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My monitor won't automatically come on after "stand by"

by KeithA39 May 5, 2007 3:07PM PDT

Amateur here and any help would be appreciated.

I have a Gateway computer (about a year and a half old) running XP with a LCD flat screen monitor.

All was well until today when, after the computer had been on "stand by" mode, the monitor failed to automatically come on when I started the computer up again.

I turned off the power button to the monitor, then turned it back on again and received the message, "no signal".

After checking to see if the connections were all secure, I restarted the computer (not just "stand by") and the monitor came on as normal.

I tried "stand by" again with the same "no signal" results.

I'm at a loss. Don't know if this means I need a new graphics card or perhaps to at least check if it is seated correctly.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Two possibilities. . .

by Coryphaeus May 6, 2007 4:05AM PDT

The monitor has a low power state activated and deactivated by the video card. Either the card is not sending the signal or the monitor is not responding. Swap one or the other for a test.

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Thanks

by KeithA39 May 6, 2007 6:27AM PDT

Thanks much, Cory.

I'll give a shot to swapping the monitor out first. Hopefully, by process of elimination, I'll have a culprit at that time.

Will probably take me a few days to get to it though.

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