Greg Campbell
EF5
Interesting, the video card issue. FWLIW, I've run various ATIs for years w/o any woes.
In the meantime, hit http://www.memtest.org/ and make yourself a bootable CD. Run the program overnight. If it throws any errors, try pulling the memory modules and re-seating them. (Along similar lines, it's just possible that pulling the video card cleaned a slightly flaky contact, solving your problem. Re-seating any and all expansion cards and power/IO cables is one of the first things to try when chasing random glitches.)
Ya might also run one of several 'stress test' programs overclockers use to certify a system's stability. One of the more popular is http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/385/Orthos_Stress_Prime_2004.html
Between these two programs, you should catch any CPU/cooling/motherboard/memory issues. Clearly, they won't do a thing for video, HD, CD, etc. problems.
If the 4850 needs a home....![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Good luck
In the meantime, hit http://www.memtest.org/ and make yourself a bootable CD. Run the program overnight. If it throws any errors, try pulling the memory modules and re-seating them. (Along similar lines, it's just possible that pulling the video card cleaned a slightly flaky contact, solving your problem. Re-seating any and all expansion cards and power/IO cables is one of the first things to try when chasing random glitches.)
Ya might also run one of several 'stress test' programs overclockers use to certify a system's stability. One of the more popular is http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/385/Orthos_Stress_Prime_2004.html
Between these two programs, you should catch any CPU/cooling/motherboard/memory issues. Clearly, they won't do a thing for video, HD, CD, etc. problems.
If the 4850 needs a home....
Good luck