On Dec 16, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Tom wrote: > Then I took off the 23" Cinema Display and hooked up a 15" one, but > the result was the same: square clumps of pixels all over the monitor-- > they seem to show up wherever you click the mouse--and I noticed that > they have various colors on them, and some of them even have tiny bits > of text on them. I believe they are actually little-bitty windows of > some sort. I've had Macs since 1986, but I've never seen anything like > this.
I have, with a failing video card or a corrupted driver. If it does this in safe mode, and you've checked both Software update and ATI for updated drivers and firmware, yeah, it's time to look for a new card. As you've found, you need to make sure you get a card for the correct one. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
