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Re: Video driver has started crashing occasionally.

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From: johnny-b...@invalid.ntlworld.com (Johnny B Good)
Subject: Re: Video driver has started crashing occasionally.
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by: Johnny B Good - Sat, 17 Apr 2021 21:40 UTC

On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:53:34 +0000, RJH wrote:

> On 15 Apr 2021 at 13:46:31 BST, "David" <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:23:34 +0100, Pancho wrote:
>>
> snip
>>> I thought there was a graphics card shortage at the moment. Apart
>>> from maybe the GT 710, which is entry level. I don't know how much
>>> better it is than CPU on board graphics.
>>
>> The AMD in the sig should indicate that there are no on board graphics.
>> Then again this was heading for a legacy chip when I bought it.
>> Also I didn't realise AMD didn't come with on board graphics like Intel
>> until I started researching systems. :-)
>
> Surprised me too - I hadn't realised my c.2014 i3 had on-chip graphics.
> Surprisingly capable, and turns out to be good enough for anything I
> need.

It's worth taking a close look at the caps in cases like this. If any
look "blown" (domed tops and, often but not always, brown staining),
replacing them will often restore a dodgy graphics adapter to as good as
new.

--
Johnny B Good

With YOU, I can be MYSELF ... We don't NEED Dan Rather ...

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