Is this possible?

Hello, I am new here I have been looking around for forums and found this to be the most active one. I just recently purchased a gaming laptop called the gateway 7805u and have been playing games on it for a couple of weeks now and I have recently installed a game which I forgot the name of and its been giving me blue screens and messed up grey pixels everywhere that stayed there when I quit the game until I restarted. I uninstalled the game but Im wondering did this cause any damage to my hardware, like did it confuse some of the graphic processing components or something? My games still work. Should I be worried??? Ughh this is driving me crazy!!

 

1. it would really be helpful if you could remember the name of the game...

2. update your graphics driver. go to laptopvideo2go.com, and get v181.20. don't forget the modded .inf. read the how-to so you don't mess up.

 

I am sure its the game I just want an answer to my question can all this blue screening and pixels going crazy damage the hardware? thats all Im asking.

 

What game?

And it is highly unlikely it will damage the hardware. By gray pixels, sounds like your hardware is overheating or you are using bad drivers, or yes, the game sucks.

 

AH I just remembered the title, its called pencil physics. Its a 2d game so I doubt its overheating but those blue screens and pixels got me worried, any chances of this having damaged my hardware?

 

Did you mean Crayon Physics?

 

yes my bad. So do you think this could have done any hardware related damage?

 

it could be damage.... have you been monitoring the temps of the GPU?

 

since day 1. I do not exceed 72 unless I play crysis wars which has only gone up to 79 max and only once. I am 100% popsitive there is no overheating because I always have HWmonitor on all the time when my laptop is on and this game was running at about 43C because it is not demanding at all it is just a 2d game that even the snes could play.

Here is the website I got it from: http://www.crayonphysics.com/

 

He won't need the inf if he gets the newest big name drivers out there.


Scan for virus/spyware/etc?

Could possibly be a number of things.


And dude, go to the Gateway forum, there's a billion of us there, and a large contingent with your (our) model or the 7811 (which is nigh identical).

 

I am 100% sure the game is incompatible and I do not care about it because it was only a demo. My drivers are up to date, Ive tested several drivers(at least 8) and found the one Im currently using to be the best. I JUST want to know if this game could have messed any of the laptops components, there was no overheating, bad drivers that got fixed and thats it. Please, I am NOT looking to fix this game, Im asking if my laptop could have gotten damaged from the grey pixels. I know that the blue screen was because of the drivers because it said something about a file that starts with nvv which was a missing nvidia file.

 

Why is the game incompatible? That makes no sense. The requirements are nothing. You clearly aren't sure of yourself when talking about laptops and computers, so before you snap off, take my advice. You'll get more help and information about your specific laptop from people here who have the same model or similar one's. This is a generic forum, go to the Gateway or not. Your choice on how much help and how fast you get helped with anything relating to your laptop on the NBR message board.

 

I just want to know whether the blue screens and grey pixels can mess up the hardware, thats it. Ive asked this question in almost all my posts and nobody has answered me, I am seeking an answer to that question and thats it. I appreciate the fact that you are trying to help me but I am not looking for help on that issue.

 

Well NykotheSyko, I'm far form being the best computer expert here. Though, If you uninstalled the game and everything on your monitor looks fine, you should be ok. And you said the temps are good, besides it is a 2d game. That be very odd if it fried your comp when it's not a very demanding game. Also, do you have warranty? just in case.

Either way, that's just my opinion. Hopefully someone here can answer your question better. Also, another alternative would be to have someone look at it if you if you want to be assured everything is fine.

 

That is because no body knows.

There's this process called troubleshooting. They are all trying to help by getting more information out of you for your problem. At least show them some appreciation by showing some patience.

You're desperate but being uncooperative don't help.

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Yes? No? Either one is possible.

Why?

The root cause can be either hardware or software.

Solution?

Try other driver. Scan for virus/ Spyware.

And above all, these are not intent to fix your game but your system. I've fail to see why you think them as a fix to the game.

No problem after that?

Forget about it.

 

Screen colors (blue screens and gray pixels) won't mess up the hardware.

What's going on BEHIND the screen colors (whatevers causing this to happen) MIGHT mess it up.

I heavily believe this is a hardware problem.

Now, if you state and heavily stand your ground on your ''im sure its the game cuz the laptop is not overheating'', then just... chill, your hardware is NOT messed up if there was NO overheating involved.

Overheating is what causes damage on hardware components, but since you say there was no overheating whatsoever then my conclusion to the problem is that your hardware is NOT damaged.

Now, if you're saying that you're getting grey pixels, that might be a defective card, or still, a driver problem(yes, even if you say z0mg i have teh l8tst onezzz),
If not, then your previous gaming sessions might have damaged the card, how? overheating?
But you say that you have NOT overheated, so, its not your fault that its not working how it should.
So, this, like I stated before, HAS to be drivers, OR defective product from factory.

 

I apologive for posting that. I will give all the information I can. I currently have installed on my laptop, Call of duty 4, Crysis Wars, Bioshock, Team Fortress 2, GRID, Neverwinter Nights 2, Company of Heroes demo and Crysis 1 demo. Aside from windows errors, crayon physics is the only game to cause such problems. They just seem so severe for a little game like that.

 

Forgot to mention I had guitar hero 3 but it kept crashing due to vista issues.

 

Then there is no issue with your hardware. Run crysis for half an hour if you want to be sure and if there's any issues report back but if not then [/Thread]