I have a computer where the monitor sporadically goes blank for 20-30 seconds at a time. It started out doing this maybe once a day, but now it does it 15-20 times a day. The computer takes no input when the monitor goes blank which leads me to think it's not the video card either. I switched monitors with another computer and the new monitor did the same thing. It can go blank at any time, even when being actively used. Any suggestions?
Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations wOOdy-Soft on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
Monitor Goes Blank (but monitor is OK) 1
- Thread starter trmptr64
- Start date
-
1
- #2
I would think its either the monitor or video card or built in video. Since you have ruled out the monitor, its likely to be the video.
Try another video card to see if this continues or not.
Down the list would be the power supply on its way out. I suppose even faulty ram, but i dont know that for sure.
I dont see if as a spware, malware thing.
Good advice + great people = tek-tips
Try another video card to see if this continues or not.
Down the list would be the power supply on its way out. I suppose even faulty ram, but i dont know that for sure.
I dont see if as a spware, malware thing.
Good advice + great people = tek-tips
Since it happens connected to another computer...
Sounds like the monitor has a component which has a poor connection, solder joint or a connector, affected by heat. Also could be a crack on one of the boards in the monitor or just a dying component. I would not recommend opening the monitor unless you have full knowledge/experience concerning the lethal voltage within a monitor.
Sounds like the monitor has a component which has a poor connection, solder joint or a connector, affected by heat. Also could be a crack on one of the boards in the monitor or just a dying component. I would not recommend opening the monitor unless you have full knowledge/experience concerning the lethal voltage within a monitor.
- Thread starter
- #4
Actually, it hasn't been a problem connected to another computer. The monitor we swapped with from another computer had the same problem of going blank, so two monitors have had the same problem on that computer. It seems like the problem should be outside of the video system since the computer also doesn't take any input while it's blacked out. Thanks for the thoughts!
Well, one thing you could do is make sure the monitor is plugged into a UPS if you have one.
If not, then put an extension cord on the power to the monitor and plug it in on a different circuit, make sure its not a faulty electrical circuit.
Again, i would try another video card if you can get your hands on one, even an older pci card just to test it for a while.
Double check all your bios settings, i cant think of one that would cause that problem, but you never know.
Make sure that if your video is agp and built into the mobo that you have it enabled as primary in your bios and then make sure that pci video is not enabled, but only if you are using agp for video.
Good advice + great people = tek-tips
If not, then put an extension cord on the power to the monitor and plug it in on a different circuit, make sure its not a faulty electrical circuit.
Again, i would try another video card if you can get your hands on one, even an older pci card just to test it for a while.
Double check all your bios settings, i cant think of one that would cause that problem, but you never know.
Make sure that if your video is agp and built into the mobo that you have it enabled as primary in your bios and then make sure that pci video is not enabled, but only if you are using agp for video.
Good advice + great people = tek-tips
- Status
Similar threads
- Question
- Locked
- Question
