so i was playing WOW(world of warcraft), and i left it on and went shoppping... an hr later when i came back my computer was off? no one was home... my other appliance that was hook up to the same plug were still working!!!??? i try turning it on but it wouldnt go on... then i went and un hook the plug from the back and put it back in... it worked... but on the loading screen everything it went all matrix like... and u could still see the outline of the loading screen barely... and then the windows xp thing pop up... and it look matrix-ly too! haha... then after it finishes loading the xp... my monitor says... "no signal"... and i restart the computer nothing happens... so i unplug it and plug it again... and it just keeps doing the same thing over...

so in the end i went to my basement and got my old comp up here... and am now using it!anybody have any ideas? or could help me? do u think i should repair it? or just buy a new computer? i kinda have a itchy feeling its the video card? months ago it started making some weird noise everytime i start up my computer? no idea! im not a computer wiz... but i would like to get back to playing WOW lol!

thanks alot in advance!!!

Try booting into Safe Mode options:

After the power-on and BIOS POST or your Logo screen repeatedly tap the F8 key or hold the Ctrl key before Windows starts.

hey tried it! but doesnt really help much cause i dont kno what im doing?!!

so i took some pics!

it starts off like this...
loading screen

then after i keep pressing f8... it comes up like thi
after pressing f8
** so i wasnt really sure what i was pressing so i restarted the computer again
***edit***i could see myself moving the bar up and down on this screen but couldnt read the words


so after the loading screen it jumps to windows xp
windows xp

and after that it goes black... the end... haha

HELPPP please = )

I would agree with the Graphics Card diagnosis.

Any chance that this computer has on-board VGA?

What is the make and model of the computer?

If no on-board VGA maybe switch your working card into the other computer or try a different card.

well the broken computer was custom made by a friend of mine whos really lazy to even bother helping me... so all i kno is that the video card is a nvidea and its strong enought to run WOW on lower then averge setttings... and after i tried turning the computer on about 3x the noise started getting worse? its coming from the fan in the video card(i think)?! haha so yah i think it is the video card? should i just go out and buy a video card? i dont kno much about video cards... would anyvideo card work? cause if it does i wanna get the best one so i can run my games on the higest settings... i think that computer is a amd 2400? and has 512 ram or something iunno... and 2 harddrives (20gb & 180gb) not good with specs.

but yes thanks for the help jephree... if u can help some more that would be great = )

You need to match the card with your slot. I would assume AGP 8X 4X which has been the standard say between 2000 and 2004. New cards are usually running PCI_E 16X slots and cards and older ones run AGP 2X.

AGP differences here:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

PCI_E here:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

When you remove the card there should be some identification on it as to its' specs.

yah so i asked my friend and there is no on board VGA, the video card is a

GF 6600 256mb DDR Dual Dvi TV... and he told me its prob cause i fried the video card?

now im trying to look for something similar so i wont have to change my power supply or something that can handle more but on the same power supply... cause i dont want to end up changing the whole computer, when i can just go out and buy a brand new one...

computer as far as i kno is an amd 2400 something like that and the video card as above... 512ram

power supply says this on it:

U.S~ Can®
Switching Power Supply
Model: DR-A300ATX
Input: 115V/230V~, 8/4A
60/50 Hz
Output: 300W
+3.3V 20A Orange
+5V 30A Red
+12V 10A Yellow
+5VSB 2A Purple
-5V 0.5A White
-12V 0.8A Blue
PS-ON Green
P.G Grey

oh yeah and this is the site i usually buy from located in my city...

video cards

what do u guys think would be the best deal for my computer?

The most important basic issue is the slot type.

I see GF 6600 256mb DDR Dual Dvi TV as available in both AGP as well as PCI_E

You need to verify what type of slot you have.