Display monitor COLOR gone CRAZY!

You're right, as usual, Mart. Looks as if I may have been a little
redundant, but, what the 'hey'...........if it works for her, it is better
than $129. That still makes me pucker.
Heirloom, old and time for bed

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote :-

I just thought of something ... .... nobody has mentioned 'reseating' the
video card.

Well, you certainly alluded to it in one of your previous posts HL :-

... simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.

As did I - to a lesser extent - by suggesting that the video cable be
reversed, which by the very action of disturbing the video card VGA
connector, is often enough to affect any streaking caused by a
loose/corroded PCI connector.

However, perhaps by restating/clarifying the point, you've alerted Shani
in good time, before opening the sealed package - thus allowing a return.

Mart


"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
I just thought of something that Shani should attempt before opening the
new video card.........nobody has mentioned 'reseating' the video card.
Shani, if you get this in time, try removing your existing video card and
putting it back (reseating it). There is a slim possibility that you may
just have a loose/corroded contact........it's worth a shot, especially
for $129!! Of course, be sure to observe the proper procedures while
doing so......disconnect power, ground yourself to the case (bare metal)
before removing the card and while reseating it. If you have some 'canned
air', this would be a good time to blow out the dust bunnies.....do this
before removing the card. Be sure to shoot the fans and the power supply
from the inside toward the outside.
Heirloom, old and crossing fingers

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote:
Yikes! $129!!!! I need to run out and buy some Dell stock before
your credit card is processed, g. The card I put in the old Me box
was an ATI Radeon, 32Meg, and purchased locally.....it was only about
$40, at the time. Oh well, at least you should have Dell's assurance of
compatibility. Will be looking for your report on the results.
Heirloom, old and made the moths in my
wallet shudder

Heh, me 2, but for most people the warranty/compatibility/tech-support
is worth it.


Rick




"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Will do Heirloom!

Byt he way, my Video Card is costing $129.00. However, I say better
safe
than sorry.

Shani
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


They are both 32Meg nVIDIA cards.......a Google search turned up a
bunch of
used Dell parts......the 1E200 nVIDIA card was amongst them, from
$14.95 up.
Can't be 100% sure it is the exact same card as you had, but, quite
sure it
will work just fine. As best I can tell it is a 4x AGP card, so, it
will go
in the brown slot.........same as your other one. Keep us posted.
Heirloom, old and sure it will
work

"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Hey Heirloom and Mart,

Is this card compatible with my old one? The customer service girl
from
DELL
sounded a little ditsy...LOL

This is what I will be receivng: 1 1E200 Card,Video,nVIDIA,32M,NV15
2X32

Thanks again for all your advice and help!

Shani
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



"Mart" wrote:


I would agree with Heirloom, Shani - and what's more you stated in
your
first post :-
"I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed."
which
suggests that you hadn't done anything else (like enable/disable
on-board
video, IF FITTED) therefore it appears to be 'a sudden component
failure' -
i.e. the video card!

So, bear in mind HL's advice and let's hope the new card will
resolve the
issue.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

PHEW...LOL

Thanks Heirloom!

My new card should be here in 2 days! I will let you guys know how
it
goes
once I change it.

Sincerely,
Shani

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


Nothing to be scared of, Shani. You did good. Seems your
machine
does,
indeed, have a separate video card, 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
(Dell).
It
should have you fixed up after installation and you should have to
do
nothing more that replace the existing card with the new one.
You
probably
could have gotten a much better deal, $$$ wise, by buying one from
someplace
other than Dell, but, this way you will be assured of
compatibility.
Just
be sure to disconnect power to your CPU, properly ground yourself
to
the
case and simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.
Please let us know how it works out...............
Heirloom, old and bet it
works


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Oh my God, you guys are scaring me! LOL

I just ordered a new DELL Video Card. I ordered the same one I
started
with,
which is the 32bit Graphics Card.

Here is my system information. I have NO idea what you guys are
talking
about as far as the mother board, etc.

