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  1. March 31st, 2003, 01:23 PM #1
    bball_1523
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    need help with monitor

    my monitor flashes sometimes like it's going out. Do you know what is happening and what the cause of it it? Also is there a solution to prevent my monitor from blanking out?

    I got a Gateway VX700 17" monitor.
    win 98 1st Edition, PII 450 mhz mmx, gateway GP6-450, soundblaster 64D PCI scard, nvidia RIVA TNT, cable modem, 128 mb/ram, appx 10 GB, plextor 12/10/32 burner.
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  2. March 31st, 2003, 01:49 PM #2
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    What do you mean by "flashes" and "blanking out"?

    A little more detailed info will help to get an insight on the problem.

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  3. March 31st, 2003, 01:56 PM #3
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    my monitor acts like its about to go out

    blanking out=totally gone
    win 98 1st Edition, PII 450 mhz mmx, gateway GP6-450, soundblaster 64D PCI scard, nvidia RIVA TNT, cable modem, 128 mb/ram, appx 10 GB, plextor 12/10/32 burner.
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  4. March 31st, 2003, 02:11 PM #4
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    You could try flexing the cable every few inches between your monitor and the PC to check for a bad cable and reckeck the plug connection to the graphics card as it looks like its losing the signal mommenterily.
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  6. March 31st, 2003, 02:12 PM #5
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    First thing, check the power cord to the monitor..

    Is the machine still working when the monitor blanks out?
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  7. March 31st, 2003, 11:54 PM #6
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    Is it loosing AC power or is it loosing video/sync?
    When/how often does it happen? When it is cold or after is is warmed up?
    Screen Saver acting up?
    Software/OS issue?
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  8. March 31st, 2003, 11:54 PM #7
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    it only happened twice the past couple days.
    win 98 1st Edition, PII 450 mhz mmx, gateway GP6-450, soundblaster 64D PCI scard, nvidia RIVA TNT, cable modem, 128 mb/ram, appx 10 GB, plextor 12/10/32 burner.
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