Fiji

Hi, My first post here,

I have an nvidea 8800 GTS and a Samsung Synchmaster 906bw monitor. If the monitor and computer sit for a while without mouse or keyboard activity the monitor quits displaying the picture, even if a screensaver is rotating the picture every few seconds, and the monitor will not wake up again unless I reboot the computer and even that sometimes requires repetitive boots to redisplay the graphics card.

In fact I had so much trouble with it today I had to actually jumper the 2.4 ghz core2 duo quad intel mb -- into maintenance mode to get the picture back today.

I have the xp power settings to power always on with no sleep settings for any features and I can't find any settings on the monitor to stop it from sleeping. I really don't know where the problem is coming from. Any ideas or fixes?

Thanks,
Fiji

PS I tried searching here on several terms but the interminable wait time between searches finally got the best of me after no hits on any of my searches.

Underclocker

Check that you have the PCI-E power connectors plugged in securely. Also what power supply are you using? It has to output 26A on the +12V rail to power your card effectively.

Fiji

Power supply is a 400w X-tec - whatever that is. The output on the +12V is 18 amps.

Other than having a problem with losing contact with the monitor what other symptoms might occur from having only 18 amps of +12v?

Thanks a lot for your help,

Fiji