In my Vista 32 Bit Home Premium there is a yellow triangle icon with an exclamation mark inside it. I don't know what it is and it won't respond if I double click it or mouse over it. Does anyone know what this is?
Yellow Triangle System Tray Icon.
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acdcfan
Vista Pro
where exactly ?
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OmegaWolf747
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If it's in your system tray, it means your video driver crashed and recovered.
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That among other things, is one reason, it's basically a hardware failure signal from Device Manager and can be shown for a number of devices.
Open Control Panel - Device Manager and find what item has a yellow with exclamation on it and post here what you find please. Then we can help you find a solution for this, which may be as simple as a reboot in many cases...BTW, have you done a reboot?
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- Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo
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- Asus Commando MoBo (P965/ICH8R)
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- 4G's Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC26400 RAM
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- BFG 8800GTS OC2 320MB
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- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum FATAL1TY (next)
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- 2 x 22" w2207 LCD Monitors
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- 1- 1680 x 1050, 1 - 1920 x 1080
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- 3 x 500G SATA II WD Caviar HDD's
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- EnerMax NoiseTaker II 600W
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- NZXT Lexa Classic (modified, dual doored & windowed)
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- Zalman 9700 CPU cooler, 4-120mm fans, 1-90mm
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- Logitech Optical Trackman trackball
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I have a done a reboot and it seems to have fixed the problem, but its happened like 2-3 times and I wanted to know what was the problem.
In device manager nothing has a yellow exclamation mark except when I reveal hidden devices. Standard PS/2 Keyboard has the yellow exclamation mark.
In device manager nothing has a yellow exclamation mark except when I reveal hidden devices. Standard PS/2 Keyboard has the yellow exclamation mark.
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Hi
Is the exclamation point visible in the tray when you find this PS/2 KB mark in Device Mgr? Or did you find this after the tray notification was removed with the reboot?
If this was after the tray icon was gone and your keyboard still works, that one could be Ok. Like mine, I have 5 keyboard listings but only 1 KBoard...have a look below.
Anyway, if this was found after you cleared the tray icon, it's very possible that this was not the same one that caused your tray notice to show up, so if & when it happens again, check Device Mgr to see what it lists and post that info please.
If your keyboard doesn't work with this exclamation notice now, reinstall the KB drivers and see if that fixes it.
Is the exclamation point visible in the tray when you find this PS/2 KB mark in Device Mgr? Or did you find this after the tray notification was removed with the reboot?
If this was after the tray icon was gone and your keyboard still works, that one could be Ok. Like mine, I have 5 keyboard listings but only 1 KBoard...have a look below.
Anyway, if this was found after you cleared the tray icon, it's very possible that this was not the same one that caused your tray notice to show up, so if & when it happens again, check Device Mgr to see what it lists and post that info please.
If your keyboard doesn't work with this exclamation notice now, reinstall the KB drivers and see if that fixes it.
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System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Personal Build
- CPU
- Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo
- Motherboard
- Asus Commando MoBo (P965/ICH8R)
- Memory
- 4G's Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC26400 RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- BFG 8800GTS OC2 320MB
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum FATAL1TY (next)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x 22" w2207 LCD Monitors
- Screen Resolution
- 1- 1680 x 1050, 1 - 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x 500G SATA II WD Caviar HDD's
- PSU
- EnerMax NoiseTaker II 600W
- Case
- NZXT Lexa Classic (modified, dual doored & windowed)
- Cooling
- Zalman 9700 CPU cooler, 4-120mm fans, 1-90mm
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical Trackman trackball
- Other Info
- NZXT Lexa Classic Case, Zalman 9700 CPU Cooler, 2 DVD Burners c/w LightScribe (Sony, TSST), Enermax NoiseTaker II 600W PSU with Custom Chrome cable sleeving, Hauppauge HDTV TV Tuner Card, 5.1 Logitech Z5500 speakers, 15 in 1 Multi-card reader
Thanks, for the info.
Next time I find the yellow icon I'll check it out.
I'm using a wireless keyboard not a PS2 one and it works even when the icon is there/after reboot.
Next time I find the yellow icon I'll check it out.
I'm using a wireless keyboard not a PS2 one and it works even when the icon is there/after reboot.
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Hey...No prob bud, that's why we're here!!
Yah, I kinda thought the keyboard one was a non issue, or you woulda said sumthin about it eh.
It could very well be that the keyboard one was also the cause of the tray icon notice too. I've noted on other occasions and machines that the tray icon is not always displayed for many device problems, and then next time it is...it seems to be fairly indiscriminate really...like, only when it feels like it kinda deal.
Typical
Yah, I kinda thought the keyboard one was a non issue, or you woulda said sumthin about it eh.
It could very well be that the keyboard one was also the cause of the tray icon notice too. I've noted on other occasions and machines that the tray icon is not always displayed for many device problems, and then next time it is...it seems to be fairly indiscriminate really...like, only when it feels like it kinda deal.
Typical
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Personal Build
- CPU
- Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo
- Motherboard
- Asus Commando MoBo (P965/ICH8R)
- Memory
- 4G's Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC26400 RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- BFG 8800GTS OC2 320MB
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum FATAL1TY (next)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x 22" w2207 LCD Monitors
- Screen Resolution
- 1- 1680 x 1050, 1 - 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x 500G SATA II WD Caviar HDD's
- PSU
- EnerMax NoiseTaker II 600W
- Case
- NZXT Lexa Classic (modified, dual doored & windowed)
- Cooling
- Zalman 9700 CPU cooler, 4-120mm fans, 1-90mm
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical Trackman trackball
- Other Info
- NZXT Lexa Classic Case, Zalman 9700 CPU Cooler, 2 DVD Burners c/w LightScribe (Sony, TSST), Enermax NoiseTaker II 600W PSU with Custom Chrome cable sleeving, Hauppauge HDTV TV Tuner Card, 5.1 Logitech Z5500 speakers, 15 in 1 Multi-card reader