It was not a good weekend for my Q40. The problem is with the video. The machine boots and appears to be working because you can still see the picture on the monitor, but superimposed on it are shimmering horizontal lines that wander up and down the screen. Sometimes, if I switch off, wait a minute or two, then switch back on the picture will be stable but this is shortlived - the 'interference' soon comes back again.
I've done as many basic checks as I can (I'm suspecting the problem is caused by dirty/damaged contacts somewhere) - the monitor works OK on a PC, the header plug connecting to the video pins on the mainboard is not loose (though not particularly tight either) and none of the pins are bent. I checked the seating of the I/O card, the contacts on the card are clean. Looking into the slots, all the contacts appear correctly aligned. I suppose there is the possibility of tiny breaks in any of the tracks on the board, but the only stress the board has had was when the I/O card was originally plugged in, and the machine has been working fine for a long time. I'm lost as to what to try next, and lost without my Q40. I started playing with FreeBSD and even did some housework - so that shows how lost I am! regards, Ian. Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.
