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by vicnorfolk

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After around 15 to 25 minutes from switching on the PC, the display blanks to a black screen.

This happens at the command prompt too, as well as within windows.

I have tried different graphics cards and monitor, plus CPU is cool being only 450mhz.

Can anybody throw some light on this?

Thanks in advance.

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by maelgwyn

Check the BIOS energy saving routines. Somethin could be on that isnt working correctly.

by c.mcfadden

try going to the power options in the control panel and see what setting are I set MINE to never and that way the monitor/hard drive/standby don't go to power saving mode.Like i say this is the way i set my own up you may want to do yours differently.Also try going to the device manager and see if you have a yellow! or ? in the ACPI.

Good luck

by totalcomputercare1

First I would check your settings under control panel power options, monitor. And check your settings.
Second I would check your BIOS. ACPI settings and make sure your settings are controlled by the Operating System.
Have you tried swithing PCI Slots? If your graphics card is not AGP?

by donmars

When it goes blank what do you have to do to get it back? Depending on your answer then I would offer an educated gues thst your monitor is on the way out. I am almost sure this is a problem with the monitor, where as it heats up it then dies. next time try sticking a desk fan to blow into the vents of the monitor and see if the problem is vastly improved.

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