yup, i think i agree with interman, cuz i bought my new pc in september, and after getting all the things up and running my screen just told me 'no video input' after it was turned on.... i was planning to trade the computer with the retailer, till i asked a friend of mine. he said what kind of sound my pc made when i started up. 3 beeps. he said my vidcard wasn't in the socket properly. without breaking the warranty seal (a tie-wrap) i managed to push the card into its place again. it worked. not that it should help you, but just a thought.

about the werid stripes, i had that on my old pc sometimes. rarely. dunno but never fixed it. maybe its a good thing to look into the hardware and check if EVERYTHING is properly connected. it helps. while your're at it, blow some dust you can find of it. that helps too :P

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