stability question

[cdt]

I've built a new cheap system out of the following:

soyo sy-k7vme MB
1 GB
amd sempron 2400
geforce 4 fx 5200

the mb, ram and memory were tested when I bought them. I added in the vid card.

what is happening:

when I am working (it can be as simple as browsing the internet or running multiple apps at once), the monitor will go blank. the green light stays on but the power saving yellow light goes on once it goes blank. I have turned off power managment in the bios as well as the os (win98 se).

I did have trouble installing directx (need it for some apps)..I finally had to install it before the video drivers (latest nvidia drivers from their site) to get it to work. I did try different versions of directx and vid drivers and the problem was the same (monitor going blank).

before I buy a new monitor (it is pretty old, about 4 years) I'd like to know if anyone has seen this problem before and knows whether it is the monitor.

thank you.

PS: this system is not overclocked.

 

[Fern]

I had a similar problem on Barton/nForce box running win98se. It was a vid card driver problem in my case.

 

[cdt]

hey thanks,

could you share some detail on how, or if, you got the problem resolved?

thanks again.

 

[LeetestUnleet]

I would suggest uninstalling drivers for both the video card and monitor. Also, do you have any spare video cards to try in that system, and/or a spare system to try that video card in?

 

[cdt]

the problem must have been the geforce fx 5200 card...i ripped it out and the onboard video seems to be stable.

thanks for the help..time for a sale on ebay.

peace