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Virus on a video card?  That's a new one.  Boy, those CompUSA guys are quite
creative at boosting their sales.  First, if you are overclocking the card
and you've been doing this for a while, you might stop overclocking it and
see what happens.  If you still have the problem, the card could be fried.
I'd also try updating your video drivers.  In addition, I'd check to make
sure your monitor cable is tightly attached to the card -- I've seen what
you are describing happen with a loose cable.  Better yet, if that doesn't
help and you have another monitor handy, give that one a whirl.  If all else
fails, you probably have a card that went caput or is flawed.  I'd check to
see if your warranty is still valid and send it back to be checked out.
--
Rob


"Another User" <twashing@mail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:nN7M8.14584$2h1.2623981@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I have a ELSA Erazor X graphics card with a nVidia GeForce 256 chipset.
> Suddenly one day my screen went a tab bit darker and every window casted a
> shadow horizontally across the screen. I asked a techie at CompUSA about
it
> and he said I may have a virus on the card. He said to get rid of the
virus,
> simply get a new card or fdisk my boot drive. I tried the latter and that
> didn't help. I removed the card and dust busted it and the whole
motherboard
> thoroughly. Nothing.
>
> Any ideas? Do I really need a new card? What exactly could the problem be?
>
> Thanx in advance,
> twashing@mail.comNOSPAM
>
> P.S. - I haven't tested the card in another machine because I do not want
to
> spread a potential virus.
>
>

On Fri, 07 Jun 2002 19:26:11 GMT, "Another User"
<twashing@mail.comNOSPAM>  typed:

>I have a ELSA Erazor X graphics card with a nVidia GeForce 256 chipset.
>Suddenly one day my screen went a tab bit darker and every window casted a
>shadow horizontally across the screen. I asked a techie at CompUSA about it
>and he said I may have a virus on the card. He said to get rid of the virus,
>simply get a new card or fdisk my boot drive. I tried the latter and that
>didn't help. I removed the card and dust busted it and the whole motherboard
>thoroughly. Nothing.
>
>Any ideas? Do I really need a new card? What exactly could the problem be?

The problem is you're depending too much on an incompentent CompUSA
employee.  Video card don't get virus.  Since you fdisked your drive,
it's likely you already reinstalled everything so that ruled out bad
video driver, problem with Windows itself, etc.  And the symptom you're
describing sounds more likely your monitor may be failing.  Try using
the monitor on another PC.  If you see the same thing, plan on getting a
new monitor in the near future.  If the monitor checks out fine, then
your video card could be going bad.

And next time, don't ask CompUSA any technical question!
-- 
email link has been removed due to a flood of W32.Klez 
virus that kept trying to get in my inbox.  All viruses are 
automatically removed by  my ISP before reaching my inbox.

Video Card viruses are a SERIOUS problem!

I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I could get
rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.


--
http://xenomorph.net/


"Another User" <twashing@mail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:nN7M8.14584$2h1.2623981@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I have a ELSA Erazor X graphics card with a nVidia GeForce 256 chipset.
> Suddenly one day my screen went a tab bit darker and every window casted a
> shadow horizontally across the screen. I asked a techie at CompUSA about
it
> and he said I may have a virus on the card. He said to get rid of the
virus,
> simply get a new card or fdisk my boot drive. I tried the latter and that
> didn't help. I removed the card and dust busted it and the whole
motherboard
> thoroughly. Nothing.
>
> Any ideas? Do I really need a new card? What exactly could the problem be?
>
> Thanx in advance,
> twashing@mail.comNOSPAM
>
> P.S. - I haven't tested the card in another machine because I do not want
to
> spread a potential virus.
>
>

> I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I could get
> rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.

Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the tinfoil
to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
--
Rob

"Xenomorph" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
news:sZ9M8.10313$qa6.1591646348@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> Video Card viruses are a SERIOUS problem!
>
> I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I could get
> rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
>
>

"Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I could
get
> > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
>
> Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the
tinfoil
> to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
> --
> Rob

I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.

