Re: Radeon 9800 output cuts out

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From: SL
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:21

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I had that same problem (but on a  9000 card).  It turned out it was the 
actual on/off button on the older monitor I had.  As the monitor heated up 
and cooled down, the connection as well.  This was a monitor that was almost 
always on.

worth another peek.

SL



"Richard Cavell" <richardcavell@mail.com> wrote in message 
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> Pentium 4 2 Gigahertz
> 768 MB RAM
> ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
>
> I have connected a CRT monitor, and an LCD display to my Radeon (either 
> both together or one at a time) and booted Windows.
>
> From time to time, the display will cut out entirely.  There's no sync 
> signal going to the monitor - you can tell because my monitors behave the 
> same way when a cable is unplugged.  The output is black for about half a 
> second, then it kicks in again.  Sometimes it flashes on/off at about 1 
> Hertz, but it's not completely regular.
>
> All my power cables are plugged in tightly, and the cables are secure. 
> I've tested both monitors with another computer - no problem.
>
> It happens sometimes during the BIOS boot screen and particularly under 
> Windows.  I can make it less likely by winding down the 'Hardware 
> Acceleration' property, and make it stop altogether by disabling all 
> acceleration.  Obviously this means I can no longer play Doom 3...

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