Thanks, but can you think of a reason why this phenomenon now manifests under the exact same circumstances under which it never manifested in the past?

Edit: Hmmm... I just discovered that the garbled screenshots, which I never saw until after the post-apple/gear wheel stuff began occurring, also occur when I boot from a Snow Leopard volume into a Leopard volume.

I wonder if I'm seeing a gradual deterioration of my logic board or some other component?

Last edited by artie505; 05/17/10 08:57 AM.
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