Last night I removed the Q40 completely from its case and set it all up 
on the table. It ran all evening (about 3.5 hours) with not a flicker 
of interference on the monitor. Not even when I picked up the 
mainboard, or prodded (gently) the video RAM chips.  This suggests that 
when the mainboard is mounted in the case, with the I/O card screwed 
onto the back panel, the geometry of the case is putting the board 
under sufficient strain to move one or more chip pins in their sockets 
enough to break connection.  There were no metal objects trapped 
between the mainboard solder side and case.

Looks like a new box might be the solution.

Ian.



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