I had a similar problem with my Q40, in my case was related with the Ram Simm. I removed it and cleaned carefully both the simm contacts and the sockets. I use alcohol to do it, it is an extremely difficult operation clean the ram sockect contacts and I HAD TO DO IT many time before solve the problem. Hope this will help. Ciao --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. >
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