Frustration with Display Port

Hi All,
I am having a really annoying problem. I have a T430 hooked up to a Dell monitor via the Display Port (mini to regular converter, and then a cable that came with the monitor. The cable has a big D on it so I think it's a DisplayPort cable and not HDMI).
After the monitor shuts down due to idle period, I need to unplug and plug in again the cable so it works again. Sometimes I have to do this several times until it takes. Rarely, it causes the computer to freeze entirely and there is no display and no response.
Sometimes, when I play an online game, the transfer to full screen causes it to happen and I need to do the unplug-and-plug trick.
I'm completely updated with Windows and Lenovo updates (via their update tool).
Has anyone stumbled across this?
Thanks!

Does nobody know anything about this? It's definitely an issue with the laptop, because going in and out of a game makes it happen and I have to disconnect and reconnect the cable again.

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