Monitor Keeps Blacking Out

TurtleX

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Jul 1, 2004
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My mointor blacks out for no apprent reason. When it blacks out I can get it to display again by turning the monitor off then on again, but when it comes on it comes on again for only a second then goes black again. The computer is working fine when it blacks out and I can shut down properly using keyborad shortcuts since I can't see the screen. When I reboot the display is fine again.

I've tried changing power settings and it didn't work. Temps also seem normal. Cables are secure.

My monitor and video card are less than a year old.

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 9600XT Atlantis 256MB AGP 8x
MoBo: ASUS A7N8X-E REV 2.xx

I'm downloading driver updates as I type, hopefully that will fix it. Has his happened to anyone else?
 

bloodugly

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Apr 27, 2004
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Sounds like the monitor itself may be having issues. Your first step would probably be to try a differnet monitor on your current setup.
 

pkme2

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Sep 30, 2005
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What's your Power Supply brand and wattage?
Can you switchout your video card?
Can you hookup another monitor?
Troubleshooting is a hit or miss situation. Hope this helps.