Dell Mini HDMI Issues

I have a Dell Mini 10V which has the dreaded  Poulsbo aka Intel GMA500 chipset.  I have been running the latest drivers with no issues for normal operation.  I decided to try the HDMI output and found that it causes the screen of the mini to go to a terminal window (crashed Openbox) and flickers where the screen can not be read.  The only recovery that I have found is a hard reboot. 
I wanted to know if anyone has successfully connected a TV or monitor to their Dell Mini?

What happens if you put the 4GB (2X2GB) back in? I'm thinking since the video adapter uses hardware RAM, that the new RAM is causing the issue. Just a hunch.

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