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    Green/Black Dots on Monitor

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Mast3rShan3, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. Mast3rShan3

    Mast3rShan3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, today I came home and started watching some YouTube videos. Then I saw this one where the guy said he recorded his video from a crappy screen recorder and there was blinking green and black dots on the video. I thought it was just that video, so I went to Kotaku and saw that the dots were in a video there as well! Restarted my computer, went back onto YouTube, picked a random video, and the dots are still there. Then went to justin.tv thinking it was YouTube videos that were doing this and I was wrong. It's happening when I watch any type of video. Even happened when watching movies on Windows Media Player.

    G73JH-X1
    ATI 10.7
    BIOS 211
    W/ Chastity OD

    Any more info needed, let me know. And thanks in advance if anything can figure out the problem...
     
    Mast3rShan3, Oct 21, 2010
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    No one has any ideas? Is my video card fried? Shouldn't be since I still play SC2 and FONV at ultra settings with no problems or artifacts. Gonna try reinstalling the ATI drivers see if that fixes anything.
     
    Mast3rShan3, Oct 22, 2010
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    Can you take a picture?
     
    KuroLionheart, Oct 22, 2010
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  4. Chastity

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    Try updating your Flash player :)
     
    Chastity, Oct 22, 2010
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  5. tim1234

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    It's a driver issue. Check for a new version of adobe flash and video card drivers :eek:
     
    tim1234, Oct 22, 2010
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  6. Mast3rShan3

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    Is it that simple lol? At least it's not my card. I will check and update the drivers when I get home, will post a pic if it happens again, and will update you guys if any more issues occur.
     
    Mast3rShan3, Oct 22, 2010
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    So updated to Flash 10.1. Deleted my driver and reinstalled 10.7a, green dots disappeared from online videos, all dots disappeared from desktop (offline) videos. Black dots are less but they are still jumping all over the video.

    Here's pictures of the dots that I found during that time.
    http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9869/blackdots.jpg
    http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9687/blackdots2.jpg
    there were about 5-20+ constantly blinking. But no greens anymore.

    Will be downloading ATI 10.10 and trying that out.
     
    Mast3rShan3, Oct 22, 2010
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  8. Nekki

    Nekki Notebook Evangelist

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    Just for double check: since your are using the Chastity OC vBios, do you have overdrive activated? all the time?, probably the drivers is autoovercloking and the green dots are artifacts.
     
    Nekki, Oct 22, 2010
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  9. Chastity

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    overclocking wouldn't cause that
     
    Chastity, Oct 22, 2010
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  10. deuceduzit

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    Probably a codec problem.... I would clean & then update codecs... google "ccc codec".... Download the insurgen to clean it out then install the codec pack....
     
    deuceduzit, Oct 22, 2010
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  11. Mast3rShan3

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    All got fixed. Updated to newest flash. Then installed newest ATI Drivers, and they are gone. Kinda of weird that it just happened randomly like that...
     
    Mast3rShan3, Oct 22, 2010
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  12. Chastity

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    Actually, it's a known bug for some time
     
    Chastity, Oct 23, 2010
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