Four-way split screen

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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre -  
 Hassane -
Hello,

I'm reaching out to you because I don't know what to do anymore.
Two days ago, I was peacefully on my PC when it turned off by itself before
restarting, and to my surprise,
my screen is divided into four vertically.
Vista launches and gets stuck on the repair tools, which I'm trying to apply
as best as I can, but nothing works.
It always restarts in the same way.
I tried to reinstall the factory image from the designated partition.
It formats and restores the contents,
but the PC still restarts with the screen divided into four.
I then reach a blue background with inscriptions that I can't read.
I notice that it goes up to 100 percent,
then it shuts down, restarts, and nothing more, just a black screen.

I hope I was clear in my post.
I don't understand anything anymore.
I attempted to reinstall with the DVD, but it doesn't even start.

Is my PC and/or my hard drive dead?

Thank you for the attention you're giving me.
Configuration: hp pavilion dv 9530em windows vista 160 gb 2 gb ram, geforce 8400m gs I E 8, Firefox 3.5

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orochimau Posted messages 874 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   75
 
To start the reinstallation CD, you need to press "R" during startup for it to launch.
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
The access via F11 works and I arrive at the recovery partition
that's where I see these blue and green lines
I've just asked for a partition diagnostic
I'm waiting
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orochimau Posted messages 874 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   75
 
He doesn't have to change his motherboard; he can simply buy a new graphics card if that's the problem.
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dabigben Posted messages 2110 Status Membre 188
 
Oh sorry, in my head it was about a laptop! Probably because I've dealt with this issue on a laptop!
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Samu IT CISCO
 
I think that's the case for me too
my Dell PC turns on and the screen splits in two; sometimes it displays well, and sometimes it shows unwanted color variations.
And I've noticed that the graphics card has died.
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dabigben Posted messages 2110 Status Membre 188
 
Yeah, but I think the problem will come back. It's exactly the same symptoms I've seen. The Windows not starting up on top of everything else. Turn it off and on several times, you'll see that the screen will start splitting again. Back up your data quickly, as soon as you manage to boot into Windows.

Hammer the F8 key during startup, before the Windows logo appears, and select "start with the last known good configuration."
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orochimau Posted messages 874 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   75
 
Can you at least access the BIOS?
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
As for my BIOS
I could possibly access it, but I can't read anything; it's all divided into 4 screens and it's impossible to read.
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blondin777 Posted messages 6162 Status Contributeur 945
 
Hello everyone.

If you have the same symptom in the BIOS, there's no point in going any further, as it means your problem is definitely hardware-related, sorry.

Just so you know, on these models, the graphics card is soldered onto the motherboard.....
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
I just went into the BIOS as best as I could, and even though I always had the 4 screens, I managed to load the default setting values.
I saved the changes, the PC restarted, and now there's only one startup screen with the usual keys F9, F11, etc.
However, after that, it’s still a black screen.
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blondin777 Posted messages 6162 Status Contributeur 945
 
Ahh, a miracle, perhaps.

Does the access via F11 work or not?

Otherwise, press F5 several times until the boot manager appears. Press F8 once

Choose "disable automatic restart on failure..."
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
On the other hand, now I have my normal screen but I have small blue and green vertical lines
is that a problem?
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blondin777 Posted messages 6162 Status Contributeur 945
 
If you have lines on the recovery partition, that's still not a good sign....

The more time goes by, the closer we get to a hardware failure.....--

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delta
 
Hello,

you know they are right, it's the graphics chipset that is failing little by little, it's only a matter of time, anticipate a replacement of your motherboard.

quick question to everyone: where can we buy a laptop motherboard, thank you for your answers
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
My diagnosis of the partitions is finished and there's no issue on that side.

I also thought of something.
The lines do not appear when I'm in the BIOS.

For now, I'm formatting the PC and we'll see what happens.
I'm reinstalling Windows.
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dabigben Posted messages 2110 Status Membre 188
 
I'm sorry to say this, it's normal to want to try everything but if the problem appears as soon as you turn on the PC (the duplicated display), that is to say well before Windows loads, it means that Windows is not to blame and reinstalling it will not fix your issue. A hardware failure cannot be repaired by software!
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
PC down

That's the end of the story
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delta
 
if the story is finished lol, don't forget to check resolved
thank you
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
Good evening,

after getting an estimate, it turned out that the motherboard was dead
total cost 310 euros
covered at 80% by the home insurance

I got off easy on this one

PC's perfect, all I have to do now is sell it
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anthony138
 
Hi, I have the same problem as you. I was told that the motherboard was dead and that it would cost me around 300 euros.
I just saw that you claimed on your home insurance; I didn't think they covered computer repairs. Could you confirm that for me and tell me what you said to them?
Thanks, Anthony.
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Hassane
 
Hello friends, I have the best solution to solve your problem. Just follow the steps in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxmGjV3_FtY
I swear it's very effective.
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dabigben Posted messages 2110 Status Membre 188
 
I think the graphics card is dead; I've seen this before. Are there also red and blue stripes on the screen from the startup?

Unfortunately, if the graphics card is dead, there's nothing to be done except replace the motherboard, which costs as much as a laptop!!
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orochimau Posted messages 874 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   75
 
Ah, it's definitely the graphics options that are messing up.

Right-click > properties > settings > and there you change the color quality, either to 12 bits or to 32 bits.
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maranval Posted messages 992 Status Membre 168
 
thank you but I don't even have a desk anymore
I have nothing left
windows won't even start anymore
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