[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] ATI VGA1024 problem/fix!

fordke@ingr.com (Keith Ford x8614) (07/19/90)

My original post:
>I have two ATI VGA Wonder cards, one is about 10 months older than the
>other.  The newer one is called a VGA1024 and has a much thinner manual
>which does not include any phone numbers for ATI.  My problem is when
>the hard disk is accessed, the video receives interference like a burst
>of RF.  No screen data is lost, it just makes the screen wavy for the
>duration of the access.  It is only the newer card that has the problem.
>I have a second machine and have determined this by swapping cards, etc.
>The drives are Seagate ST277R-1 and the controllers are Adaptec and
>Western Digital.  Any ideas?

I called ATI in Canada and they said the problem could be fixed by
a modification to the board.  I had to send them the video card.
Watch comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware for details of my progress.  :-)
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