Monitor goes black for a few seconds and then returns


  1. DPChristm
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    Personal Home Use Only Operating System Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601.2420
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    Monitor goes black for a few seconds and then returns


    So this is a kind of weird problem I am having
    I have a Lenovo Core i7 laptop
    The laptop is on a docking station and the video is spread between three monitors.(laptop and two externals)
    Occasionally one of the monitors will go black for a second.
    Most commonly the DVI cable, but sometimes the VGA cable.
    This is not a significant issue but an annoyance.
    Anyone have any experience, or fix for this?
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  3. Paul Black
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    Hi DPChristm,

    DPChristm said:
    So this is a kind of weird problem I am having
    I have a Lenovo Core i7 laptop
    The laptop is on a docking station and the video is spread between three monitors.(laptop and two externals)
    Occasionally one of the monitors will go black for a second.
    Most commonly the DVI cable, but sometimes the VGA cable.
    This is not a significant issue but an annoyance.
    Anyone have any experience, or fix for this?
    Have you checked to see if there any graphic card[s] updates?
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