Terence <[email protected]> writes: > On 30 September 2011 21:27, Harry Putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just reporting back. After pulling the card blowing everything out >> and reinstalling the card, I got video back. Not only that but a DVI >> outlet on that card that hasn't worked for a good while, began working >> too. > > Can you give us more details? > > Like : what do you mean by:- > > "After pulling the card blowing everything out" > > It would be interesting to think what might have been the problem > apart from, probably, poor or dirty connections.
I pulled out the video card, (an MSI nvidia FX 5700LE) took a can of compressed air, and blew around the card seat. I went ahead and blew out all around the cpu, rear fan, power supply vents and fan and all other components I could get too. It was not terribly dusty....I've seen much worse but I think I may have performed that operation not so long ago. I think now, that dust was not the problem... I suspect the card had become dislodged to some small degree. That machine has been moved a good bit recently. So I really think reseating the card was what really did the work.... I'll never know for sure. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
