DSoD : Diagonal Screen of Death

[Doug]

On 04/08/2013 07:01 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 04/08/2013 03:12 PM, Roger wrote:
>> Probably unrelated but this reminds me, I had graphics/display issues a
>> year or two ago and put set up a huge fan on the graphics card blowing
>> on the heat sink. Not a problem with graphics ever since.
>
> One of my friends is a hardware geek.  He recommends leaving one slot 
> open between each two cards whenever possible to improve ventilation. 
> Not sure if this would have helped in your case, but it's worth 
> mentioning.
This would be particularly important for the video card, especially if 
it has its own fan.  But modern mobos don't have that many slots anymore,
so that could be a problem!  (I wonder if anybody makes a "slot 
extender?"  I guess it would plug into an existing slot and run by a 
cable out
the back of the computer. It would make for some ferocious RFI!)

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