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Article #1786Re: Matrox Millennium: color distortion after screen saver
From: Michael Glew
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 00:00
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L.B. Irawan wrote: > > In article <3204801B.167EB0E7@unixg.ubc.ca>, "Alden W.H. Chan" <alden@unixg.ubc.ca> shared this wisdom with us: > >I am also using a Matrox Millennium /w 2MB WRAM (High color mode) and I > >sometime encounter a strange behavior that when the screen load up after > >it exits the screen saver (win95). The screen color changes to its > >negative counterparts when the screen comes up again. > > > >Also there is another problem. I see my screen flicks very often. Some > >part of the screen becomes distorted (like a electrical surge) and then > >everything turns back to normal. This ususally happens within half a > >second. But I am suspecting that this is a problem with my monitor > >rather than the video card. I am using the MAG DX15T (something like > >that) monitor. > > > >I would like to know if anyone encounter a similar problem. > > I don't think it's your monitor. I used to have similar problem before. I am > using matrox millenium with 2M WRAM and my monitor is a rebadged MAG17. I got > rid of the problem by downloading the latest display driver for Win95 from MAG > website ( www.mag.com). Just follow the menu which says download drivers. Just > be patient, the site can get pretty busy sometimes. > you might want to try http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software.htm, this has all the new device drivers and more. Mike.
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