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Date:      Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:59:03 +1100 (EST)
From:      Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com>
To:        rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901041956490.227-100000@corp.au.triax.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990104003951.3659D-100000@dsinw.com>

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On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, rick hamell wrote:

> > Ick.  I just bought this card this morning =(  I suppose I could
> > take it back if it keeps happening.. I'm more concerned whether
> > it's gonna blow up my monitor than if it's only gonna annoy me by
> > flashing every now and again =)
>
> Well, it may not be the problem.. but with that paticular chipset 
> I've been leery. Had a batch of 10 once, 7 of them were bad in
> various ways, including similiar symptoms. :( I doubt it's going to
> blow your monitor though. :)
>

Wow.. 70%.. not a great ratio by any stretch of the imagination.  I
just installed the S3V server and have that running now, so I guess
I'll see if it keeps doing it.  As long as I don't fry anything I can
handle the occasional flash every now and again =)

Later,

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