The monitor will go blank all of a sudden

[Herbert Chan]

Hello,

I have a Philips monitor and a windowsxp system.

The monitor from time to time will go blank all of a sudden while I'm in the
middle of doing something. Nothing can be done to get the display back.
However, if I leave it this way for an indefinite while, the screen may
resume normal display again. There's nothing I can do myself to gain the
display back apart from rebooting.

So what's wrong with my pc? What can I do?

Herbert

[Richard Urban]

I would check the video board to see if it is plugged in all the way. I
would check the cable between the board and the monitor. I would also
substitute a different monitor, or connect the present monitor to another PC
to see if it is the monitor.

--

Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)


"Herbert Chan" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I have a Philips monitor and a windowsxp system.
>
> The monitor from time to time will go blank all of a sudden while I'm in
> the
> middle of doing something. Nothing can be done to get the display back.
> However, if I leave it this way for an indefinite while, the screen may
> resume normal display again. There's nothing I can do myself to gain the
> display back apart from rebooting.
>
> So what's wrong with my pc? What can I do?
>
> Herbert
>
>

[Ashok S.]

Update your video card driver. See this site for help on how to update video
card. http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/drivers.html
Also update directX if necessary, see the same page on how to upgrade direct
X. Also see the "screen goes blank" section on that page.

Ashok S.

"Herbert Chan" > ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ:
...
> Hello,
>
> I have a Philips monitor and a windowsxp system.
>
> The monitor from time to time will go blank all of a sudden while I'm in
the
> middle of doing something. Nothing can be done to get the display back.
> However, if I leave it this way for an indefinite while, the screen may
> resume normal display again. There's nothing I can do myself to gain the
> display back apart from rebooting.
>
> So what's wrong with my pc? What can I do?
>
> Herbert
>
>

[?]

Ashok S. wrote:
> Update your video card driver. See this site for help on how to
> update video card. http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/drivers.html
> Also update directX if necessary, see the same page on how to upgrade
> direct X. Also see the "screen goes blank" section on that page.
>
> Ashok S.

As this is a hardware, not a software, issue, how on earth will updating the
driver help?!



--
Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.

[CS]

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:25:03 +0800, "Herbert Chan" >
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a Philips monitor and a windowsxp system.
>
>The monitor from time to time will go blank all of a sudden while I'm in the
>middle of doing something. Nothing can be done to get the display back.
>However, if I leave it this way for an indefinite while, the screen may
>resume normal display again. There's nothing I can do myself to gain the
>display back apart from rebooting.
>
>So what's wrong with my pc? What can I do?
>
>Herbert

Make sure the cable from the monitor to the video card is tight and
seated properly. (no bent pins). Next, check your video card in the
machine by reseating it. (remove it and reseat it). It's possible
your video card may be failing or the monitor itself may be
intermittent, although that's unlikely.

[Herbert Chan]

Will using a very high resolution be a problem? I've been using 1280x
something before with Win98se without problems. This problem seems to
happen after the upgrade to XP.

Herbert

"CS" > ¦b¶l¥ó
¤¤¼¶¼g...
> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:25:03 +0800, "Herbert Chan" >
> wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have a Philips monitor and a windowsxp system.
> >
> >The monitor from time to time will go blank all of a sudden while I'm in
the
> >middle of doing something. Nothing can be done to get the display back.
> >However, if I leave it this way for an indefinite while, the screen may
> >resume normal display again. There's nothing I can do myself to gain the
> >display back apart from rebooting.
> >
> >So what's wrong with my pc? What can I do?
> >
> >Herbert
>
> Make sure the cable from the monitor to the video card is tight and
> seated properly. (no bent pins). Next, check your video card in the
> machine by reseating it. (remove it and reseat it). It's possible
> your video card may be failing or the monitor itself may be
> intermittent, although that's unlikely.
>

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Herbert Chan > typed:

> Will using a very high resolution be a problem? I've been
> using 1280x
> something before with Win98se without problems. This problem
> seems to
> happen after the upgrade to XP.


No, 1280x1024 is not a very high resolution, and it's fairly
common for those using 19" monitors. It's what I use on my 19"
monitor here.

As long as your monitor and video card support it, it's not a
problem to XP.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> "CS" > ¦b¶l¥ó
> ¤¤¼¶¼g...
>> On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:25:03 +0800, "Herbert Chan"
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I have a Philips monitor and a windowsxp system.
>> >
>> >The monitor from time to time will go blank all of a sudden
>> >while
>> >I'm in the middle of doing something. Nothing can be done to
>> >get
>> >the display back. However, if I leave it this way for an
>> >indefinite
>> >while, the screen may resume normal display again. There's
>> >nothing
>> >I can do myself to gain the display back apart from
>> >rebooting.
>> >
>> >So what's wrong with my pc? What can I do?
>> >
>> >Herbert
>>
>> Make sure the cable from the monitor to the video card is
>> tight and
>> seated properly. (no bent pins). Next, check your video card
>> in the
>> machine by reseating it. (remove it and reseat it). It's
>> possible
>> your video card may be failing or the monitor itself may be
>> intermittent, although that's unlikely.