I had the same promblem with a desktop A3000 but I can't remember exactly what chip was bad.I want to say it was two of the cia chips but I don't know what a cia chip has to do with video.
I bought this computer from a friend and I did know about the graphic problems. It was very minor but I wanted my miggy to be all it could be ;so I sent it to softhut and they did a wonderful job and fixed the problem.I would reccomend them but I belive they have stopped repairs long ago.That's a shame because the guy they had for a tech was tops!
I will see if I still have the repair receipt and email more info.Would a graphics card fix your problem?
Thanks :-D :-D
