Screen keeps switching on and off in "off mode" :(

Hey
I have a K8T Neo (VIA) with BIOS 2.2 and I've had a strange problem for a while: when the screen is in off mode, it keeps switching on for 1 second and then off again. This happens every few minutes when the PC is on and the screen is in off mode. I'm sure this isn't good for the screen. It happens in Windows XP when I set the power options to "don't manage" as is suggested to get Cool & Quiet working. This didn't happen in linux with kernel 2.6.9 but it's happening in 2.6.12 (this is an upgrade from Kubuntu Hoary to Breezy).
Now all I can do is set the monitor not to switch off  so that it doesn't keep switching on and off :(
Can anyone help?
Thanks
kLy
(btw. I know it's not a problem with the graphics card or anything since I've used the same card in my old machine which didn't do this)

Sorry, here:
AMD Athlon64 3000+ Newcastle
MSI K8T-Neo (VIA) BIOS 1.9 (was 2.2)
512MB DDR400 Kingston RAM
Gigabyte Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
Seagate 80GB 5400rpm HD
Codegen 350W PSU
OS:
Windows XP Pro SP1
Kubuntu Breezy 5.10 with 2.6.12-9 linux kernel
I haven't noticed the problem yet using the 1.9 BIOS but maybe I haven't waited around long enough. I'll let you know.
Thanks

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