X800 XT Radeon video card artifact

Hi,
I just purchased a used radeon X800 XT card, and when I installed it, there was all kinds of screen artifact.
It's version 1.09, and the PN is 109-A35803-00.
I read about the problems with these cards, but this wasn't the part number listed.
Any ideas on how this may be fixed, or do I need to return the card?
The light in the bottom corner is just my table lamp!

Thanks for the info!
Here's something funny that happened this morning.
I fix up PC's and donate them when I have time. I've had this particular Dell XPS sitting in my front room for about 2 years. I wasn't sure if I was going to donate it or fix it up and keep it. It had a note on it about the video card fan being bad - it still spins, but it howls while doing it. I pulled the card and here's what I found: "Radeon X850 PRO 256MB". If I decide to forefit the ADC port, or if I can find an adaptor for a reasonable price, is this card flashable to work on my Mac?
Second question - I have been looking with no success for a temp monitor for ATI Mac cards. Anything that I have tried does not register the GPU fan or temp.
Thanks for all of the help and ideas so far!

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1 Single-link DVI-D = monitor1 dvi
1 Dual-link DVI-I = monitor2 dvi
1 Display Port = monitor3 dvi with adapter
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Here is some relevant information that may help:
╔═ comhack@Cerberus 11:14 AM
╚═══ ~-> uname -a
Linux Cerberus 3.3.7-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 22 00:26:26 CEST 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
╔═ comhack@Cerberus 10:50 AM
╚═══ ~-> lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Barts LE [AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Caicos [Radeon HD 6450]
╔═ comhack@Cerberus 11:50 AM
╚═══ ~-> pacman -Qi xorg-server | grep Version
Version : 1.11.4-1
╔═ comhack@Cerberus 10:50 AM
╚═══ ~-> xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 5440 x 1084, maximum 5440 x 1920
DFP1 connected 1600x900+3840+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 443mm x 249mm
1600x900 60.0*+
1440x900 60.0
1280x800 59.8
1152x864 75.0 60.0
1280x768 59.8
1280x720 60.0
1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 67.0 59.9
DFP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DFP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DFP4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DFP5 connected 1920x1080+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 520mm x 290mm
1920x1080 60.0*+ 50.0 59.9 30.0 25.0 30.0
1600x1200 60.0
1776x1000 50.0 59.9 25.0 30.0
1680x1050 50.0 60.0
1400x1050 50.0 60.0
1600x900 60.0 50.0
1360x1024 50.0 60.0
1280x1024 50.0 75.0 60.0
1440x900 50.0 59.9
1280x960 50.0 60.0
1152x864 50.0 59.9 75.0
1280x768 50.0 60.0
1280x720 60.0 50.0 59.9
1024x768 50.0 75.0 70.1 60.0
1152x648 50.0 59.9
800x600 50.0 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
720x480 50.0 30.0 60.0 30.0 59.9
640x480 50.0 75.0 72.8 67.0 60.0 59.9
DFP6 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DFP7 connected 1920x1080+0+4 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 477mm x 268mm
1920x1080 60.0*+
1680x1050 60.0
1400x1050 60.0
1600x900 60.0
1360x1024 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1440x900 59.9
1280x960 60.0
1280x768 60.0
1280x720 60.0
1024x768 75.0 70.1 60.0
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3 56.2
640x480 75.0 72.8 67.0 59.9
CRT1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
╔═ comhack@Cerberus 11:02 AM
╚═══ ~/Cerberus-> pacman -Qi catalyst-total | grep Version
Version : 12.4-1
Here is my atisysteminfo: https://github.com/securitybreach/Cerbe … report.txt
My xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "amdcccle Layout"
Screen 0 "amdcccle-Screen[1]-0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP1"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1600x900"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "3840 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP5"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "1920 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP7"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 28"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "1-Default monitor"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "480x640"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" ""
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "0-DFP6"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[1]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
Option "Monitor-DFP5" "0-DFP5"
Option "Monitor-DFP6" "0-DFP6"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[2]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-Default monitor" "1-Default monitor"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-0"
Device "amdcccle-Device[1]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Virtual 5440 1920
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[2]-0"
Device "amdcccle-Device[2]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
https://github.com/securitybreach/Cerbe … g.conf-ati
Notice the fourth monitor is labeled as "1-Default monitor" instead of hdmi (or whatever) and the second card is not listed.
I am literally at my wit's end trying to figure this out. So basically I am wondering if anyone has a clue where to begin trying to get the 2nd video card identified or is it even possible with the current Catalyst driver? I know my hardware can power it fine as it works perfectly on my Windows gaming partition.
Thanks in advance
Last edited by securitybreach (2012-06-01 16:50:47)

I have it working now using catalyst-total but with separate X sessions on each monitor. Not the ideal setup but it works for now.
Here is my xorg.conf for reference:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "amdcccle Layout"
Screen 0 "amdcccle-Screen[1]-0" 1599 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1" 3518 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[1]-2" 5437 0
Screen "amdcccle-Screen[2]-0" 0 0
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Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1600x900"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
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Identifier "0-DFP5"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
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Identifier "0-DFP7"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1920x1080"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
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Identifier "1-DFP2"
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Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
Option "PreferredMode" "1600x900"
Option "TargetRefresh" "60"
Option "Position" "0 0"
Option "Rotate" "normal"
Option "Disable" "false"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[1]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP5" "0-DFP5"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[2]-0"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP2" "1-DFP2"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP7" "0-DFP7"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "amdcccle-Device[1]-2"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "Monitor-DFP1" "0-DFP1"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 2
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-0"
Device "amdcccle-Device[1]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[2]-0"
Device "amdcccle-Device[2]-0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-1"
Device "amdcccle-Device[1]-1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "amdcccle-Screen[1]-2"
Device "amdcccle-Device[1]-2"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
I had to manually edit my xorg.conf and add the values for the second video card/fourth monitor. I cannot figure out how to take a screenshot of all 4 X sessions so here is a picture of the setup:
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