Please tell me the NEW Video Card will suffice!

YIKES!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------
SYSTEM INFORMATION:

OS Name Microsoft Windows
Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name NONE
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model XPS-Z
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Pentium(r) III processor GenuineIntel ~1000 Mhz
BIOS Version
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Locale United States
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 191.26 MB
Available Physical Memory 176.00 KB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.68 GB
Page File Space 1.81 GB
======================================= ===========

Name 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Dell)
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description NVIDIA
Bits/Pixel -1
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xAFFFF
Memory Address 0xB0000-0xBFFFF
I/O Port 0x03B0-0x03BB
I/O Port 0x03C0-0x03DF
IRQ Channel IRQ 11
Memory Address 0xFD000000-0xFDFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE8000000-0xEFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000-0xCA3FF
Memory Address 0xFC900000-0xFE9FFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd (, 1,019.88 KB (1,044,352
bytes),
Not
Available)






"Heirloom" wrote:


Good work, Mart..........I do believe we have this one nailed
down.
I
am
curious about her Dell model and if it has onboard video. None
of
my
few
machines have had that and, as I understand, it may need to be
disabled
on
the motherboard or the Bios or both.........is that correct?? If
she'll
send her model/year, I bet we can find out. She really could
use
SiSoft
Sandra, or the like........it would tell us a lot.
Heirloom, old and 'bout
supper
time


"Mart" wrote in message
hx.gbl...

Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first - bent
pin
or
damaged wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable
around'
end-to-end to see if it makes any difference BEFORE you replace
your
video
card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines
while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:


It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely
eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot
into
Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it
continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll
up
and
down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the
gray
shadow
and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor
anything
on
your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous
responses,
then
as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like
the
prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first,
just
to
be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in
message
...

Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my
surprise
the
gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem
could
be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:


Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using
simple
VGA
and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less
detail,
the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still
exist.
If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could
be
your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would
lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI
slot,
you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to
consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to
disable
the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a
Dell,
you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video.
Consult
Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have
the
info
you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info
about
your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for
confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and
happened
to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in
message
...

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly
changed. I
saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have
an
awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen,
and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my
monitor
screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings
but
this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix
the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down,
so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old
monitor
and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that
did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't
work
either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did
not
work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME
operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for
errors, I
did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my
monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display
settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS
WRONG
WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.

Well, well, well, thanks guys for NOT reminding me to reset the video card
before I paid for, received, and now installed my NEW VIDEO CARD! heheeeeeee


Oh heck, it was worth it. My video screen looks so clear and pretty, I could
just kiss it...YIPPY!

If it wasn't for all your help, I'd probably still be trying to trouble
shoot the problem! The $129.00 was worth it!

With much thanks and gratitude,
Shani




"Heirloom" wrote:

You're right, as usual, Mart. Looks as if I may have been a little
redundant, but, what the 'hey'...........if it works for her, it is better
than $129. That still makes me pucker.
Heirloom, old and time for bed

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote :-

I just thought of something ... .... nobody has mentioned 'reseating' the
video card.

Well, you certainly alluded to it in one of your previous posts HL :-

... simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.

As did I - to a lesser extent - by suggesting that the video cable be
reversed, which by the very action of disturbing the video card VGA
connector, is often enough to affect any streaking caused by a
loose/corroded PCI connector.

However, perhaps by restating/clarifying the point, you've alerted Shani
in good time, before opening the sealed package - thus allowing a return.

