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Strange lines on screen
Name: djwolf Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:22:22 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1.47ghz/768mb
Comment:
Hi all. I recently bought a second-hand ATI Radeon 9500 Pro card. Since installing it I have noticed feint wiggly lines dancing across the screen, mainly happens on a white or grey background. I have connected the card to my internal 300w power supply which should be enough. All drivers are up to date, resolution is 1024x768 and the refresh rate is 85hz. Any ideas to the cause of this or how I can solve it? I read that overheated cards can cause this kind of problem. Thanks.
Name: Dave02 Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:48:55 Pacific
Reply:
The power plug for the Pro card plugs into the motherboard if it supports Pro cards. It it it doesn't have a power connector on the motherboard close to the AGP slot then your motherboard doesn't support pro cards. With it plugged straight into the power supply, it's probably getting some interference from the fan in the power supply.
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: January 7, 2006 at 19:05:44 Pacific
Reply:
Could be a weak PSU...not enough amperage on the +12v rail
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