I just installed kubuntu 8.04.1 Live CD on a Dell Inspiron 8000 and I
had the same problem. The graphics card is ATI 128 Rage Mobility. But I
found a solution!

When I tried changing the refresh rate via System Settings -> Monitor &
Display, I only had 800x600 and 640x480 as possible screen resolutions.
So I went into the Hardware tab and changed the Monitor #1: to "LCD
Panel 1400x1050" (by the way, this was a pain in the butt because of the
screen issues!). Anyway, it displayed a warning that this combination
hadn't been tried on this hardware. I said do it anyway (hit the OK
button). It then told me to log out and restart the X Server, which I
did. It booted up again in 800x600 resolution with the same problem.
But, when I changed the screen resolution to native (1400x1050), it
fixed the problem! No more crazy three column overlapping mess.

I am new to Linux and ubuntu/kubuntu, but if you'd like me to post any
files, just let me know.

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Dell Inspiron 8000 Hardware graphics adapter support ATI Mobility M4 Display 
corruption rendering fault-Split display
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247771
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