Ubuntu (Jaunty) goes to blank screen less than 10 minutes after logging in

Ubuntu (Jaunty) goes to blank screen less than 10 minutes after logging in After logging into Jaunty (9.04) everything seems to be going fine but after less than 10 minutes the screen goes blank and I'm unable to do anything. The system dual boots with Windows 7 and Windows 7 appears to have no problems.
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Guest [Entry]

"nVidia graphics? There are some issues with some of the nVidia drivers, but they seem to happen at random, not a regular interval.

If it's a pretty regular 10 minute interval, I'd check to see if there's a component overheating. I just went thru the same exercise, take a look at:

Ubuntu 9.04, AMD and nVidia: How to determine cause of lockup?

To monitor temperatures, try

How can I monitor the CPU temperature under linux?"

Guest [Entry]

"As it turns out the machine was faulty and Dell are taking it away for repairs.

I think it was the graphics card that was overheating and cutting out."