Dell inspiron 531 starts to color patterns


  1. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
       New #1

    Dell inspiron 531 starts to color patterns


    Even after swapping monitors, a friend's Dell is starting immediately to multi-changing-color checkerboards whether trying to start normally, enter BIOS, F8 or F12. Previously she could see the Dell logo and Advanced Boot tools choices, but no longer.

    It appears it has onboard graphics chip so I cannot recommend reinstalling video card. There is no way to see what happens when trying to enter BIOS, Safe Modes, or boot DVD.

    I am not enough of a hardware expert to know what this means or even advise her any further. I am hoping someone can give us the next steps. I can do some basic hardware troubleshooting for her, but nothing too major.

    Thanks.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. brady
    Posts : 1,426
    7 Pro
       New #2

    Video is dead. Grab an AGP or Pci/pci-e card to prove it :)
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  4. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
    Thread Starter
       New #3

    What would be a good inexpensive card comparable to and compatible with onboard for Dell 531, which is easy to find to test this? Thanks.

    I've never installed a video card when I couldn't get into the BIOS to disable onboard. What is the procedure?
    Last edited by gregrocker; 10 Feb 2011 at 23:08.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
Hello everyone, Both the laptops Dell Inspiron 15R and Dell Inspiron 7548 came with 6 GB of RAM. I'd like to upgrade it to at least 12 GB by replacing the 2 GB dimms in both laptops with 8 GB dimms. Was wondering whether it is safe and okay to combine different memory modules from different...
Hi, My laptop (Dell Inspiron 1564 - Windows 7 Home Premium) slowed down a few days ago and I decided to restore the system to Dell Factory Image. The process started but stopped more than halfway and gave the following message, "Failed to apply Image". I restarted the system but it would now not...
Friends, I have dell inspiron n5110. It had geniune windows 7 home premium. There was dell data restore option in F8 boot menu option to restore my windows. a week ago i installed new windows 7. i didnt deleted recovery partition on my computer but there in no more option of dell data restore...
Hello everyone I have a very pressing problem. I had Vista running on my Inspiron 1520 Laptop. I recently upgraded to Windows 7, ever since then I have had terrible trouble with my Wireless Card. The driver for the card often comes up as not being able to start I often get Dell Wireless 1390...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 19:05.
Find Us