Screen randomly going blank

**psam3** · September 24th, 2009

Let me start off by saying I have had nothing but trouble with this newest computer I built. First, the hard drive was bad and had to be replaced. Now that problem is solved, but I finally installed Ubuntu and I keep getting a random blank screen.

When I first built it before I got the new hard drive, and tonight when I was installing Ubuntu the screen would flash but just for a half second about every 2 or 3 minutes. One I got it installed, about 15 minutes later the screen just went blank (a pinkish orange color) and after I restarted it went blank again about 5 minutes later (light blue color). I am just wondering if anyone knows what is going on. If that is not enough information, let me know what else you might need to know.

Thanks

**QIII** · September 24th, 2009

Rule out hardware issues first.

Are you using a graphics card or integrated graphics?

If you are using a card, carefully remove it and reseat it fully.

Sometimes it's the simple stuff. Like dogs chasing balls behind the machines or kids investigating cool cable thingies and neato green flashing lights.

**psam3** · September 24th, 2009

I'm using integrated graphics, Nvidia Geforce 8300 to be exact. No loose cables either.

**QIII** · September 24th, 2009

Are you using the restricted driver?

Which version?

Have you had the "other" (hack, cough) OS installed and does it do the same?

**LewRockwell** · September 24th, 2009

Originally Posted by psam3

Let me start off by saying I have had nothing but trouble with this newest computer I built. First, the hard drive was bad and had to be replaced. Now that problem is solved, but I finally installed Ubuntu and I keep getting a random blank screen.

When I first built it before I got the new hard drive, and tonight when I was installing Ubuntu the screen would flash but just for a half second about every 2 or 3 minutes. One I got it installed, about 15 minutes later the screen just went blank (a pinkish orange color) and after I restarted it went blank again about 5 minutes later (light blue color). I am just wondering if anyone knows what is going on. If that is not enough information, let me know what else you might need to know.

Thanks

something might be overheating?

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