Antone here aware of the AMD-K6®-2, Athlon, or Duron JPEG Display Problem ?

[ayoub_ibrahim]

PROBLEMS:
JPEG Images are Distorted when Displayed by Microsoft Internet Explorer V4 or V5
JPEG Images are Distorted when Embedded within Microsoft Office 97 or Office 2000 Documents
When the Microsoft Windows Active Desktop is Viewed As a Web Page, JPEG Images Appearing on the Desktop are Distorted
When MPEG Video Clips are Played, "Static" Appears Within the Video, Static and Pops are Heard in the Audio
Some Video Games that Utilize DirectX Display Random Spots and Noise or "Hiss" is Heard in the Audio

full story here.

[The PIT]

I think this old and has been fixed by now. I haven't seen it.

[GT98]

As PIT say this is an old problem. Everyone that i know that has an AMD processor has never seen this problem before. I would guess less then 2% of the processors out there have this problem. I think this is just someone trying to stirr up at tempest pot for no good reason then just to add traffic to his site....


Scott

[Guru]

http://forums.murc.ws/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27197&highlight=jpeg

[shwetha]

hi,
i am shwetha from japan. well i got a second hand desktop. amd k6 3d, 128mb ram, 6gb hd, winme, exploer 5, and adsl net connection.
i am experiencing the same problem mentioned in this thread.
i dont know the real cause of the problem. but when i view webpages the jpeg images are seen vague with blocthes of primary colours. i can view gif images clearly.when i select the jpeg image and save them to my system and open with paint or imaging i can see picture clearly. which shows there cant be any problem with my video/display card.
i reffered to the site,

http://www.gordonfamily.com/AMD/

and i feel my problem is similar to what is stated in the site.
if you have any other reasons or solutions you are most welcome.
thankyou,
shwetha

[Sasq]

I just have to chip in and say welcome to another person in Japan

Dan

[Wombat]

Yes, this is an old problem. If you have a processor with this bug, AMD will replace it. They have a test program to see if your chip is affected. http://www.gordonfamily.com/AMD/Diagnose.htm

[Belwarrior]

shwetha, are you by any chance indian? If so welcome aboard there are quite a few indian ppl over here.