[iyonix-support] Re: Pyjamas & Heat - Now sporting wavy vertical lines...

  • From: Terje Slettebø <tslettebo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:45:03 +0200

>From: "Terje Slettebø" <tslettebo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> I'm not sure if what I'm experiencing nowadays is relevant to the
> discussion, but I've recently received my Iyonix Aria computer (with the
> nVidia FX5200 graphics card), having only had it a couple of days, and
after
> it has been on for about a day (I can't say I've seen this earlier since
> boot-up), I'm getting "wavy" vertical lines on my Desktop... Occasionally,
> the whole picture nudges a little back and forth, horizontally, giving a
> rather "sea-sickening" feeling.
>
> Have any of you experienced something like this? Could it be that the
nVidia
> card gets too warm (all ventilation openings are uncovered, and the room
has
> normal temperature)? [1] Or perhaps an unstable PSU, giving rise to an
> unstable picture?
>
> The computer is brand new (as mentioned, I got it a couple of days ago),
so
> it's certainly not due to wear...
>
> Lastly: Any suggestion for diagnosing the problem? I guess I'll leave the
> computer off over the night, and see if the effect is gone when booting up
> tomorrow.

Just to let you know that when switching it on, today, the picture is stable
and without the waving effect I got yesterday, which indicates this may be a
thermal issue. Should I take the lack of response to indicate that noone has
experienced something similar with their Iyonix?

Regards,

Terje

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