Trying again: [Asus 9800XT] video corruption of some kind

[Harry Putnam]

My setup:
OS = WinXP pro
Vid = asus Radeon 9800XT pro
Mobo = asus KV8 Deluxe (for athlon4)
Machine Hardware = Athlon64 3400+

Group,

Some times on bootup, and it seems to be happening more often, I get
my initial login screen but with some kind of strange overlay or
corruption.

The overlay consists of columns of bars about 1 1/4 inches long and
columns that strech full length of monitor. About 8-10 columns wide.
Columns have about an inch of space between them. Something like:

====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======
[...]

Its transparent but opaque enough that it makes doing any thing
impossible. Usually a full stop/restart sequence is required to make
it disappear. A reboot usually doesn't do it.

And sometimes even a full stop/restart and it still shows up for
several cycles.

Mobo is the Asus KV8 mobo for athlon64.

Any one have a clue what might be the cause of this?

 

[Reggie Hillier]

I aqlso have the same card and used to get that same problem. I would
reboot and it was gone. I haven't had it for a while. Also i don't use the
Asus software. I use the ATI drivers.

 

[DaveW]

Some rumors say that Athlon 64 motherboards are having some conflicts with
Radeon cards.

 

[Harry Putnam]

I aqlso have the same card and used to get that same problem. I would
reboot and it was gone. I haven't had it for a while. Also i don't use the
Asus software. I use the ATI drivers.

[...]

Did you always use the ATI drivers or did the trouble go away when
you switched from Asus to ati drivers?