Mart


"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
I just thought of something that Shani should attempt before opening the
new video card.........nobody has mentioned 'reseating' the video card.
Shani, if you get this in time, try removing your existing video card and
putting it back (reseating it). There is a slim possibility that you may
just have a loose/corroded contact........it's worth a shot, especially
for $129!! Of course, be sure to observe the proper procedures while
doing so......disconnect power, ground yourself to the case (bare metal)
before removing the card and while reseating it. If you have some 'canned
air', this would be a good time to blow out the dust bunnies.....do this
before removing the card. Be sure to shoot the fans and the power supply
from the inside toward the outside.
Heirloom, old and crossing fingers

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote:
Yikes! $129!!!! I need to run out and buy some Dell stock before
your credit card is processed, g. The card I put in the old Me box
was an ATI Radeon, 32Meg, and purchased locally.....it was only about
$40, at the time. Oh well, at least you should have Dell's assurance of
compatibility. Will be looking for your report on the results.
Heirloom, old and made the moths in my
wallet shudder

Heh, me 2, but for most people the warranty/compatibility/tech-support
is worth it.


Rick




"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Will do Heirloom!

Byt he way, my Video Card is costing $129.00. However, I say better
safe
than sorry.

Shani
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


They are both 32Meg nVIDIA cards.......a Google search turned up a
bunch of
used Dell parts......the 1E200 nVIDIA card was amongst them, from
$14.95 up.
Can't be 100% sure it is the exact same card as you had, but, quite
sure it
will work just fine. As best I can tell it is a 4x AGP card, so, it
will go
in the brown slot.........same as your other one. Keep us posted.
Heirloom, old and sure it will
work

"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Hey Heirloom and Mart,

Is this card compatible with my old one? The customer service girl
from
DELL
sounded a little ditsy...LOL

This is what I will be receivng: 1 1E200 Card,Video,nVIDIA,32M,NV15
2X32

Thanks again for all your advice and help!

Shani
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



"Mart" wrote:


I would agree with Heirloom, Shani - and what's more you stated in
your
first post :-
"I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed."
which
suggests that you hadn't done anything else (like enable/disable
on-board
video, IF FITTED) therefore it appears to be 'a sudden component
failure' -
i.e. the video card!

So, bear in mind HL's advice and let's hope the new card will
resolve the
issue.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

PHEW...LOL

Thanks Heirloom!

My new card should be here in 2 days! I will let you guys know how
it
goes
once I change it.

Sincerely,
Shani

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


Nothing to be scared of, Shani. You did good. Seems your
machine
does,
indeed, have a separate video card, 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
(Dell).
It
should have you fixed up after installation and you should have to
do
nothing more that replace the existing card with the new one.
You
probably
could have gotten a much better deal, $$$ wise, by buying one from
someplace
other than Dell, but, this way you will be assured of
compatibility.
Just
be sure to disconnect power to your CPU, properly ground yourself
to
the
case and simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.
Please let us know how it works out...............
Heirloom, old and bet it
works


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Oh my God, you guys are scaring me! LOL

I just ordered a new DELL Video Card. I ordered the same one I
started
with,
which is the 32bit Graphics Card.

Here is my system information. I have NO idea what you guys are
talking
about as far as the mother board, etc.

Please tell me the NEW Video Card will suffice!

YIKES!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------
SYSTEM INFORMATION:

OS Name Microsoft Windows
Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name NONE
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model XPS-Z
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Pentium(r) III processor GenuineIntel ~1000 Mhz
BIOS Version
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Locale United States
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 191.26 MB
Available Physical Memory 176.00 KB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.68 GB
Page File Space 1.81 GB
======================================= ===========

Name 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Dell)
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description NVIDIA
Bits/Pixel -1
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xAFFFF
Memory Address 0xB0000-0xBFFFF
I/O Port 0x03B0-0x03BB
I/O Port 0x03C0-0x03DF
IRQ Channel IRQ 11
Memory Address 0xFD000000-0xFDFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE8000000-0xEFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000-0xCA3FF
Memory Address 0xFC900000-0xFE9FFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd (, 1,019.88 KB (1,044,352
bytes),
Not
Available)






"Heirloom" wrote:


Good work, Mart..........I do believe we have this one nailed
down.
I
am
curious about her Dell model and if it has onboard video. None
of
my
few
machines have had that and, as I understand, it may need to be
disabled
on
the motherboard or the Bios or both.........is that correct?? If
she'll
send her model/year, I bet we can find out. She really could
use
SiSoft
Sandra, or the like........it would tell us a lot.
Heirloom, old and 'bout
supper
time


"Mart" wrote in message
hx.gbl...

Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first - bent
pin
or
damaged wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable
around'
end-to-end to see if it makes any difference BEFORE you replace
your
video
card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines
while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:


It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely
eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot
into
Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it
continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll
up
and
down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the
gray
shadow
and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor
anything
on
your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous
responses,
then
as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like
the
prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first,
just
to
be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in
message
...

Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my
surprise
the
gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem
could
be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:


Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using
simple
VGA
and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less
detail,
the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still
exist.
If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could
be
your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would
lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI
slot,
you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to
consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to
disable
the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a
Dell,
you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video.
Consult
Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have
the
info
you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info
about
your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for
confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and
happened
to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in
message
...

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly
changed. I
saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have
an
awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen,
and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my
monitor
screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings
but
this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix
the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down,
so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old
monitor
and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that
did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't
work
either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did
not
work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME
operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for
errors, I
did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my
monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display
settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS
WRONG
WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.

Hey Shani, I wrote that suggestion on the 25th.....you didn't have the card
then!! Anyway, glad you got everything worked out.
Congrats on a good job.
Heirloom, old and now you need a big
LCD monitor


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Well, well, well, thanks guys for NOT reminding me to reset the video card
before I paid for, received, and now installed my NEW VIDEO CARD!
heheeeeeee


Oh heck, it was worth it. My video screen looks so clear and pretty, I
could
just kiss it...YIPPY!

If it wasn't for all your help, I'd probably still be trying to trouble
shoot the problem! The $129.00 was worth it!

With much thanks and gratitude,
Shani




"Heirloom" wrote:

You're right, as usual, Mart. Looks as if I may have been a little
redundant, but, what the 'hey'...........if it works for her, it is
better
than $129. That still makes me pucker.
Heirloom, old and time for bed

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote :-

I just thought of something ... .... nobody has mentioned 'reseating'
the
video card.

Well, you certainly alluded to it in one of your previous posts HL :-

... simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.

As did I - to a lesser extent - by suggesting that the video cable be
reversed, which by the very action of disturbing the video card VGA
connector, is often enough to affect any streaking caused by a
loose/corroded PCI connector.

However, perhaps by restating/clarifying the point, you've alerted
Shani
in good time, before opening the sealed package - thus allowing a
return.

Mart


"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
I just thought of something that Shani should attempt before opening
the
new video card.........nobody has mentioned 'reseating' the video card.
Shani, if you get this in time, try removing your existing video card
and
putting it back (reseating it). There is a slim possibility that you
may
just have a loose/corroded contact........it's worth a shot, especially
for $129!! Of course, be sure to observe the proper procedures while
doing so......disconnect power, ground yourself to the case (bare
metal)
before removing the card and while reseating it. If you have some
'canned
air', this would be a good time to blow out the dust bunnies.....do
this
before removing the card. Be sure to shoot the fans and the power
supply
from the inside toward the outside.
Heirloom, old and crossing fingers

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote:
Yikes! $129!!!! I need to run out and buy some Dell stock before
your credit card is processed, g. The card I put in the old Me
box
was an ATI Radeon, 32Meg, and purchased locally.....it was only
about
$40, at the time. Oh well, at least you should have Dell's assurance
of
compatibility. Will be looking for your report on the results.
Heirloom, old and made the moths in
my
wallet shudder

Heh, me 2, but for most people the
warranty/compatibility/tech-support
is worth it.


Rick




"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Will do Heirloom!

Byt he way, my Video Card is costing $129.00. However, I say
better
safe
than sorry.

