[Cube] Fading Display or burned out video card

[Riba]

On 2007.07.09, at 16:55, David Iverson wrote:

> I have a Cube with a stock 500Mhz CPU, a Ge3 card, maxed out  
> memory, and 120GB drive, fully updated 10.4.1.
>
> In the last week or so, at boot, it started showing a black screen  
> with a message in multiple languages to restart the computer.
>
> Now, it is only fully booting occasionally and even when it does,  
> the display is flecked with off-color specks in a linear pattern.
>
> I am thinking the card is giving out, and I don’t have a convenient  
> way to swap out and test it – anybody have any thoughts on whether  
> it is the card or the display?

I suspect that the cooling fan on your GF3 card gave up, and the card  
is overheating now.