There is an erratum for 2010 related to Intel chipsets:
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2010.0_E..._graphic_cards
I tried to google for the mercury 845gv motherboard info you give but was not too successful. It does seem that the 845 uses i915:
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/36890/
So, I don't know that your video comes from the 845 chip or not but it would not hurt to try the workaround detailed in the linked erratum:
Quote:
Simply edit your command line on the gfxboot by pressing [F3], then choose Default, end add i915.modeset=0 to the command line. Just press [Enter] to boot your computer
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Which is to say, when you see the boot menu, press F3 etc. I go about editing the boot command line a bit differently, that is, press ESC and ok the prompt to leave graphical boot. Then, the default entry is highlighted, ordinarily, or one can arrow up/down to choose the desired entry. At that point, press E to edit. The first, kernel command line is highlighted or arrow key can be used to switch between boot menu lines. Press E to edit the highlighted kernel command line. This line is displayed with the cursor at the end. Make a space and type
i915.modeset=0
at the end. Press Enter to commit the edit and B to boot. If that makes the difference, this switch can be added to the grub boot menu so that it applies automatically at each boot and we can detail how to do that.