Strange monitor problem
 

I was just about to watch a DVD on my computer when all of the sudden, my monitor blacks out and there is a 'pop' noise from the built-in speakers. The power light flashes green, which I have never seen before. It usually flashes orange if there is no signal or if there is a problem with the resolution/refresh rate. I reboot my system and the screen appears to be fine, up till the point when it should show my desktop. Then the same thing happens...same pop and everything.

I tried booting into safemode, that worked. I tried booting off a Knoppix CD, that worked too. I just can't get my system back up in its "normal" configuration.

My OS is Windows 2000 and my video card is a nVidia GeForce4 440MX 64MB. My monitor is a Daewoo CMC-1509B.

I'm pretty sure my video driver is up to date. I've been using 1152x864 at 16 bit color, refresh rate was 75. I've been using these settings since Feburary without a problem.

I'm going to bring home a monitor from work tomorrow and try it out. Any ideas, in case a different monitor doesn't work?

Either your video card blew something, OR your monitor did that causes it to only have a problem at certain resolutions. Safe mode etc works since it runs at a 640x480 resolution.

Have you tried re-installing your videocard drivers? That may help the problem. Safe mode uses a generic video driver. It might just be that something corrupted with the graphics driver and whenever it loads it fails and then there is no activity to the monitor.

If you know how install the Generic VGA driver when you are in safe mode. If you don't know how to do this I will be more than happy to help you.

If the Generic driver is installed try to boot normally. I doubt the monitor is the problem since it works in Safe Mode fine. My guess is the problem is either the video hardware, or the drivers. If you can boot normally with the generic driver just re-install the NVIDIA drivers.

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What application were you using to view the DVD with?

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I have an issue with WinDVD on my comp doing the samething but my screen comes back but its all distorted. I can install another dvd program and it works fine. Try changing your resolution and refresh rate or just try a new program all together.

Thanks for the replies everyone. Somehow my resolution got changed to 720x576. Random.

Probably a weird setting in my DVD software that tried to change the resolution to that?

Thanks again for the help. I'm going to make sure I've got up-to-date video drivers and switch DVD players. I've got WinDVD right now.