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August 14th, 2012 11:00

Vostro 220s - bad video

I had to format this machine. Now the video quality is poor. There are strobe lines horizontally across the screen. I installed the Intel G45 graphic controller.

  • AGS71

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    Posted August 28th, 2012 20:00

    In the end, it was the PSU that was causing the strobing.

  • osprey4

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 12:00

    Hi AGS71,

    What operating system? Which driver did you install?

  • AGS71

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 14:00

    Windows 7 and the Intel video controller.

  • Sweyne

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 16:00

    it sounds like the video card is not setted correctly. or the monitor cable is not setted correctly. remove and replace and see if this fixes your problem

  • osprey4

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 16:00

    Please go into device manager and check the display adapter. Verify that it says Intel Q43/Q45/G43/G45 (Eaglelake) Graphics Controller, and that there is no question mark or exclamation point.

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 16:00

    Hi Sweyne,

    This is an integrated graphics adapter. So I'm pretty sure it's already "setted". But if you have any helpful suggestions, by all means post back.

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 18:00

    Thanks Osprey for the help, I'll change the SATA & VGA cables. Do you know how to disable PXE boot in the BIOS?

  • rdunnill

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    Posted August 14th, 2012 22:00

    If it worked prior to the format and the video is usable, I'd suggest going to Intel's site and using their online chipset installation utility to upgrade the drivers to the newest versions. The utility will update both chipset and video drivers.

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    Posted August 16th, 2012 15:00

    did you re-install the m/b chipset drivers?

  • AGS71

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    Posted August 21st, 2012 03:00

    Yep