gf4 ti4200 screen standby problem.

[Pete]

Hi guys and girls.

The problem:
I have installed winxp on my computer, this is from having win2k. When i have the screen resolution above 800x600x32 the moniter goes on standby, as it would if the computer is turned off. i have tried 45.**, and the latest 66.** drivers neither seem to resolve the problem. My brother has a win2k3 evalution which i have tried, with hope to help the problem, but it occurs just as it does in winxp. With win2k installed i can have the moniter in any resolution - 1280x1024; and this doesnt cause a problem.

Can anyone help?

Specs:
-xp1800
-abit KG7-RAID
-512mb (2*256mb) pc2700
-gf4 ti4200
-winxp with sp2.

Thanks guys.

[streetster]

check what refresh rate you are trying to run the monitor at little buddy, try @ 60hz just to see whats going on.. there might be some refresh-rate override info somewhere which is forcing it to try to display a higher refresh rate than it can... give my regards to will btw

mark

[Pete]

done.....owww my eyes are feeling slightly wierd all of a sudden after that
it was at 75hertz
thanks anyway
ill see if this stops it

[Pete]

ok it doesnt do the standby thing any more
but i had a go at playing generals and it just crashes when it gets to the menu screen

i also noticed that the graphics card is getting very hot so i postioned a fan to cool it down a little, then after about ten minutes loaded generals again
this time it got a little further into the battle between USA and GLA then crashed
so i reckon i might need a new cooler
can you still buy them?
thoughts?