Monitor issues.

[deweyduck]

I'm running an HP Pavilion a6257c desk top with Vista Home Premium service pk2 32bit, I have dual monitors set up HPw2207 & HP w2207h. Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT video card. During game play after about 10mins or so, the monitors go to sleep? I timed it and it happens at the same point in time consistently. I've changed all my power settings to max performance and never. I've updated all my drivers, HP, Windows and Nvidia scanned for viruses. Reinstalled ActiveX. Everything works just fine, the only time the monitors go into sleep mode is when I play any game? The sound continues to work, and my PC keeps functioning, I just can't get the monitors to wake up without restarting my PC? I tried pressing the power button for a few seconds, pressing the sleep button on my keyboard, turning the monitors on and off, Alt TAB? I don't get it? I've also run every diagnostic through the control panel I can find. It says all my hardware is fine and all drivers and software are up to date? Any help please before I take this thing out to the woods and put it out of it's misery?

[Jelly Bean]

Ok lets try power settings.

 

Click start/control panel/classic veiw/power settings.

 

On the left you will see choose when to turn off the display:Click it and set display to never.

 

Again on left choose change when computer sleeps:set display to never.

 

There is also a link attached to change advanced power settings.

 

You can set a few options in there.

 

Try and check your graphics cards temps during normal usage and game play:

 

SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer