> > It does that no matter what distro is running on it so I figure it is
> > something wrong with the box itself.
> Bad video RAM, probably at the tail end of the addressing space and
> marginal rather than failed, so it only occasionally messes up.
MP> I should see if the MB will allow me to drop another video card
MP> in there and maybe try that. IIRC, I don't think I have tried
MP> that before. The good thing is that I don't use that box much...
MP> usually only when I need access to a CD/DVD player/writer does it
MP> get fired up.
Another consideration is the video cable and connections. I had a
computer downstairs with no problems with video but occasionally the
sound would not work. Ended up the HDMI cable needed to be shoved in al
lthe way: plastic cover around the cable end touched the chassis and so
it felt like it was fully inserted but was not.
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