Shani
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


They are both 32Meg nVIDIA cards.......a Google search turned up a
bunch of
used Dell parts......the 1E200 nVIDIA card was amongst them, from
$14.95 up.
Can't be 100% sure it is the exact same card as you had, but, quite
sure it
will work just fine. As best I can tell it is a 4x AGP card, so,
it
will go
in the brown slot.........same as your other one. Keep us
posted.
Heirloom, old and sure it
will
work

"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Hey Heirloom and Mart,

Is this card compatible with my old one? The customer service girl
from
DELL
sounded a little ditsy...LOL

This is what I will be receivng: 1 1E200
Card,Video,nVIDIA,32M,NV15
2X32

Thanks again for all your advice and help!

Shani
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



"Mart" wrote:


I would agree with Heirloom, Shani - and what's more you stated
in
your
first post :-
"I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed."
which
suggests that you hadn't done anything else (like enable/disable
on-board
video, IF FITTED) therefore it appears to be 'a sudden component
failure' -
i.e. the video card!

So, bear in mind HL's advice and let's hope the new card will
resolve the
issue.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

PHEW...LOL

Thanks Heirloom!

My new card should be here in 2 days! I will let you guys know
how
it
goes
once I change it.

Sincerely,
Shani

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


Nothing to be scared of, Shani. You did good. Seems your
machine
does,
indeed, have a separate video card, 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
(Dell).
It
should have you fixed up after installation and you should have
to
do
nothing more that replace the existing card with the new one.
You
probably
could have gotten a much better deal, $$$ wise, by buying one
from
someplace
other than Dell, but, this way you will be assured of
compatibility.
Just
be sure to disconnect power to your CPU, properly ground
yourself
to
the
case and simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.
Please let us know how it works out...............
Heirloom, old and bet
it
works


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Oh my God, you guys are scaring me! LOL

I just ordered a new DELL Video Card. I ordered the same one I
started
with,
which is the 32bit Graphics Card.

Here is my system information. I have NO idea what you guys
are
talking
about as far as the mother board, etc.

Please tell me the NEW Video Card will suffice!

YIKES!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------
SYSTEM INFORMATION:

OS Name Microsoft Windows
Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name NONE
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model XPS-Z
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Pentium(r) III processor GenuineIntel ~1000 Mhz
BIOS Version
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Locale United States
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 191.26 MB
Available Physical Memory 176.00 KB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.68 GB
Page File Space 1.81 GB
======================================= ===========

Name 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Dell)
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description NVIDIA
Bits/Pixel -1
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xAFFFF
Memory Address 0xB0000-0xBFFFF
I/O Port 0x03B0-0x03BB
I/O Port 0x03C0-0x03DF
IRQ Channel IRQ 11
Memory Address 0xFD000000-0xFDFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE8000000-0xEFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000-0xCA3FF
Memory Address 0xFC900000-0xFE9FFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd (, 1,019.88 KB (1,044,352
bytes),
Not
Available)






"Heirloom" wrote:


Good work, Mart..........I do believe we have this one nailed
down.
I
am
curious about her Dell model and if it has onboard video.
None
of
my
few
machines have had that and, as I understand, it may need to
be
disabled
on
the motherboard or the Bios or both.........is that correct??
If
she'll
send her model/year, I bet we can find out. She really
could
use
SiSoft
Sandra, or the like........it would tell us a lot.
Heirloom, old and 'bout
supper
time


"Mart" wrote in message
hx.gbl...

Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first -
bent
pin
or
damaged wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable
around'
end-to-end to see if it makes any difference BEFORE you
replace
your
video
card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in
message
...

Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray
lines
while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:


It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to
completely
eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem,
boot
into
Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting
it
continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear.
Scroll
up
and
down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the
gray
shadow
and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor
anything
on
your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous
responses,
then
as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like
the
prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable
first,
just
to
be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in
message
...

Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my
surprise
the
gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem
could
be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:


Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using
simple
VGA
and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less
detail,
the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc.
still
exist.
If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it
could
be
your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I
would
lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant
PCI
slot,
you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have
to
consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something
to
disable
the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a
Dell,
you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video.
Consult
Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will
have
the
info
you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide
info
about
your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for
confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old
and
happened
to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in
message
...

