Hello everyone,

I just want to know if a graphics card is not working, would it prevent me logging into vista? like there isn't enough graphics to boot vista? is this possible?
Also would a malfunctioning graphics card cause weird symbols in the BIOS, like weird vertical lines, dollar signs replacing spaces, E's replacing F's, A's replacing N's etc.?
Also could a power surge possibly damage the graphics card? in terms of hardware?
I am not asking for a fix here; i just want to know if this can happen



Thank you for your time

No, i did not have a surge protector, and this is why my grpahics card is stuffed right now....

Yes, the BIOS is booted from the mother board. However, on other forums ppl who have had this problem fixed it by replacing their graphics card. I do not know why since it had nothing to do with it?

When I try to log into windows normally, a Blue Screen of Death appears saying:
"Attempt to reset the display driver and recover fromt timeout failed"
I think the only thing stopping me from booting is graphics card.... or maybe my motherboard malfunctioned also? sigh...

Thanks for your reply !

Originally Posted by lordbob75

Yes a powersurge can mess with a card, hopefully you have a surge protector.

NO, the BIOS is booted from the mobo, so the card should not mess with it, not in that manner.

It also should not prevent you logging in....

~Lordbob

Hi bob
Don't worry, i will be calling professional help in a few days, since i do not feel confident doing anything 'under tyhe hood'.
Sorry if u feel like u've wasted u're time but u've helped me locate the problem and it has really helped me. I appreciate it thanks!

Originally Posted by lordbob75

Ok, get a surgeprotector.

Try this:
Do you have onboard graphics? Take out your graphics card, and plug your Monitor into the motherboard and boot up. Does it work? If it does, then it is indeed a bad video card.

~Lordbob