> I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.<
Only if it's a full moon


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"relic" <rcarpen2@REMOVETHISsan.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
> news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I could
> get
> > > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
> >
> > Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the
> tinfoil
> > to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
> > --
> > Rob
>
> I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.
>
>

And a Tuesday....


"TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:adrb4i$54i$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.<
> Only if it's a full moon
>
>
> --
>
>
> TezmitcH
> http://kickme.to/tezmitch (just for fun)
>
> http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)
>
>
> "relic" <rcarpen2@REMOVETHISsan.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:28aM8.54023$wj7.19319830@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >
> > "Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
> > news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > > > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I
could
> > get
> > > > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
> > >
> > > Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the
> > tinfoil
> > > to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
> > > --
> > > Rob
> >
> > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.
> >
> >
>
>

Think you'll find it's a Wednesday in the UK and Tuesday in Hawaii

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http://kickme.to/tezmitch (just for fun)

http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)


"whiskers_" <jwhiskers_NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2naM8.3323$zv3.167734@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> And a Tuesday....
>
>
> "TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:adrb4i$54i$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.<
> > Only if it's a full moon
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > TezmitcH
> > http://kickme.to/tezmitch (just for fun)
> >
> > http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)
> >
> >
> > "relic" <rcarpen2@REMOVETHISsan.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:28aM8.54023$wj7.19319830@twister.socal.rr.com...
> > >
> > > "Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
> > > news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > > > > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I
> could
> > > get
> > > > > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the
> > > tinfoil
> > > > to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
> > > > --
> > > > Rob
> > >
> > > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:adrc8v$5tm$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Think you'll find it's a Wednesday in the UK and Tuesday in Hawaii

    Good God ... it's worse than we thought!!!!

"Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I could
get
> > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
>
> Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the
tinfoil
> to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.

Yes, but the problem with the vaseline trick is that it's not always easy to
tell if the pubic hairs are yours or someone else's.


--
Kadaitcha Man
Moderator: alt.os.windows-xp

i really depends on the direction of the wind,,,, i cant remember which
direction is bad so we are all doomed. unless u are lucky enough to have a
s3 based card then your ok as no software will run on it, not games not the
drivers and no virus.


"mhicaoidh" <mhic_aoidh@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:_IaM8.127997$352.6202@sccrnsc02...
> "TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:adrc8v$5tm$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Think you'll find it's a Wednesday in the UK and Tuesday in Hawaii
>
>     Good God ... it's worse than we thought!!!!
>
>

I laugh everytime I read this...

"Another User" <twashing@mail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:nN7M8.14584$2h1.2623981@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I have a ELSA Erazor X graphics card with a nVidia GeForce 256 chipset.
> Suddenly one day my screen went a tab bit darker and every window casted a
> shadow horizontally across the screen. I asked a techie at CompUSA about
it
> and he said I may have a virus on the card. He said to get rid of the
virus,
> simply get a new card or fdisk my boot drive. I tried the latter and that
> didn't help. I removed the card and dust busted it and the whole
motherboard
> thoroughly. Nothing.
>
> Any ideas? Do I really need a new card? What exactly could the problem be?
>
> Thanx in advance,
> twashing@mail.comNOSPAM
>
> P.S. - I haven't tested the card in another machine because I do not want
to
> spread a potential virus.
>
>

"whiskers_" <jwhiskers_NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2naM8.3323$zv3.167734@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> And a Tuesday....
>
>
> "TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:adrb4i$54i$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.<
> > Only if it's a full moon
> >
HELP, I think my mouse has a virus. Every time I move it, this arrow thingy
keeps moving across my screen.


> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > TezmitcH
> > http://kickme.to/tezmitch (just for fun)
> >
> > http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)
> >
> >
> > "relic" <rcarpen2@REMOVETHISsan.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:28aM8.54023$wj7.19319830@twister.socal.rr.com...
> > >
> > > "Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
> > > news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > > > > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I
> could
> > > get
> > > > > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the MiniGLs.
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on the
> > > tinfoil
> > > > to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
> > > > --
> > > > Rob
> > >
> > > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I once had a virus on my computer...took it to the doctors and he said it
was 'terminal' :-)
"Mark" <mr_crabtree@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:adrv4j$alk$1@paris.btinternet.com...
> "whiskers_" <jwhiskers_NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2naM8.3323$zv3.167734@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net...
> > And a Tuesday....
> >
> >
> > "TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:adrb4i$54i$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.<
> > > Only if it's a full moon
> > >
> HELP, I think my mouse has a virus. Every time I move it, this arrow
thingy
> keeps moving across my screen.
>
>
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > TezmitcH
> > > http://kickme.to/tezmitch (just for fun)
> > >
> > > http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)
> > >
> > >
> > > "relic" <rcarpen2@REMOVETHISsan.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > news:28aM8.54023$wj7.19319830@twister.socal.rr.com...
> > > >
> > > > "Robmeister" <google@cnolife.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:W5aM8.213345$Po6.363433@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> > > > > > I once had a virus on my Voodoo Banshee card, and the only way I
> > could
> > > > get
> > > > > > rid of it was to wrap my card in tinfoil and install the
MiniGLs.
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you sure that'll work?  I heard vasoline is also required on
the
> > > > tinfoil
> > > > > to get the virus to stick to the tinfoil.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > > I heard they will just slide onto your NIC card if you do that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

To be technical, code does run in a video card's Video BIOS, but there never
has been a virus embedded
like that yet. :)
Same is possible with your mainboard virus also. :)
There has been viruses which intentionally try to delete the contents of
your modem's flash code, or your
mainboard of video BIOS code. Nasty virus's but right now, virus makers are
lazy, just doing easy e-mail or
macro virus crap received through e-mail. Lazy, lazy lazy. :) On the other
hand, they are getting pretty good.
The KLAZ virus apparently looks for you to install an antivirus program and
refuses to let you by forcing the
abort of the antivirus software installation. The Klaz virus is a very
annoying little shit.

"doS" <kobo65@hotXYZmail.com> wrote in message
news:ug2ls146vrdo03@corp.supernews.com...
> I laugh everytime I read this...
>
> "Another User" <twashing@mail.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:nN7M8.14584$2h1.2623981@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > I have a ELSA Erazor X graphics card with a nVidia GeForce 256 chipset.
> > Suddenly one day my screen went a tab bit darker and every window casted
a
> > shadow horizontally across the screen. I asked a techie at CompUSA about
> it
> > and he said I may have a virus on the card. He said to get rid of the
> virus,
> > simply get a new card or fdisk my boot drive. I tried the latter and
that
> > didn't help. I removed the card and dust busted it and the whole
> motherboard
> > thoroughly. Nothing.
> >
> > Any ideas? Do I really need a new card? What exactly could the problem
be?
> >
> > Thanx in advance,
> > twashing@mail.comNOSPAM
> >
> > P.S. - I haven't tested the card in another machine because I do not
want
> to
> > spread a potential virus.
> >
> >
>
>

Soulblade wrote:
> 
> I once had a virus on my computer...took it to the doctors and he said it
> was 'terminal' :-)


Now there's one straight out of '1001 of the Greatest Geek Jokes'!  

LOL.  The sad thing is that most of us probably get it.

It's even worse if you're allergic to peanuts!

>     Good God ... it's worse than we thought!!!!

Be accurate when diagnosing problems will you! It's dry roasted peanuts.

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http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)


"Zoogle" <spam@sux.com> wrote in message
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> It's even worse if you're allergic to peanuts!
>
> >     Good God ... it's worse than we thought!!!!
>
>
>

but it completely depends on were u stick them
"TezmitcH" <tezmitch.NOSP@M.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:adtn7u$gr8$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Be accurate when diagnosing problems will you! It's dry roasted peanuts.
>
> --
>
>
> TezmitcH
> http://kickme.to/tezmitch (just for fun)
>
> http://kickme.to/constrictor (snake site)
>
>
> "Zoogle" <spam@sux.com> wrote in message
> news:4rsM8.26115$Bo2.639957110@news.tor.primus.ca...
> > It's even worse if you're allergic to peanuts!
> >
> > >     Good God ... it's worse than we thought!!!!
> >
> >
> >
>
>