Troubleshooting Monitor Turns Off After Gameplay

Monitor Turns Off After Gameplay

Hi,

My problem is that every 10-20 minutes or so of playing, the monitor will go into Standby with the game still running. I can get back into game if I press the Windows Key, then opening the Sims 2 window again. However it will just shut-off and I have to do this process again. Sometimes I can't even re-open the window without it happening again.

My computer specs are:

1. Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz
2. System Memory RAM: 512MB (Pagefile;725MB used;523MB Free)
3. Windows XP SP2
4. Free Hard Disk Space : 52GB
5. Total Hard Disk Space : 75GB
6. DirectX Version : 9.0c
7. Display Adapter (Graphic/Video Card) : ATI RAEDON 9200LE
8. Approximate Total Video Memory : 128MB
9. Game Detail : Sims 2 DVD Version with Pets and Open For Business
10. The monitor will turn off after a while of gameplay, and then happens everytime I get back into the game. Usually happens when changing lots.

 

Me too

I have the exact same problem! It usually freezes when clicking something or changing the sim with I play. And I also have the same method in "fixing" it: back to Windows with alt+tab. It happens with all graphic options, but not so often with lower resolution and awful graphic quality.

My computer specs are:

1. Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.60GHz
2. System Memory RAM: 512MB (Pagefile;856MB used;393MB Free)
3. Windows XP SP2
4. Free Hard Disk Space : 12,5GB
5. Total Hard Disk Space : 38,2GB
6. DirectX Version : 9.0c
7. Display Adapter (Graphic/Video Card) : RADEON 9200 SE FAMILY
   
8. Approximate Total Video Memory : 128MB
9. Game Detail : Sims 2 DVD Version with Pets, Open For Business and University. Christmas item set. (Language: Finnish)
   
10. The monitor will turn off after a while of gameplay, and then happens everytime I get back into the game. Usually happens when changing sims. Never with lots. Also stripes of black over sims and objects every time when hovering over objects.

 

Update:

I don't have this problem anymore. Also those black and white stripes are now gone and I'm able to set graphic quality to best level available. I downloaded and installed driver from AMD's site (well, it seems that I had some microsoft's own, old driver) and now it's working well

 

kazenone have you tried turning background tasks off i.e Virus Scan as that might be whats turning the moniter off
hope your game works again soon!!