Diane Kroeckel wrote:
> I just replaced my old Panasonic PanaSync C1381 with a new 17" monitor by
> EMC Multisystems.
>
> Everything works fine except for some games. For example, when I try to
> play Bugs Life, the monitor goes black and the little light on it
> flashes, like it's gone to sleep. There is nothing I can do except hit
> the reset button on my CPU to restart my computer.
>
> I reinstalled Bugs Life, but it still doesn't work. My display settings
> are 256 colors, 800 x 600 pixels. And I have the Power Scheme set at
> Home/Office Desk which turns off the monitor and hard drive after 5
> minutes. System Standby is set for never.
That's the problem right there, set it to "Always on" and it should be okay.
Bugs Life is a DOS game right? Perhaps when it switches to DOS mode it's
getting the signal to shut down the monitor.
HTH,
Jose
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