2001FP display problems w/x700 dualdvi

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It's kinda hard to explain the problem I'm having, but basically it's like my monitor goes into power saver mode (which is disabled) for a second or so. It seems to happen in conjunction with certain applications, but I can't really say for sure. It's not an application issue specifically though because the same series of apps works fine on another computer/setup.

I'm running a dualdvi Powercolor Radeon x700 with the latest Catalyst drivers. Can't seem to figure out when the problems started, but it seems like after I upgraded to the latest drivers. Tried rolling back but to no avail.

I've heard of similar problems having to do with corrupted EDID data streams, but I can't find any fixes for ATi cards.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

A post from another forum describes it somewhat:

This issue had been covered a few times before in this thread but it is such a long thread that no one can blame you for not finding it. I had this issue with my 2001FP, used the Dell "fix" for ATi cards, and I've never had it since. There have been some mile-long threads on this issue in the Rage3D forums and others and its not just a Dell problem but an issue that also occurs in other mfgr's panels...you just hear about it more with reference to Dell simply b/c Dell sells more panels than anyone else. Moreover, there is a split in opinion as to whether the problem stems soley from the panel or soley from the video card or is a combination of both. Anyway, neither the card mfgr's (Ati and nVidia) nor the panel mfgr's have done much about it simply b/c statistically it doesn't occur that often. To Dell's credit, they have at least posted a fix for it. My personal belief is that it is a random signal synchronization issue between the DVI-connected panel and the card that has always existed but has become more pronounced as the the speed and the resolution of the panels have increased and the speed of the cards has increased.