is it your monitor turns off everytime you log on to windows then it start again? (1sec turn-off). if so, it's because inappropriate driver or outdated driver.
it remains off when i log on to sp2,but when i log on to the xp pro(not sp2)it does'nt turn off, i forgot to say that it was ok when the chips arent installed yet
I removed the quoted images, no need to quote that crap which essentially duplicates exactly what we didn't want to see in the first place. Please next time just use the Report this post to moderator button at the top right of every post. It is this symbol:
Also, if you have a CRT, try either dropping your refresh rate or resolution. Drivers sometimes reset those settings, and then your monitor "saves" itself by blanking the screen. And the initial login screen likely won't be high enough to mess you up.