Apple Hardware Test (MacPro) result codes

Hello, My MacPro has been doing the wierdest things like freezing up, although the mouse will move. Freezes while monitors are sleeping. Freezes when I move mouse towards dock. Freezes for no apparent reason ... all updates have been performed.
Bright idea tonight, I decided to run the Apple Hardware Test provided on my install disks ... I got an error code "4SNS/1/40000001:VMBS". No idea what it is or means and have searched high and low on the internet for result codes.
Does anyone know what this means?
I have been supicious of my ATi Radeon X1900 XT for some time as there have been artifacts and odd colour shifts and graphic anomalies.
Thanks for your help, all is appreciated.

apple hasn't released a key to the public as to what the hardware codes mean.  you really need to take it in for diagnosis.

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