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by jmcentee

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Hi,

About a month ago I replaced the mobo and power supply on my gateway pc. Everything was running fine until yesterday, when the monitor started shutting off on its own. I'll be working and all of the sudden (THWACK!!!)the monitor turns off. The pc is still running in the backround, as I can still here music, games, etc.. I have tried another monitor and no luck. To get it to show again I have to unplug the vga, plug it back, and reboot the machine. Any Ideas?

I don't have a spare video card laying around, so I wanted to see if you guys had any idea before I go out and buy one. I can get in to the pc for a few minutes now before it shuts down.

Thanks..

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by darryl~

Have you tried reseating the card? Maybe clean the contacts on it also.
What type of card is it? I suppose the mobo only has the one slot :(

by jmcentee

Its a NVidia GEforce. I do have a couple open slots though..

by darryl~

brought up a good point about the heat & summer.....where it's onboard, that's all the more reason to make sure the mobo, fans & vents are all clean.

by jamesrl

Many video cards shut down if they get too hot. It could be that because its summer the temp in the room is too warm, or you may have dust in the fans that could impede cooling. Get some canned air and blow out all the fans, especially the one on the video card.

James

by jmcentee

the mobo and ps. Although I will check again to make sure.

by jmcentee

just cleaned, and cool in my house. Just trying to think of anything else it could be. Just strange that it would just start happening..

by darryl~

it's only a month old so it should still be under warranty.
Any chance of a friend or someone else that may have a card you can try? That way you wouldn't have to buy one.

by jmcentee

Ill try a few things when i get home, and see what I can find. I may be able to grab a video card from a friend. I appreciate your responses

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