broken already

On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:42:01 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
<_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

:>
:>"Linea Recta" <> wrote in message
:>news:4aedc267$0$83242$.. .
:>>I was just waching a video stream when the screen suddenly changed into a
:>>blocked mosaic, then black.
:>> When trying to reboot the notebook, the screen seems divided into two
:>> halves, an upper and a lower half.
:>> So now I see two bios password pronpts.
:>> After entering the password, at first it seems to go on booting, but
:>> before I get to the Vista logon screen it just reboots by itself and I get
:>> the divided bois screen with password prompts again.
:>>
:>> I suppose the videocard has died?
:>>
:>> Notebook, purchased march 2008.
:>>
:>
:>Nope. The video card has gone into a mode that is not compatible with the
:>screen. Its compatible enough that the screen is interpreting the output,
:>hence displaying it doubled.
:>
:>Press F10 while booting and select VGA mode. You can then set the correct
:>video mode from the display properties screen (Right click in desktop and
:>select the 'Apperance' tab in case you don't know.

Unless I'm misreading the OP he said the glitch appears when he first
powers up the computer at the BIOS password screen which is long
before any windows drivers come into play.

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