ati radeon 9800 pro from sapphire, when playing game, windows key, strange striping

[SexyBeast]

Hi group, while playing a game i wanted to check my mail so i pressed the
windows key.
I am runnin winxp and ati drivers version 6.14.10.6360 catalist.
I minimize my game but all windows screens are a bit garbled.
Anyone experiencing the same?
Could this be a driver issue or should i suspect the hardware?
It is only 1 month old so i can replace it without any problems if needed.

SexyBeast
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[patrickp]

Hi group, while playing a game i wanted to check my mail so i pressed the
windows key.
I am runnin winxp and ati drivers version 6.14.10.6360 catalist.
I minimize my game but all windows screens are a bit garbled.
Anyone experiencing the same?
Could this be a driver issue or should i suspect the hardware?
It is only 1 month old so i can replace it without any problems if needed.

SexyBeast
mailto:[email protected]

If you're using OE, it seems to use more resources than you might think -
especially if you have a lot of messages. It doesn't save the messages as
files; it saves them as a database. You may also be playing a game that
uses resources, too - might just be that you're expecting too much of your
system.

patrickp

 

[sexybeast]

If you're using OE, it seems to use more resources than you might think -
especially if you have a lot of messages. It doesn't save the messages as
files; it saves them as a database. You may also be playing a game that
uses resources, too - might just be that you're expecting too much of your
system.

patrickp

never had that problem with nvidia cards.

system is 2x512MB ddr and athlon xp 2400+

Sexy

 

[John Yuen]

Depending on the game. Some game will let you alt tap (same as window key)
with no problem while others will produce strange artifact.

Regards
John Yuen

 

[SexyBeast]

Depending on the game. Some game will let you alt tap (same as window key)
with no problem while others will produce strange artifact.

Regards
John Yuen

I understand, but i recently upgraded from nvidia based card to ati based
card and with nvidia i could alt tab from i.e. command and conquer generals
to windows without any garbled windows.
But with ati i get it more and more.
I suspect the hardware but if other users have experienced the same than it
could also be driver related. Just want to be sure before returning the
card.

SexyBeast

 

[Sparky]

I understand, but i recently upgraded from nvidia based card to ati based
card and with nvidia i could alt tab from i.e. command and conquer generals
to windows without any garbled windows.
But with ati i get it more and more.
I suspect the hardware but if other users have experienced the same than it
could also be driver related. Just want to be sure before returning the
card.

SexyBeast

I have a 9800 Pro and ALT + TABbing out of C&C: Generals works fine for me
(and that's with OE6 and Outlook XP running in the background).

 

[John Yuen]

I can check later tonight as I finally got around to installing games on my
new system (the one with the R9800P).

Regards
John Yuen

 

[SexyBeast]

I can check later tonight as I finally got around to installing games on my
new system (the one with the R9800P).

Regards
John Yuen

I found that the redline utility that was shipped with the package caused
this behaviour.
Redline is used for presets of games and overclocking.

Sexy