Windows XP models with ATI discrete graphics may experience an intermittent flicker or noise on the LCD panel, and the mouse cursor may slow down, when Extended Desktop is enabled between the LCD and a DVI display

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Windows XP models with ATI discrete graphics may experience an intermittent flicker or noise on the LCD panel, and the mouse cursor may slow down, when Extended Desktop is enabled between the LCD and a DVI display - ThinkPad T60/p

Symptom

Microsoft Windows XP models with ATI discrete graphics may experience an intermittent flicker or noise on the ThinkPad LCD panel, and the mouse cursor may slow down, when Extended Desktop is enabled between the LCD and a DVI display. If the ThinkPad LCD is set as a primary display at 1400x1050x16bit, and Windows XP is set to extend the Windows desktop to a DVI display set at 1024x768x32bit, the ThinkPad LCD screen may flicker. The mouse pointer response might also be slow intermittently. This situation only occurs in the configuration above, and only if the ThinkPad LCD is a native SXGA+ LCD display.

Affected configuration

The following ThinkPad systems running Microsoft Windows XP may experience this symptom

ThinkPad T60
ThinkPad T60p

Solution

This issue will be resolved in an updated video driver. Please look for video driver version 8.231.x or newer.

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Document ID : HT000608
Legacy Document ID : MIGR-63738
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