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly
changed. I
saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now
have
an
awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen,
and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my
monitor
screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display
settings
but
this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to
fix
the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking
down,
so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my
old
monitor
and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but
that
did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't
work
either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that
did
not
work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows
ME
operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for
errors, I
did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked
my
monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced
display
settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT
IS
WRONG
WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.

Hi Shani,

I'll 'ditto' HL's reply and, if your as satisfied with your new card as you
appear to be, then all is well - and you have justified your efforts (and
expense).

Well done!

Mart


"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
Hey Shani, I wrote that suggestion on the 25th.....you didn't have the
card then!! Anyway, glad you got everything worked out.
Congrats on a good job.
Heirloom, old and now you need a
big LCD monitor


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Well, well, well, thanks guys for NOT reminding me to reset the video
card
before I paid for, received, and now installed my NEW VIDEO CARD!
heheeeeeee


Oh heck, it was worth it. My video screen looks so clear and pretty, I
could
just kiss it...YIPPY!

If it wasn't for all your help, I'd probably still be trying to trouble
shoot the problem! The $129.00 was worth it!

With much thanks and gratitude,
Shani




"Heirloom" wrote:

You're right, as usual, Mart. Looks as if I may have been a little
redundant, but, what the 'hey'...........if it works for her, it is
better
than $129. That still makes me pucker.
Heirloom, old and time for bed

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote :-

I just thought of something ... .... nobody has mentioned 'reseating'
the
video card.

Well, you certainly alluded to it in one of your previous posts HL :-

... simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.

As did I - to a lesser extent - by suggesting that the video cable be
reversed, which by the very action of disturbing the video card VGA
connector, is often enough to affect any streaking caused by a
loose/corroded PCI connector.

However, perhaps by restating/clarifying the point, you've alerted
Shani
in good time, before opening the sealed package - thus allowing a
return.

Mart


"Heirloom" wrote in message
...
I just thought of something that Shani should attempt before opening
the
new video card.........nobody has mentioned 'reseating' the video
card.
Shani, if you get this in time, try removing your existing video card
and
putting it back (reseating it). There is a slim possibility that you
may
just have a loose/corroded contact........it's worth a shot,
especially
for $129!! Of course, be sure to observe the proper procedures while
doing so......disconnect power, ground yourself to the case (bare
metal)
before removing the card and while reseating it. If you have some
'canned
air', this would be a good time to blow out the dust bunnies.....do
this
before removing the card. Be sure to shoot the fans and the power
supply
from the inside toward the outside.
Heirloom, old and crossing fingers

"Rick T" wrote in message
...
Heirloom wrote:
Yikes! $129!!!! I need to run out and buy some Dell stock before
your credit card is processed, g. The card I put in the old Me
box
was an ATI Radeon, 32Meg, and purchased locally.....it was only
about
$40, at the time. Oh well, at least you should have Dell's
assurance of
compatibility. Will be looking for your report on the results.
Heirloom, old and made the moths in
my
wallet shudder

Heh, me 2, but for most people the
warranty/compatibility/tech-support
is worth it.


Rick




"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Will do Heirloom!

Byt he way, my Video Card is costing $129.00. However, I say
better
safe
than sorry.

Shani
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


They are both 32Meg nVIDIA cards.......a Google search turned up a
bunch of
used Dell parts......the 1E200 nVIDIA card was amongst them, from
$14.95 up.
Can't be 100% sure it is the exact same card as you had, but,
quite
sure it
will work just fine. As best I can tell it is a 4x AGP card, so,
it
will go
in the brown slot.........same as your other one. Keep us
posted.
Heirloom, old and sure it
will
work

"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Hey Heirloom and Mart,

Is this card compatible with my old one? The customer service
girl
from
DELL
sounded a little ditsy...LOL

This is what I will be receivng: 1 1E200
Card,Video,nVIDIA,32M,NV15
2X32

Thanks again for all your advice and help!

