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Dell Dimension 8400 Monitor problem

Aug 27, 2009 2:03AM PDT

I have a Dell Dimension 8400 Desktop with Windows XP Pro w/sp3 About a month or so ago my monitor started experiencing a problem. At night I would turn off the monitor or turn off the computer, overnight, and when I would turn it back on, the monitor will flash but nothing displays. I would try to restart many times until I would just let the computer just sit and then after a time I would try to turn the monitor on and off several times, and sometimes about a half hour or so, the monitor will come back on. So, I've started to just leave the computer monitor and the computer on continuously. Can anyone tell me what's the solution?

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(NT) Does another monitor work?
Aug 28, 2009 3:37AM PDT
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Dell Dimension 8400 Monitor problem
Aug 28, 2009 3:46AM PDT

I don't have another monitor to check this problem.

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Then it's time to borrow one.
Aug 28, 2009 3:59AM PDT

Or put this monitor on any other PC.