Monitor and resolution

[Artaudd]

I play games alot and this happens more and more often .... when i play a game it generally changes the resolution and you can hear your monitor click into the different resolution. The problem is the monitor is frequently going black. i can listen to the computer and tell everthing is going ok but the monitor is not displaying anything. not only that but when i turn the computer off the green data light normally turns light orange to signify that no data is comming or whatever but the monitor light stays green and then when i restarty the computer the monitor is still displaying the black screen but the computer starts up normally(i can hear it) . To fix it i have to turn off all the power to the monitor and the computer and wait an unspecified amount of time for it to work again. When i start the computer it either clicks back into resolution or stays black with the green light. has anyone ever heard of this? bad monitor? bad video card? bad driver??

[glc]

Make sure you are using an exact monitor definition file - the generic plug and play definition doesn't always have the correct ranges.

[rios__]

I had this problem once. It was on an old daytek monitor. It turned out that this big black thing where a whole bunch of thick wires come out had a loose connection on the board so I soldered it back on (this was before I knew that a monitor could seriously injure you). Its probably not what's happening to you though.

It simply could mean that you need a new monitor.

[Artaudd]

i think i fixed it... i downloaded the older drivers(compaq) for my video card and it seems to work now.

[Artaudd]

actually scratch that. like i said sometimes it does/doesnt work. In device manager it correctly identifies my monitor(sylvania f70) . i suppose its just a cheap monitor but it works fine for browsing/email and stuff just not changing reslolutions

[pot]

Artuadd,Just a thought here, Some games that I play, do request that I
play them in a resolution that my monitor cannot handle!GP3 being the latest
to ask this question in graphics setup.
Pot........