[X4U] Monitor problem or Video card problem?

[Doug LaBore]

Not sure this is the same issue I had but I also had a ATI Radeon video card
in my intel Mac Pro and it was locking up (freezing my screen) all the time.
It started out happening maybe once a month but over time it got so bad I
couldn't operate for more than 30 minutes.

Turns out this is a well known problem for the ATI cards.

I replaced that card with a Nvidia 8800GTX video card from Apple and all my
problems went away. My machine is now back to it's never crash or lockup old
self.

Doug LaBore

On 5/7/09 11:44 PM, "Ed Gould" <edgould1948 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a G5 Dual 2.67 ghtz with 6 GIG of memory and a Cinama HD
> display (30 inches). Also a Radeon 9650 with 256MB
> I am running 10.4.11
> I have noticed after reboot(sometines) that the deck top is empty no
> drives no NOTHING, this does not happen all the time.
> To fix the issue my friend changes the display from 1280 X 800 to
> 1034  x 768 and wait for 15 seconds and all of a sudden the desk top
> re-appears.
> 
> This started say in the last month. Can anyone explain this happening
> and could the Radeon card be going bad?
> 
> Ed
> 
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