I bought a centrino hp laptop that wouldnt boot for 75 dollars. i think the problem is the video card. it is a replaceable ATI card. I disconnected the video cable from the card and reinstlled and it booted. Even loaded a system. But the laptop will freeze up, the screen jitter, or when loading the words are all misplaced and out of order. i.e. microsoft might be mi sot fost, etc. reseating the video card did no good but reseating the cable connector temporarily fixes the problem. Is it worth replacing the video card and does anyone know of a good website that discusses laptop video symptoms and solutions??
2006-08-07 15:04:02 · 1 answers · asked by Jim M 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The jumbled display is the main sign of a memory corruption issue. It may well be the memory on the video card. It could also be the regular system memory (but more likely video). If you laptop has two memory chips, you can test the memory by removing one chip and booting and see if the issue is resolved. If not, boot with the other chip. If the issue is still not resolved, the video card is the next logical choice.
2006-08-07 15:10:45 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