Gateway ZA8 Netbook graphics Issue

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Published on 2012-05-25T03:39:42Z Indexed on 2012/09/18 3:53 UTC
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The graphics keep tearing and are barely usable anytime I try to use my Netbook. And I did a full install with Ubuntu so I'm pretty much stuck. These are the specs of the Netbook:

Processor   AMD Athlon™ 64 L110 Single-Core Processor (1.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)6
Operating System    Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic (32-bit) with SP1
Display 11.6" HD WXGA Ultrabright™ LED-backlit Display (1366 x 768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)7
Memory  2048MB DDR2 533MHz SDRAM Single Channel Memory8
Hard Drive  250GB SATA hard drive2
Color   Classic and Elegant Design with Cherry Red finish
Wireless Network    802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®3
Adapter AC Adapter
Application Software    Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Money Essentials, Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)1
Battery 6-Cell Lithium Ion (5200mAh)
Chassis Chassis with ATI Radeon® X1270 Graphics and AMD RS690E Chipset8
Dimensions (Box)    3.1" (H) x 14.8" (W) x 10.1" (D) or 80mm (H) x 376mm (W) x 256mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 1.03" (H) x 11.26" (W) x 7.99" (D) or 26.4mm (H) x 286mm (W) x 203mm (D)
External Ports  (3) USB 2.0, VGA Connector
Keyboard and Mouse  Keyboard with Multi-Gesture Touchpad
Media Card Reader   Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader (Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital™, xD-Picture Card™)
Network 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)

What can I do?

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