It's an MSI nVidia 6600GT PCI Express card.
I also tried putting the graphics card in one of the other PCI Express slots
on the MSI X38 Platinum motherboard, but it done the same.
I forgot to mention that I have duel boot with Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
and Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 64 bit. Today I tried running the Windows
Memory Diagnostics from Windows Server 2008 and it also froze after the
memory check when it wanted to boot back into Windows Server 2008 (instead of
Windows Vista this time). As I mentioned before, it freezes on the part
where the progress bar runs (well should run) - where it obviously detects
hardware.
I couldn't check if the triangle also appears in Windows Server 2008 because
it doesn't have any 3D screen savers such as the Windows Energy screen saver.
Thanks for your input!
Edward
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
> I would contact the manufacturer's support for the graphics card. What make
> and model is the card?
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>
> "Edward" <Edward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4806C03B-D643-434B-A8EC-306933A671C6@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Kerry
> >
> > Thanks for your help so far.
> >
> > I ran the latest version memtest86+ through the night and it found no
> > errors.
> >
> > After I reinstalled the graphics drivers it made a triangle with the top
> > in
> > the middle of the screen and base on the taskbar again. No, the graphics
> > card has its own memory.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Edward
> >
> >
> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> >
> >> If your video shares system RAM (i.e. onboard video) then yes the
> >> artifact
> >> on the screen could be a symptom of bad RAM.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kerry Brown
> >> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Edward" <Edward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:08A0C4CB-859D-4E50-8E13-D8B747374FF9@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks for the reply.
> >> >
> >> > I'm going to run another test tonight with a 3rd party memory tester.
> >> >
> >> > What I noticed today is that when the computer is idle and my screen
> >> > saver
> >> > (Windows Energy) comes on and I move the mouse to continue working
> >> > again
> >> > it
> >> > makes like a weird triangle from the taskbar to the center of the
> >> > screen.
> >> > The only way to make it disappear is to change the resolution and then
> >> > set
> >> > it
> >> > back again. What is that all about? Could that also be related to
> >> > RAM?
> >> > In
> >> > the meantime I've reinstalled the nVidia graphics drivers from their
> >> > site.
> >> >
> >> > What I've also noticed is that a few times I've received blue screens,
> >> > but
> >> > I
> >> > done a check with WinDbg and it pointed to my Realtek RTL8168/8111
> >> > network
> >> > card driver.
> >> >
> >> > Could there be something wrong with my motherboard perhaphs - it's a
> >> > brand
> >> > new MSI X38 Platinum. My graphics card is a MSI nVidia 6600GT
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> > Edward
> >> >
> >> > "Kerry Brown" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Software memory testers aren't 100% reliable. It's best to use a
> >> >> couple
> >> >> of
> >> >> different ones. If there are errors it's certain you have a hardware
> >> >> problem
> >> >> which is probably bad RAM. If there are no errors it's likely but not
> >> >> certain you don't have a problem with RAM. In other words software RAM
> >> >> tests
> >> >> don't rule out the possibility of bad RAM. I like the Vista RAM test
> >> >> combined with memtest86+. You need to run at least one of the tests
> >> >> for
> >> >> several hours. Overnight is good.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.memtest.org/
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Kerry Brown
> >> >> MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
> >> >> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
> >> >>
> >> >> "Edward" <Edward@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:B281B141-14A8-464B-A5D7-EBE92722D8B4@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Every time I run a Windows Vista Memory Diagnostics and it completes
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > gets ready to boot back into Windows it freezes on the blank screen
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > progress bar running?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > While Windows Memory Diagnostics was testing it didn't report any
> >> >> > errors
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > memtest64 also didn't report any errors.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Could anyone please help?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Edward
> >> >>
> >>
>
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