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Monitor keeps going into standby mode!!! Please help

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ApolloX54   01-25-2008 at 02:54:19 AM

Ok.. I recently built a new system and now randomly my monitor goes into standby mode and I can't get it to come back without restarting the PC.. I can't figure out why it does this... it's not the power settings... which currently have the monitor to never turn off... or the pc... which stays on.. just the monitor turns off...

Has anyone had this problem? If so please help

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AMD Athlon x64 X2 5000+ (3.1Ghz)
eVGA 8800GT 512Mb
2Gb G.Skill DDR2800
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akhilles   01-25-2008 at 02:18:02 PM
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List the full specs.

Was the monitor previously on D-SUB & is it on DVI?

Does the monitor stand by while it's being used?

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ApolloX54   01-25-2008 at 07:04:10 PM
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It is on a DVI/VGA converter thingy.. apparently it really only does it when I'm in Unrealed 3.0 (UT3) Cause I can play WiC and UT3 sometimes without a hitch and nothing goes wrong...

 

AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (3.0)
K9AG Neo-2
eVGA 8800gt
G.Skill 2Gb... DDR2800

 

So I dunno... it just doesn't make sense....

 

Edit: I'm gonna try Ued again and see what happens...


Message edited by ApolloX54 on 01-25-2008 at 07:04:43 PM
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AMD Athlon x64 X2 5000+ (3.1Ghz)
eVGA 8800GT 512Mb
2Gb G.Skill DDR2800
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thegatekeeper   01-26-2008 at 12:13:59 PM
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Have you checked if the card is overheating? If it gets too hot it can stop functioning (ie stop sending a signal to the monitor).

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akhilles   01-26-2008 at 01:33:57 PM
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Update drivers & game.

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Conumdrum   01-26-2008 at 01:37:10 PM
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Leave the case side off and put a house fan blowing into the case. Don't think it's your monitor, those cards run hot and you prolly got an older case with poor air flow. Get ATI Tool and monitor your temps when running 3dmark 06.

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ApolloX54   04-05-2008 at 04:25:29 PM
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Umm, yeah I definitely have good airflow... running a smilodon case with about 7 fans.. it blows cool air... but the 8800gt I heard runs hot.

It's an old old... E74 monitor...

Edit: I lessened the problem by lowering my overclock on the 5000+ BE... it used to be 3.1 and it did it all the time now it's really only when playing Ued...


Message edited by ApolloX54 on 04-05-2008 at 04:32:28 PM
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ToPhant   12-24-2008 at 09:29:33 PM
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Hey, just had this problem. I checked and one of the tubing for the water had stopped the fan on the Video card so the card got to hot and stopped sending teh signal, i would assume. I zip tied the tube out of the way, voila no problem

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