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Sex&PC
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_ 		4. August 2005 @ 03:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have an
ABIT NF7-S2G Motherboard
ATI Radeon 9550 256MB Video
1GB Ram
17" Sharp LCD monitor
The problem is that when the computer boots up, the ABIT logo is split into three images. Part of it is in the upper left side of the screen, some in the upper right, and some at center. Then the POST screen is fine as well as when i'm in DOS. When I try to boot to Windows, the split screen happens and then there is no screen. Any help would be nice. I've read that the BIOS should be flashed yet how do you do that if you can't get the computer to work enough to do so. Thank you.
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Liez4Love
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_ 		4. August 2005 @ 03:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What kind of windows do you have?
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Sex&PC
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_ 		4. August 2005 @ 03:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am running Windows 2000. It is the original disk so It's SP1
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ddp
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_ 		4. August 2005 @ 07:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can you try another videocard on your computer & your videocard on another computer to see if the problem stays with the motherboard or follows the videocard? do you have a floppy drive?
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		4. August 2005 @ 14:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It sounds like your video card is dying. I just had a Radeon 9700 Pro go belly up, after just less than 3 years, and ATI replaced it, with a 9800 Pro, free.

My screen had a multitude of square blocks in it. It was not split. As ddp suggested, see if you can install a different video card to see if it works ok. If it does, then you know that your ATI is dying.

BTW, if you are running Windows 2000, update it to SP4.
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Sex&PC
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_ 		5. August 2005 @ 20:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I do have a floppy drive. As far as SP4 goes, I'll update it as soon as I can see the screen. The windows CD I have is SP1 unfortunately. I haven't tried my video card on another computer but I will. I've tried another monitor and got the same response. Also, the video card is brand new. I know that doesn't mean that it should work, but I just thought I'd throw it out there. Thanks for all the responses.
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ddp
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_ 		5. August 2005 @ 20:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the reason for asking if you had a floppy drive is if the abit has live update for the bios but having trouble seeing it than can download the bios flash program & updated bios onto a bootable floppy & flash from the floppy.
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