Dual 9500 problem please help

Hi,

My friend has a problem with their 9500 Pro setup. They run the card
with two monitors on windows XP. The card runs fine for about 3 or 4
hours but then the screen will go black for a second and then flick
back into windows without any user interaction.

This gets progressively worse until the PC has to be re-booted and then
left off for a few hours. If you switch back on immediately then you
still get the problem. Its as though you have to leave the card to cool
down.

I have no idea what to suggest to my friend now, does anyone have any
ideas what i could try or does it look like a hardware problem??

Thanks in advance

Ian.

Video cards tend to heat up quickly, so it wouldn't take 3 or 4 hours for
one to overheat, unless your friend has a large case that is also poorly
ventilated.

Do the monitors work fine when hooked up to another system at the same
resolutions and refresh rates?

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<ian.wrigglesworth.DeleteThis@openreach.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My friend has a problem with their 9500 Pro setup. They run the card
> with two monitors on windows XP. The card runs fine for about 3 or 4
> hours but then the screen will go black for a second and then flick
> back into windows without any user interaction.
>
> This gets progressively worse until the PC has to be re-booted and then
> left off for a few hours. If you switch back on immediately then you
> still get the problem. Its as though you have to leave the card to cool
> down.
>
> I have no idea what to suggest to my friend now, does anyone have any
> ideas what i could try or does it look like a hardware problem??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ian.
>