Need Troubleshooting help Please....

[imported_wjh]

Please help me troubleshoot and fix this strange video problem. Every few minutes the monitor will flash-- the screen becomes completely dark for around one second and then returns to normal. this happens once or twice then everything is normal until the same thing happens a few minutes later. There is no apparent damage done, everything seems to work normally before and after the flashing.

My System: Win XP Pro sp2 + all hotfixes, FX-55, MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum MoBo (MS-7025) Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, 2 X 512 MB OCZ PC3200 Platinum Rev. 2 RAM, Gainward GeForce 6800 GT Golden Sample normal settings, 160 GB SATA and 120 GB PATA HDDs, Dual Monitors 21" Triniton Tube CRT and 20" LCD.

Prime 95 - Stable Overnight, PC Mark 05 - 4918 (avg of 5 runs) BTW -- Would I see much performance increase by going to 4 X 512 MB of RAM? If I did this, should I get more of the same RAM? ( the Rev. 2).

Thank You!

Best,
Walter.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

This happens to me at work too. Also affects some other people here to. We are stumped.

What software do you have installed?

 

[Nocturnal]

Is your video card dual DVI? Do both monitors flash or just one? If only one flashes, try switching the monitor to the second port of your video card. I've encountered a similar problem with a eVGA 6800GT and a Dell 2001FP monitor.

 

[sourceninja]

Try removing your speakers from near the pc. And look for other things that might cause interference. For example, at work when I use my kvm, all the other people's monitors in my office go black for a second (like they just got degaussed). This is because my monitor sprays interference out like a beast. When my monitor is off nobody ever has problems.

 

[imported_wjh]

Nocturnal: It only happens on the LCD-- and it IS a Dell 2001 FP! My video card has 2 DVI Outputs-- I will try switching to the other one.

Source-- Speakers are on the wall, well away from the monitor, there are no other sources of interference.

Thank You!

Best,
Walter.

 

[imported_wjh]

Switching to the second dvi port fixed the problem- thanks Nocturnal!

Best,
Walter.