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is not a battery problem
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dsgtrain
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_ 		30. October 2006 @ 02:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the cmos has nothing to do with how many colours windows tells the graphics card to output

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antonio11
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_ 		30. October 2006 @ 03:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
whats cmos?
ohh I didnt mention this the problem with the colors happens for like a couple of hours and after that time it goes back to normal but than againt after like a half a day the comp might just restart itself or freeze and when i restart it the 4bit colors are back
thanks
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borhan9
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_ 		30. October 2006 @ 10:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Like was said try reinstalling the graphic drivers and also do a scan for viruses and see what you come up with.
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marsey99
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_ 		30. October 2006 @ 11:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i thought a cmos error would reset the bios to default which in turn would make windows unsure of installed componants, but hey, live and learn.


that last post sounds like an infection. try asking in the virus section of the windows software thread if anyone has had any thing that acts like this.

how old is your card as it could be a fault on that if nothing else turns up. can you test it in another pc?
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ddp
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_ 		30. October 2006 @ 11:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
reseat the videocard back into it's slot.
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antonio11
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_ 		30. October 2006 @ 13:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
since this first began happening I must of taken the card out atleast 15 times and tried using the pc without it but this crap happens with and without the card. restoring the whole system with the restore dvd didnt work either i will try installing new windows but if that doesnt work your help is all i can count on.

and thats only part of my problem the damn pc at first started restarting itself out of nowhere and the color thing started happening about 2months after that

do you guys think i should try selling the pc, maybe for parts or something and get a new one
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