ATI Video card users alert

[Elgin Clock]

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...tionID=3 1715

I just got a new computer, and it came with a strange white square exactly as described in that article in the top left corner of my Windows XP desktop.
(Picture of issue HERE)

It's a simple(?) bug in the ATI graphics card drivers version 8.1.

Very strange, and my first though was that old school movie The Net where a small icon was a link to a large virus or something... lol
But that was me just being paranoid of course.

Juat a heads up to anyone who is using an ATI video card!

Upgrade to driver 8.2 at least!
(I'm about to do that when I get home tonight)

[EHaskins]

WTF!?!? How did that get passed any testing?

I have a simple cure for that. Switch to NVIDEA. The 9800 GX2 came out not to long ago and those things are wicked awesome!

[Elgin Clock]

I'm kinda limited as to what i can put in my machine now I think because of size constraints.

It's a Shuttle XPC.
I've always wanted one, and the price was right.

Yay for ebay yet again! lol

[whytheheckme]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I'm kinda limited as to what i can put in my machine now I think because of size constraints.

It's a Shuttle XPC.
I've always wanted one, and the price was right.

Yay for ebay yet again! lol

Yay for Shuttle!!

I have a few of these babies. VERY nice, portable gaming machines.

Jacob

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by tanmaker

I have a simple cure for that. Switch to NVIDEA. The 9800 GX2 came out not to long ago and those things are wicked awesome!

haha, not within many people's budgets. Thanks for the heads up Elgin. I guess I should go update my drivers =/ (although I don't have the white box)

[Uberbots]

Originally Posted by tanmaker

I have a simple cure for that. Switch to NVIDEA. The 9800 GX2 came out not to long ago and those things are wicked awesome!

now now, lets not start an ATI vs NVIDEA thing...

im glad ATI released a fix to this issue quickly... if i actually owned one of those cards id be a bit freaked out.