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I started getting this on my monitor today after installing some hardware. I tried resetting to factory default and running the built in diagnostic to no avail. It's not the cable, nor the gpu.
The events leading up this this were:
1) I installed a backup UPS today and did a test where I shut off the power so that the battery has to kick on. The UPS has more than enough rating to handle it, and it didn't produce any warning beeps of overloading.
2) I then opened the case to try to locate a rattling noise that turned out to be a fan. In the process of doing this, I made sure all the connections are in entirely and none of the cables are loose. Because I was listening for a rattle, I had the computer on while I was doing this. Eventually I located the offending fan and saw that it was hooked up to a molex adapter that leads to the PSU. Figuring that it wasn't a mobo, I decided to unplug it without turning the system off.
Not a good idea in retrospect, because I noticed that after these two events, I started getting that corrupted image on my monitor. This was a dual monitor setup, and that happened to be the monitor connected to the UPS when I did my test. The other monitor has no such problems. But the corrupted is also attached via DP, which I believe is a two way connection. On top of this, I'm having stability issues with the desktop where the display drivers keep crashing and it has a hard time booting into windows. I'm not sure when the problems started as I did both tasks almost one after another without paying attention. But what are my options at this point?
UPDATE: Ok, after restoring the image for the OS and installing the latest GPU drivers, the computer seems stable now. The monitor is still messed up though.
The events leading up this this were:
1) I installed a backup UPS today and did a test where I shut off the power so that the battery has to kick on. The UPS has more than enough rating to handle it, and it didn't produce any warning beeps of overloading.
2) I then opened the case to try to locate a rattling noise that turned out to be a fan. In the process of doing this, I made sure all the connections are in entirely and none of the cables are loose. Because I was listening for a rattle, I had the computer on while I was doing this. Eventually I located the offending fan and saw that it was hooked up to a molex adapter that leads to the PSU. Figuring that it wasn't a mobo, I decided to unplug it without turning the system off.
Not a good idea in retrospect, because I noticed that after these two events, I started getting that corrupted image on my monitor. This was a dual monitor setup, and that happened to be the monitor connected to the UPS when I did my test. The other monitor has no such problems. But the corrupted is also attached via DP, which I believe is a two way connection. On top of this, I'm having stability issues with the desktop where the display drivers keep crashing and it has a hard time booting into windows. I'm not sure when the problems started as I did both tasks almost one after another without paying attention. But what are my options at this point?
UPDATE: Ok, after restoring the image for the OS and installing the latest GPU drivers, the computer seems stable now. The monitor is still messed up though.
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