on 11/6/03 8:58 AM, iMac List at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> The only time the
>> jitteryness stops is when it 1) wakes from sleep, then about 2 minutes later
>> it starts again, and 2) when I boot from the Apple Hardware Test CD that
>> came with my iMac
> 
> Just to clarify for me - you get normal video when you boot from the
> test CD? What about other CDs - like DiskWarrior and/or your OS
> install disk? Normal video? If so, doesn't sound like a hardware
> failure, does it?

Yes, the normal video only appears when booting with the test CD.  Booting
with any other CD with a blessed system folder results in the jittery
monitor.
 
> Do you leave your iMac powered on always or do you shut down
> regularly? (I'm thinking about the degaussing routine that runs from
> a cold start-up.)
> 
I usually have the Energy Saver auto power up at 6:30 EST and then shut it
down manually around 12:00 pm.

MWS

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