It was the RAM or AGP Aperture
 

On that post mentioning the PC that was doing the black screen,
it wasn't the monitor, wasn't the video card, but it turned out to be either increasing the AGP aperture size in the CMOS from 64 to 128 or reseating the RAM. More than likely I suspect it was the RAM.

I did these adjustments both at the same time and now the display has stopped blacking out so far.

Its such a good feeling when you get lucky fixing PC annoyances.
These machines are so amazing in what they can do, but so darn sensitive to just one little thing not being exactly right.

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they are built sensitive on purpose so they break and not last as long... teams are paid sooo much money to design these things to fall apart

You used to work for Compaq? :1orglaugh

If you are talking about televisions I would believe you, but with computerparts they work very hard to increase reliability.

Nice to hear it's fixed KRL :thumbsup

I had one of the original IBM PC's. That thing was built solid and lasted for many years without a single problem.

I kind of miss it in a sentimental way now. I donated it to a school many years ago, but wish I kept it just to look back again. That fricking green screen was so primitive.

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http://www.atmarkit.co.jp/fsys/pcenc...y01/ibm_pc.jpg

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