Re: "snow" on a Thinkpad T42 display & external monitor

On 9/13/07, Jones, John (US) <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That the problem occurs before Windows loads is a new detail. It's
hardware or the BIOS. Most likely hardware. Either something like a
cable has come loose or the magic smoke is slowly seeping out of one of
the chips. Since it happens on the LCD & an external monitor my vote is
for the video subsystem itself failing.

Yeah, sorry about missing that detail. I had a d'oh moment after I upgraded
the driver and rebooted and saw the bootup "snow" well before Windows
started loading. But I tend to agree with your assessment that it's the
hardware. You should see the screen at bootup; it reminds me of the Matrix
movies, with the "bits" going up and down in columns. There's an "Access
IBM" button that is used to enter the BIOS, but I can't make out squat once
I get there.

Given my reply earlier this morning, does this change your thoughts? I
would expect the problem would get worse the longer the PC is on, not
better.

- Dan