Problems running any form of Linux alongside Windows on my computer!

[leahcim191]

Hi guys, Linux newbie here. I'm running Windows 7 on my computer and I'm trying to run Linux alongside it. I have tried Ubuntu, Linux Mint, PCLinuxOS, Debian and Fedora.
What happens is, I install Linux on either my partition or inside my C drive with Windows, and it works fine for 10 - 30 minutes and then my fans go crazy and my screens turn blank. Nothing could revive them and I would then need to restart. This has never happened for the Windows 7 side of my computer.
Just wondering what the problem is, I personally think it's something to do with my graphics card, but I have no problems on Windows with it, it's updated, and runs all the latest games etc, so I don't get why it wouldn't be supported for every single Linux OS. Unless it's something else.


Please help!!


Computer Specs:
64 bit computer - main OS - Windows 7 Home Premium
i5 CPU 650 - 3.2GHz Quad Core
4 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 - Approx Total Memory: 2731 MB

[jayd512]

Hello and Welcome!

The graphics card could be the culprit.
Some hardware vendors don't release open source drivers for their devices. Or they aren't installed by default in a fresh Linux installation.
What distro do you currently have installed? Often, there is a menu selection to search for and install proprietary drivers.

[leahcim191]

Hello Jay! I am currently using Fedora Linux, I think it's the latest version too. It's the 64 bit version and it's very nice and streamlined which I like very much. But whenever I turn it on along with any other distro I use, I have the sense of impending doom that my computer will crash at any second...
(which it does ^^)

[jayd512]

So you can boot up to Fedora for a little while before it crashes, right?
Boot up, open a terminal. Execute this command, and post the output here:

lspci -vnn

[devils casper]

Post the output of this too

cat /etc/fedora-release