I have a Dell Dimension computer with a Trinitron monitor. In Windows, my monitor automatically turns off after a long period (I'm not sure exactly how long) of disuse. In linux, however, a strange phenomenon occurs. If I leave the monitor on and come back to it a while later, I find the monitor switching between two things: a blank screen and a message that says that the monitor is working but the computer is out of the scan range or something like that. Every time its switches between the blank screen and the message, it makes the noise that it normally makes while turning on or changing video mode. What is causing this problem? Any help is appreciated. Shalom. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail