Problem with ASUS Radeon 9600XT DVI output

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Hi,

I recently bought three Asus Radeon 9600 XT cards.

I am using the cards in two different types of systems (P4PE and P4C800) with
two types of monitors (Sony SDM-X93 and IIyama AS-4821). All three systems are
connected to the monitors with DVI to DVI cables.

Occasionally when a PC is turned on the display is garbled (snowy, almost
illegible, pale colors). The problem sometimes starts when the PC is booting
(i.e. nothing is loaded) and corrects itself when Windows starts. Sometimes the
reverse happens and the boot screens are fine but Windows display is garbled. In
the case of Windows if I change the color depth of the screen from 32 to 16 bits
and back (or do something similar) the display corrects itself. This happens
with the IIyama monitor. The Sony monitors display "no input" either when
booting or when windows xp loads. If the monitor displays the "no input" message
after windows xp loads I disconnect and reconnect the cable from the card and
this solves the problem.

I have tried every combination of the three PCs and displays and all have the
problem. It sometimes occurs a couple of times a day and sometimes it doesn't
happen for several days.

The problem disappears when I use the analog connector on the 9600 XT. This can
go either to the analog input of the Sony monitors or the DVI input of the
IIyama monitors with no problem. However this somewhat defeats the purpose of
using a digital monitor and there is an appreciable difference in quality with
DVI to DVI connections.

I would be grateful for any help.

Regards,

Mehmet Boyaci