Trying again: [Asus 9800XT] video corruption of some kind

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My setup:
OS = WinXP pro
Vid = asus Radeon 9800XT pro
Mobo = asus KV8 Deluxe (for athlon4)
Machine Hardware = Athlon64 3400+

Group,

Some times on bootup, and it seems to be happening more often, I get
my initial login screen but with some kind of strange overlay or
corruption.

The overlay consists of columns of bars about 1 1/4 inches long and
columns that strech full length of monitor. About 8-10 columns wide.
Columns have about an inch of space between them. Something like:

====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
[...]

Its transparent but opaque enough that it makes doing any thing
impossible. Usually a full stop/restart sequence is required to make
it disappear. A reboot usually doesn't do it.

And sometimes even a full stop/restart and it still shows up for
several cycles.

Mobo is the Asus KV8 mobo for athlon64.

Any one have a clue what might be the cause of this?
 
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I aqlso have the same card and used to get that same problem. I would
reboot and it was gone. I haven't had it for a while. Also i don't use the
Asus software. I use the ATI drivers.

"Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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>
> My setup:
> OS = WinXP pro
> Vid = asus Radeon 9800XT pro
> Mobo = asus KV8 Deluxe (for athlon4)
> Machine Hardware = Athlon64 3400+
>
> Group,
>
> Some times on bootup, and it seems to be happening more often, I get
> my initial login screen but with some kind of strange overlay or
> corruption.
>
> The overlay consists of columns of bars about 1 1/4 inches long and
> columns that strech full length of monitor. About 8-10 columns wide.
> Columns have about an inch of space between them. Something like:
>
> ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
> ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
> ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
> [...]
>
> Its transparent but opaque enough that it makes doing any thing
> impossible. Usually a full stop/restart sequence is required to make
> it disappear. A reboot usually doesn't do it.
>
> And sometimes even a full stop/restart and it still shows up for
> several cycles.
>
> Mobo is the Asus KV8 mobo for athlon64.
>
> Any one have a clue what might be the cause of this?
>
 
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Some rumors say that Athlon 64 motherboards are having some conflicts with
Radeon cards.

--
DaveW



"Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:m3zn8ia8ge.fsf@newsguy.com...
>
> My setup:
> OS = WinXP pro
> Vid = asus Radeon 9800XT pro
> Mobo = asus KV8 Deluxe (for athlon4)
> Machine Hardware = Athlon64 3400+
>
> Group,
>
> Some times on bootup, and it seems to be happening more often, I get
> my initial login screen but with some kind of strange overlay or
> corruption.
>
> The overlay consists of columns of bars about 1 1/4 inches long and
> columns that strech full length of monitor. About 8-10 columns wide.
> Columns have about an inch of space between them. Something like:
>
> ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
> ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
> ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
> [...]
>
> Its transparent but opaque enough that it makes doing any thing
> impossible. Usually a full stop/restart sequence is required to make
> it disappear. A reboot usually doesn't do it.
>
> And sometimes even a full stop/restart and it still shows up for
> several cycles.
>
> Mobo is the Asus KV8 mobo for athlon64.
>
> Any one have a clue what might be the cause of this?
>
 
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"Reggie Hillier" <reggiehillier@hfx.eastlink.ca> writes:

> I aqlso have the same card and used to get that same problem. I would
> reboot and it was gone. I haven't had it for a while. Also i don't use the
> Asus software. I use the ATI drivers.

[...]

Did you always use the ATI drivers or did the trouble go away when
you switched from Asus to ati drivers?