Hi,I have a recurring problem and I'm not sure if it is the well known nvidia 8800GT crash or a separate hardware glitch. The issue occurs randomly while flying different plane's. I have tried the new 174.74 beta drivers with nhancer and no relief. I suspect hardware because I get no messages from windows. The screen will start to break up with thin horizontal lines spreading across the monitor; then the monitor goes black. All I can do is turn off the computer and reboot. This is a new computer and everything is suspect. :) Thanks in advance for any help.Bob..

>I suspect hardware because I get no messages from windows.Your OS events logs don't have any logged errors either?To me it seems to be a hardware error, either with your monitor or the graphics card. If you have an old monitor and graphics card you could replace one part at a time to check if the replaced component was faulty.Ulf B

Thanks Ulf. The monitor is a new Dell 22" wide screen. The system is two weeks old. The event viewer doesn't show a consistent error. I did get one nvd?? (can't remember) associated with nvidia, but only one out of the 4 or 5 of the times the screen went black. Thanks.Bob..

This is a bad problem with the 8 series cards..It typically starts like that then spirals downwards..Thers is only one fix I could find..My wife has this prob and I returned the puter back to them....It it gets to this point ..Who knows.display driver nvlddmkm has stopped responding and has recovered ". if it is this then it is a problem...This works for some..If using vista 64 is a hassel as reguards to Admin. access to do....http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet...nvlddmkm-s.aspxHopefully this is not your prob...It sucks for all under attack of it.....

>Hi,>>I have a recurring problem and I'm not sure if it is the well>known nvidia 8800GT crash or a separate hardware glitch. The>issue occurs randomly while flying different plane's. I have>tried the new 174.74 beta drivers with nhancer and no relief.>I suspect hardware because I get no messages from windows. >>The screen will start to break up with thin horizontal lines>spreading across the monitor; then the monitor goes black. All>I can do is turn off the computer and reboot. This is a new>computer and everything is suspect. :) Thanks in advance for>any help.>>Bob..I had a similar problem a couple of years ago and it was the video card. Try re-seating it. Otherwise send the computer back and tell them exactly what to do to get it to act up. Good luck.

I'll re-seat the card. I'm trying to figure out if what I am seeing is the frequently reported 8800 driver induced crash. Right now I don't think it is, and will contact VM for tech help. I have two weeks left in which I can return the computer. Thanks everyone for you responses. Bob..