Shani
----------------------------------------------------------------------------



"Mart" wrote:


I would agree with Heirloom, Shani - and what's more you stated
in
your
first post :-
"I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed."
which
suggests that you hadn't done anything else (like enable/disable
on-board
video, IF FITTED) therefore it appears to be 'a sudden component
failure' -
i.e. the video card!

So, bear in mind HL's advice and let's hope the new card will
resolve the
issue.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

PHEW...LOL

Thanks Heirloom!

My new card should be here in 2 days! I will let you guys know
how
it
goes
once I change it.

Sincerely,
Shani

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

"Heirloom" wrote:


Nothing to be scared of, Shani. You did good. Seems your
machine
does,
indeed, have a separate video card, 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
(Dell).
It
should have you fixed up after installation and you should
have to
do
nothing more that replace the existing card with the new one.
You
probably
could have gotten a much better deal, $$$ wise, by buying one
from
someplace
other than Dell, but, this way you will be assured of
compatibility.
Just
be sure to disconnect power to your CPU, properly ground
yourself
to
the
case and simply replace the card, making sure it is seated
completely.
Please let us know how it works out...............
Heirloom, old and bet
it
works


"Shani S." wrote in message
...

Oh my God, you guys are scaring me! LOL

I just ordered a new DELL Video Card. I ordered the same one
I
started
with,
which is the 32bit Graphics Card.

Here is my system information. I have NO idea what you guys
are
talking
about as far as the mother board, etc.

Please tell me the NEW Video Card will suffice!

YIKES!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------
SYSTEM INFORMATION:

OS Name Microsoft Windows
Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name NONE
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model XPS-Z
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Pentium(r) III processor GenuineIntel ~1000 Mhz
BIOS Version
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Locale United States
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 191.26 MB
Available Physical Memory 176.00 KB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.68 GB
Page File Space 1.81 GB
======================================= ===========

Name 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Dell)
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description NVIDIA
Bits/Pixel -1
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xAFFFF
Memory Address 0xB0000-0xBFFFF
I/O Port 0x03B0-0x03BB
I/O Port 0x03C0-0x03DF
IRQ Channel IRQ 11
Memory Address 0xFD000000-0xFDFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE8000000-0xEFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000-0xCA3FF
Memory Address 0xFC900000-0xFE9FFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd (, 1,019.88 KB (1,044,352
bytes),
Not
Available)






"Heirloom" wrote:


Good work, Mart..........I do believe we have this one
nailed
down.
I
am
curious about her Dell model and if it has onboard video.
None
of
my
few
machines have had that and, as I understand, it may need to
be
disabled
on
the motherboard or the Bios or both.........is that
correct?? If
she'll
send her model/year, I bet we can find out. She really
could
use
SiSoft
Sandra, or the like........it would tell us a lot.
Heirloom, old and 'bout
supper
time


"Mart" wrote in message
hx.gbl...

Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first -
bent
pin
or
damaged wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable
around'
end-to-end to see if it makes any difference BEFORE you
replace
your
video
card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in
message
...

Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray
lines
while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:


It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to
completely
eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem,
boot
into
Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting
it
continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear.
Scroll
up
and
down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the
gray
shadow
and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor
anything
on
your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous
responses,
then
as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking
like
the
prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable
first,
just
to
be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in
message
...

Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my
surprise
the
gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the
problem
could
be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:


Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using
simple
VGA
and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less
detail,
the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc.
still
exist.
If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it
could
be
your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I
would
lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant
PCI
slot,
you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have
to
consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something
to
disable
the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a
Dell,
you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video.
Consult
Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will
have
the
info
you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide
info
about
your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for
confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old
and
happened
to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote
in
message
...

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly
changed. I
saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now
have
an
awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my
screen,
and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my
monitor
screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display
settings
but
this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to
fix
the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking
down,
so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my
old
monitor
and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but
that
did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that
didn't
work
either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that
did
not
work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my
Windows ME
operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for
errors, I
did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked
my
monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced
display
settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the
problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT
IS
WRONG
WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.