LCD Monitor not staying on

After the windows boot screen is done my monitor goes into sleep mode( losing the connection). i have tried different monitors and DVI and VGA cables. the monitor is a Niko and my graphics card is a EVGA e-Geforce 8800 GTS with 320mb. Asus M2n-sli deluxe, AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core Processor at 3.0 ghz. 2gb ram. Please Help!nebscherpf

Try running windows in safe mode, If you get the start up screen, then it means it's a driver issue.

To run safe mode, you must press f8 right when you boot your computer repeatedly.

ok going to try that

EDIT: that brings up the boot menu

Also check that your power supply is adequete,because since it doesn't go past the start up screen it could be a cause of that. Since your monitor needs to warm up (mine does, I think). Yeah not sure if that's true but just keep it in mind.

~Truelight

Likely Windows is trying to run the graphics at a higher refresh rate than your monitor supports. Try turning Windows down to 60 and see if that keeps the monitor from going to sleep.WDT-BlackKat

i cant do that because the monitor doesnt come back on and i dont know the button to hold down for safe mode - motherboard is a Asus M2N sli-deluxe

and LinkFreak4 my power supply is 620watts so im pretty sure its fine

also this has never happened before

the button is F8

the button is F8

Gog

that brings up the boot menu( harddrive, CD drive, etc...)

oh and i put my graphics card in my family computer and its fine so i have no idea what is wrong

i would rather not have to reinstall xp on my computer or any thing like that, that would erase all my data

the button is F8

Gog

Thanks for the Capital F :P

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the button is F8

nebscherpf

that brings up the boot menu( harddrive, CD drive, etc...)

oh and i put my graphics card in my family computer and its fine so i have no idea what is wrong

i would rather not have to reinstall xp on my computer or any thing like that, that would erase all my data

Well, if that is what it does, then find out how your motherboard loads up safe mode. That will surely tell you if it is a driver issue (and in my instance, yes, it was a driver issue because safe mode loaded up perfectly).