Monitor Flashes

batchmister1

Every now and then the screen on my monitor will blink like it is going to hibernate while I am in the middle of typing or doing something else?

what's going on?

PurplezArctic

Make sure your VGA/DVI cable is plugged in snugly. Also, you should try changing your refresh rate in the control panel.

MrTRiot

Purplez wrote:

Make sure your VGA/DVI cable is plugged in snugly. Also, you should try changing your refresh rate in the control panel.

If that's not it. You may have a failing video card or your video resolution is too high for your current card...

ins4n17y

what kind of monitor display are you using? make and model

batchmister1

PurplezArctic wrote:

Make sure your VGA/DVI cable is plugged in snugly. Also, you should try changing your refresh rate in the control panel.

how do i change my refresh rate

batchmister1

isiea wrote:

what kind of monitor display are you using? make and model

mitsubishi diamond pro 900u

mas0n

batchmister1 wrote:

Every now and then the screen on my monitor will blink like it is going to hibernate while I am in the middle of typing or doing something else?

what's going on?

What video card are you using? Some card/driver combinations will cause the screen to go black for ~1 second while they switch between 2D and 3D clock speeds.

Leonardo

Refresh rate change:

right click on the desktop
select Properties
click on Settings tab
click on Advanced
click Adapter tab

Now select the resolution you want with last entry (selection) being 60 Hertz. Most LCD monitors are designed for 60 Hertz. (The Hertz setting is also called "refresh rate.")