Strange Video Problem with A31P

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First of all, i think the video-card/ video-memory of my A31P is defect, but anyway can anybody explain this strange Problem:

The effect is, that the content of the screen is corrupt. Sometimes i have green/red bricks/dots on it, sometimes white squares covering up to the whole screen. I can refresh the screen (F5 on windows), then for a short time everything is ok, but immediatly after that moment everthing is scrambled again. (This is not an software issue. I can boot linux from cd, with the same effect)

But then, when i turn off the laptop, and restart it again, in some cases i got no 'defects' on the screen, and what i miracle, i can work the whole day, as if i never had any problems.

So it is like this, when i have the problems after the start, they will stay, if i don't have them, they will not come.

Any hint, what could be the cause for this effect? It seems that somehow the video-ram could not be read or updated in the right way. But why?

Thanks for any answer in advance.

Frank

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Your MB is going bad (graphics chip is on motherboard). Read "A31 Laptop screen issue" thread started 09JAN06.

Happened to me, too -- same symptoms. It will get progresively worse, but not in a straight line.