Standby monitor problem help

Loopz · Nov 20, 2003, 02:00 AM

hi all

i've a sapphire ati 9700 non pro and randomly my monitor turns in stand by mode and there's no way to wake it up but to restart the pc. I've tried all the catalyst and omega drivers out there (now i'm using catalyst 3.9) , set in the correct way and i've selected the fastwrite option off in the ati preferencies ...but still the same problem. My pc is a p4 3ghz, mobo EPOX 4pca3+, 1024gb corsair pc3200, 400w power sup and the agp in smartgart is set 8x. Of course all the screensavers and power option in xp are off.

Ps
this problem happened when i was not using games or something like this ...just using normal windows programs but i guess could happen in any moment.

tnx in advance

Evolve · Dec 2, 2003, 07:52 AM

The same thing happens on my Sapphire Radeon 9700 pro as well. But it happens when I'm playing games. My system is a P4 3GHz, Albatron 865PE Pro Mobo, 512MB PC3200 RAM, and 400w power supply. Do anyone have a fix for this problem? It is starting to annoy me.

Evolve · Dec 4, 2003, 02:22 PM

Please help.... It's becoming very annoying.... I'm using the Omega drivers

Chaos · Dec 4, 2003, 02:30 PM

Do you have the VPU recover option enabled ? It may be able to give you some insight into what is causing the standby problem

Yellowneck · Dec 4, 2003, 03:17 PM

I have the same problem, how do you enable the VPU Recovery? I have Catalyst 3.8 drivers.

Chaos · Dec 4, 2003, 03:27 PM

It is located in the ATi Control Panel

Yellowneck · Dec 4, 2003, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaos
It is located in the ATi Control Panel

I have been working with ATI drivers since yestertday, where can i find the ControlPanel...LOL

Is the icon near my clock?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 4, 2003, 04:35 PM

I have the answer tis an oldie (issues wise) but it's in your bios settings... got to your power management and make sure make sure.... yoiur video off option is sey to bank screen. should look something like this...

acpi is turned = on/enabled
suspend mode = S1
Video off option = suspend -> off
Video off method = blank screen

Yellowneck · Dec 4, 2003, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
I have the answer tis an oldie (issues wise) but it's in your bios settings... got to your power management and make sure make sure.... yoiur video off option is sey to bank screen. should look something like this...

acpi is turned = on/enabled
suspend mode = S1
Video off option = suspend -> off
Video off method = blank screen

No problem still exists.

Evolve · Dec 11, 2003, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaos
Do you have the VPU recover option enabled ? It may be able to give you some insight into what is causing the standby problem

I have VPU recovery enabled. How do I find out what is causing the problem?

tH3 N4GU4L · Dec 13, 2003, 10:50 PM

my 9700 does this too. the more i push fsb/ram, the more it does it. i can run prime95 or sciencemark all day at 225fsb but run anything with 3d graphics over 216fsb and it almost instantly turns my screen into standby although i can still hear sound. i tried the chipset voltage mod and it does it even faster, extra cooling doesnt help.

i think DPMS, ACPI, APIC, APM etc are screwed. ACPI/APM gives 100fps less in 3d2001 game test 1 and it shouldnt. APIC makes freelancer get stuck intermittently at 64fps wether vsync is on or off (both my KT400/Nvidia sys and NForce2/Ati sys do this).

i venture there is some timing thing in the power management code/HAL that doesnt work with newer faster systems. newer systems behave too differently between power managment modes where a system like my old KT266A didnt notice any difference between acpi, apic apm etc -

remember how the AMD k62 350 was too fast for win95, needing a patch from ms? maybe hal.dll(s) needs the same treatment.

anyway i would suggest trying different power management modes/HALs and see if it helps. otherwise dare i say it reduce fsb.

Nov 20, 2003, 02:00 AM	#1
Loopz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Standby monitor problem help hi all i've a sapphire ati 9700 non pro and randomly my monitor turns in stand by mode and there's no way to wake it up but to restart the pc. I've tried all the catalyst and omega drivers out there (now i'm using catalyst 3.9) , set in the correct way and i've selected the fastwrite option off in the ati preferencies ...but still the same problem. My pc is a p4 3ghz, mobo EPOX 4pca3+, 1024gb corsair pc3200, 400w power sup and the agp in smartgart is set 8x. Of course all the screensavers and power option in xp are off. Ps this problem happened when i was not using games or something like this ...just using normal windows programs but i guess could happen in any moment. tnx in advance

Dec 4, 2003, 02:30 PM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Do you have the VPU recover option enabled ? It may be able to give you some insight into what is causing the standby problem __________________

Dec 4, 2003, 03:17 PM	#5
Yellowneck DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I have the same problem, how do you enable the VPU Recovery? I have Catalyst 3.8 drivers. __________________ Help me

Dec 4, 2003, 03:27 PM	#6
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	It is located in the ATi Control Panel __________________

Dec 4, 2003, 04:35 PM	#8
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	I have the answer tis an oldie (issues wise) but it's in your bios settings... got to your power management and make sure make sure.... yoiur video off option is sey to bank screen. should look something like this... acpi is turned = on/enabled suspend mode = S1 Video off option = suspend -> off Video off method = blank screen __________________

Dec 2, 2003, 07:52 AM	#2
Evolve DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	The same thing happens on my Sapphire Radeon 9700 pro as well. But it happens when I'm playing games. My system is a P4 3GHz, Albatron 865PE Pro Mobo, 512MB PC3200 RAM, and 400w power supply. Do anyone have a fix for this problem? It is starting to annoy me.

Dec 4, 2003, 02:22 PM	#3
Evolve DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Please help.... It's becoming very annoying.... I'm using the Omega drivers

Dec 13, 2003, 10:50 PM	#11
tH3 N4GU4L DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Third Attention Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	my 9700 does this too. the more i push fsb/ram, the more it does it. i can run prime95 or sciencemark all day at 225fsb but run anything with 3d graphics over 216fsb and it almost instantly turns my screen into standby although i can still hear sound. i tried the chipset voltage mod and it does it even faster, extra cooling doesnt help. i think DPMS, ACPI, APIC, APM etc are screwed. ACPI/APM gives 100fps less in 3d2001 game test 1 and it shouldnt. APIC makes freelancer get stuck intermittently at 64fps wether vsync is on or off (both my KT400/Nvidia sys and NForce2/Ati sys do this). i venture there is some timing thing in the power management code/HAL that doesnt work with newer faster systems. newer systems behave too differently between power managment modes where a system like my old KT266A didnt notice any difference between acpi, apic apm etc - remember how the AMD k62 350 was too fast for win95, needing a patch from ms? maybe hal.dll(s) needs the same treatment. anyway i would suggest trying different power management modes/HALs and see if it helps. otherwise dare i say it reduce fsb.