BIG problems!

[cocotheclown]

I need some help desperatly my monitor shuts off at random times but the pc does'nt crash for a while after just the monitor goes off and i have to hit the reset button, sometimes its after 5 mins sometimes its on for a day or 2 what could be causing this my specs are

1.9 p4 @ 2.09 Tt volcano 7+
gigabyte 8SQ800 ultra mobo
1 gig crucial pc3200 ddr400 @ ddr440 ram
msi gf4 ti4200 128mb 8xagp @ 305/610
160gb sata maxtor diamondmax +9 8mb hdd
Win xp pro sp1

And i have tried everything at stock speeds and it still happens i get no artifacts or anything like that. Please help me get it sorted before i pull the rest of my hair out

[Arsenal11]

Crap, I don't know what to tell you. THis happens to me once in a while, I leave my computer on 24/7, and my monitors goes on standby all the time, and sometimes I get back to it, and it simply won't get out of standby when I move the mouse, but it rarely happens. I suggest trying to turn it back on, and maybe plug it in again in the back, to make sure there is a firm connection. If not, Im thinking it may be a bad or dying monitor, and if that is not the case, I can't tell you much more.

[cocotheclown]

Thanks for the reply,ok the pc is crashing now aswell just after the monitor turns off sometimes with a blue screen and an error message i havent got time to read but when it restarts it says recoverd from a serious error and its the dissplay adaptor or driver im sure it must be the card HELP!!!

[SmokeyTheBalrog]

Wait a sec,

Could you clarify that for us.

Does your monitor turn off or is it on but getting no signal?

Does you computer turn off?

Is your monitor plugged into your comp's PSU or is it plugged directly into the socket/extension cord/etc?


As a rough guess coming from an ignoramus I would guess that it sorta sounds like you might have a slight mishap or problem with your PSU(power supply unit).

You may need to replace it... or plug C3PO into it to ask it what the problem is.

I hope you enjoyed the stupidity of this post with its small bit of information that may, though not likely, be useful.

-Smokey

[SmokeyTheBalrog]

Woops by the time I write my witty reply you got another one already.


Well, from the sound of things,

Both of you are having problems with your respective PSUs.

A bad monitor shouldn't, to my knowledge, crash a comp.

Unplug your monitor from the back of your comp and plug it directly into the wall. This *may* eliminate or reduce the problems you are experiencing.

BTW, who makes your PSU's and what is the wattages on them?

[Arsenal11]

Try looking under your device manager, under the display adapters, and disable everything except for your video card. Also make sure there is nothing weird in the other devices part.

[cocotheclown]

The monitor goes into standby then about 5 to 10 minutes later the pc restarts the moniter is pluged into the wall the psu is enermax 460 watts

[amd_man2005]

Do you have decent case airflow?

[cocotheclown]

Yes i have 2 exaust and 2 intake the case is verry cool the cpu runs at mid 30's and the graphics card at mid to high 40's idle is the card to hot dont realy know who hot it shuld be? it s started restarting with a blue screen error message i need help quick!

[amd_man2005]

Those temps are fine. Go to Control Panel >System>Advanced> Started up and Reco very>Settings

Under System Failure untick Automatically Restart