[comp.virus] Possible New VIRUS Or Just H/W Problem ?

hollombe%sdcsvax@ucsd.edu (The Polymath) (03/15/90)

robi@attila.esa.oz (RoBeRt KaRp) writes:
}SYSTEM:
}	Amiga 2000B, 1084s monitor, 2088 Bridge Board,
}        Seagate Hard Disk.
}
}SYMPTOM:
}        Screen goes the _BACKGROUND_ colour.
}
}DESCRIPTION:
}        This happens at seemingly random times, however, it only
}        occurs when there is some kind of screen activity,
}        e.g. opening or closing a window. It occurs more frequently
}        when the machine has been on for a while. The only way to get
}        the screen back is rebooting.
}
}        NOTE: I have full control of the computer at all times, I
}        just can't see anything.

I don't know if this is even relevant, but I have an IBM PC/AT on my
desk that had similar symptoms.  We fixed it by sending the monitor
out for repairs.  Interestingly, the temporary replacement monitor
showed similar symptoms. (The original would turn green, the
replacement went red).  It took a few tries to get the monitor fixed,
but I've had no problems with it for a couple of months now.

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