Vista - Monitor/Screen Black-outs

Thanks, I'll have to take a look at the warranty. It hasnt been happening too much this moring though. Maybe I'm just blinking at the right time though .

I was just having a look around and found a page with alot of user reviews and alot of them were positive but most were not so.
here is the link if you want to get a little pissed off when you take it back.
Dell Inspiron 1525 Reviews and Best Prices - Notebookshopper.com

Thank you for that link.....Its a college computer so Im pretty happy with it although I recoginize and agree with a lot of those complaints. Particularly about the touch pad, but its not my life long computer. It just need to get me through four years of college. I dont really get mad, particularly at costumer service people they get crap all the time. Plus its not there fault its Dell and there flawed design. If I do end up going to get my computer checked I'll tell you how it goes, but since Im leaving soon I may wait and see if the problem becomes more frequent and noticable.

Have you sorted your problem?

Thanks for your reply

I have considered your response and maybe you have some thing, the problem is still presisting and it's driving me nuts.

I logged on this morning and I have had many blackouts.

Another response to this problem was that maybe the graphics needs to be reinstaled.

I will investigate some further suggestions and get back to you.

Thanks for your input.


Regards Island/Island

The computer we have is a Dell Insperon 530 desktop with windows vista home premium. I should have posted my details with my first log on, sorry about that.

I am not that computer savvy so I will have to find out what Graphics driver is installed and get back to you on that one.

One other subscriber suggested the Graphics could be the problem so I will suggest that to Dell as I am going to be intouch with them next week.

Thanks for the input I will get back to you if I find and solutions.

Regards



Island/Island

My computer is a desktop but I think this problem would be universal.

I have had a lot of replys and most indicate that the Graphics Driver maybe the problem, will have to investigate further as I am just a beginer with computers.

Will get back to you if i find an answer.

Regards


Island/Island

Thanks to all the Forum users who have responded to my problem of screen blackouts.

I have sorted through all your recomendations and had a look at some of your latest computer creations and they are a trully remarkable and I wish I had the tallent to build a computer.

To try to fix this problem I have down loaded all recommended updates from Windows and have defragmented my hard drive with some success. The blackouts were not as frequent and after I persisted they stopped altogether.

I was reporting this problem today via Email to the company we purchased this computer from and had had to deal with it at leat ten times.

These blackouts are strange as there are other users of this computer and they don't seem to have the problems with this as I do.

And after I logged off the Internet and then logged back on I have not experienced a single blackout, is this strange?

My computer details are:

Dell™ Inspiron™ 530
Model DCMF
Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU 4400@ 2.00 GHz
3.00 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
32-bit Operating System
320GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s Hard Drive with Native Command Queuing
Duel Drivers 16X Max DVD-ROM
56K PCI Data/Fax Modem

My computer is a standard off the rack model and there for it should'nt be behaving badly.

REgards



Island/Island

As it is computers we are dealing with, we cannot always pinpoint the cause of a problem. That same problem can disappear without ever knowing what caused it.

Thanks a lot for this information, I have been in touch with the company I purchased the computer from, and with help from their technical suport we found the problem, the screen is faulty.

They are sending a replacment screen and I am hoping to receive it tomorrow.

Thanks a heap for your input.

Regards,


Island/Island