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From: aden@vf.jsc.nasa.gov (ADEN_S_SPENSER)
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Subject: Re: Noise on Window screens (Maybe ATI?)
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Date: 25 Feb 91 23:21:46 GMT
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In article <6308@rex.cs.tulane.edu>, keating@rex.cs.tulane.edu (John W. Keating) writes...
>ssirca@ecs.umass.edu (Good writers re-write -- not write!) writes:
> 
>> Has anyone ever experienced some noise on the Windows screens?  By noise, I
>> mean pixels in the background bitmap or the menus are blank.  This suddenly
>> happened on my screen and clearing all the TSRs didn't help.  Does anyone
>> have any suggestions?
> 
>I have the same problem.  My bet would be that it is the ATI Driver. From your
>other message, it seems we both have ATI VGAWonder's with 512K.  I'm operating
>mine at 16 color 800x600 mode.  My background is a dark blue, and little red
>garbage pixels appear.  Usually on the bottom third of the screen.  And usually
>after dragging something around over the affected areas.

I have a similar problem, but I have a Video Seven VGA 1024i.  I get what I'd
call "screen trash" as time wears on, but calling up a window over it usually
fixes me up (temporarily).

-Spenser