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Monitor Shutdown At Random?
Hi all,
I have the following system Intel P4 3.06 Ghz HT Enabled ASUS P4S8X-X (AGP 8X) 512MB PC2700 NVidia 4800 SE AGP 8X 420W PSU CL Audigy 2 Thermaltake Xaser III Case ( 7 cooling fans! ) Win XP Home All the latest drivers are installed (including SiS AGP and Mini IDE for motherboard) but... I have the following problem. Whilst playing games (UT2003 mostly), The monitor will randomly go into standby mode (display goes black and monitor power light goes yellow). The video display then refuses to come back on until the PC is reset and the monitor turned off and on. It doesn't happen mid game, more usually when begining a new level / map. I'm guesing it's an AGP or Nvidia issue, but I can't pin it down. Any ideas anyone? One thing I did notice is that the Nvidia 4800SE should support AGP Fast writes, and there is an option in my Bios for AGP Fast Writes enabled, but SiSoft Sandra reports AGP Fast Writes are not enabled? TIA RJ |
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I just had the same thing happen with a GeForce 2 Ti, I tried everything,
but if I started windows in a high res, 1024x768 screen setting it would go into standby after a few minutes. I tried lower res modes, and it also did the same thing, but it would run stable for hours then standby... I replaced the card with a 5200 (money is tight) and it has not crashed yet...same drivers even. Hope that helps (I figure it was a video memory issue) Kevin -- For more photo's visit http://www.klvance.org Lighthouse, covered bridge, roads, and travel photography. Just a personal photo site...no pop-ups...no professional photos...just a guy, his travels...his camera...and his photos. "RJ" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have the following system Intel P4 3.06 Ghz HT Enabled ASUS P4S8X-X (AGP 8X) 512MB PC2700 NVidia 4800 SE AGP 8X 420W PSU CL Audigy 2 Thermaltake Xaser III Case ( 7 cooling fans! ) Win XP Home All the latest drivers are installed (including SiS AGP and Mini IDE for motherboard) but... I have the following problem. Whilst playing games (UT2003 mostly), The monitor will randomly go into standby mode (display goes black and monitor power light goes yellow). The video display then refuses to come back on until the PC is reset and the monitor turned off and on. It doesn't happen mid game, more usually when begining a new level / map. I'm guesing it's an AGP or Nvidia issue, but I can't pin it down. Any ideas anyone? One thing I did notice is that the Nvidia 4800SE should support AGP Fast writes, and there is an option in my Bios for AGP Fast Writes enabled, but SiSoft Sandra reports AGP Fast Writes are not enabled? TIA RJ |
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Whilst playing games (UT2003 mostly), The monitor will randomly go into
standby mode (display goes black and monitor power light goes yellow). The video display then refuses to come back on until the PC is reset and the monitor turned off and on. It doesn't happen mid game, more usually when begining a new level / map. I'm guesing it's an AGP or Nvidia issue, but I can't pin it down. It's not actually going into standby. What's happening is your video card is "crashing" and your monitor loses signal, so thinks it's going into standby mode. You are overclocking too much or you have a broken card. |
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"Darkfalz" wrote Whilst playing games (UT2003 mostly), The monitor will randomly go into standby mode (display goes black and monitor power light goes yellow). The video display then refuses to come back on until the PC is reset and the monitor turned off and on. It doesn't happen mid game, more usually when begining a new level / map. I'm guesing it's an AGP or Nvidia issue, but I can't pin it down. It's not actually going into standby. What's happening is your video card is "crashing" and your monitor loses signal, so thinks it's going into standby mode. You are overclocking too much or you have a broken card. It's not overclocked so I doubt it's that. I've just installed the Nvidia 53.x drivers and will see if it makes a difference. If not, I guess I'll splash out on a new card. Any ideas when then next gen of Nvidia cards is due? I don't want to go out and buy a 5950 Ultra if the next thing is just around the corner. That's what happened last time when I bought the 4800 SE. TIA RJ http://www.shopman.co.uk |
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"kav946" wrote in message ... I just had the same thing happen with a GeForce 2 Ti, I tried everything, but if I started windows in a high res, 1024x768 screen setting it would go into standby after a few minutes. I tried lower res modes, and it also did the same thing, but it would run stable for hours then standby... I replaced the card with a 5200 (money is tight) and it has not crashed yet...same drivers even. Thanks. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the new 53.x drivers I've installed. If not, I'll dig my old GF4 Ti4200 out of one of my other machines before plumping for a new card. RJ http://www.shopman.co.uk |
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Any ideas when then next gen of Nvidia cards is due? I don't want to go
out and buy a 5950 Ultra if the next thing is just around the corner. That's what happened last time when I bought the 4800 SE. When a new card comes out, the one you currently have doesn't become useless. Unless it's something made by Creative Labs, who are notorious for not supporting their non-current lines of hardware. |
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"Darkfalz" wrote in When a new card comes out, the one you currently have doesn't become useless. Agreed, but it suddenly becomes cheaper and the new one is the same price you paid for the old one a month ago RJ |
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"RJ" wrote in message
... "Darkfalz" wrote in When a new card comes out, the one you currently have doesn't become useless. Agreed, but it suddenly becomes cheaper and the new one is the same price you paid for the old one a month ago But what is your point? May as well never buy anything then. |
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