Arnie, I've observed this sort of problem with older computers running Windows 98. So far, my best results were achieved by disabling APM (Advanced Power Management) in the computer BIOS. From what I've read, early computer's APM code weren't quite up to snuff. One result you may not like, is that Win98 will not power off the PC when you shut down, you get the OK to turn off PC message instead. An alternative to disabling APM altogether, is to disable the various power off timers and see what happens. Fred Nielson -----Original Message----- From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Arnie Scacchitti Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:12 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PCBUILD] Blan Screen I have an older PC, that I'm trying to get working properly for a young friend. Whenever the screen saver comes on for a long period of time, the monitor goes black and the sytem locks up. I have a 233MHZ processor. 64MB ram/ 4gig free on my HD. I've recently had 96mB ram, but removed 32, to see if the problem is being caused by bad memory. I'm running Win98. I've swapped diff Screen savers and still the same results. I also put in a new Video card. Any one have any ideas. Arnie The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml