When using my computer normally just randomly the screen goes on standby and i cant do anything. If restart it it works fine until it does it again, what could be up with it? Could it be virus or hardware?

 

Check all powermanagement settings, I set all my screensavers to off, and don't allow it to turn off the monitor. Try that first

 

Its not the settings cause its when your working on the computer. About a month ago when i turned it on the screen just stayed on standby. I Took the graphics card out to my friends and he tested it and was working fine. Put it back in and the computer was ok until now

 

So you have tried the gfx card in another machine and it was fine. Tried a different monitor on your machine? Or your monitor on another machine?

 

I did that also on the way home. Wasnt working on my comp. took monitor to friends, worked fine, brought it back and its fine lol

 

Sounds like a compatability issue then with your screen and your machine then. This does happen as my bro bought a TFT for his PC, and it simply would not work on his PC. Just showed a scrambled image all the time. Plugged it into my machine and it was fine! Also on my family machine, worked a treat. My TFT worked spot on with his machine so it was simply a compatability issue....

Tried a different monitor with your machine?

 

Its a dell monitor with a dell computer. It was bought like that from dell and has been fine for two years.

I can swap monitors with a friend maybe. Its only happened twice in a week so its not that often which is more annoying to figure out whats wrong with it.

 

Fuck knows then pal...... *shrug*

 

Lol throw it down the stairs, say i dropped it, house insurance Ł1500 = brand new pc lol

 

Just crashed again there. Mouse froze then made a beep then screen went onto standby.

That make is any easier to say whats wrong?

And now screen went black then came back on again