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Are there any indicator lights on the monitor? I'm trying to determine if AC
power is turned off or if the video from the PC video driver is being turned
off. Powering on the monitor without the PC WILL leave the screen black,
however, on some CRTs a message is displayed that indicates 'no video is
being received'. When the failure occurs, I wanted you to not touch the PC
but turn the monitor off and then back on and let me know the result.
"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks again for trying people.
If I switch the monitor on without the PC the screen remains black - there
are no messages. My system is a HP with a CRT monitor.
Every morning when I first switch my system on everything starts up and I
can actually work on it for up to about 5 minutes when suddenly my monitor
switches off, the computer remains on. I then switch my computer off by
pushing the computer switch and after waiting a minute I switch my system
on again the same as the first time only this second time it remains on
and works perfectly even if I switch it off and on again later the same
day. It is not until the next day that on my first try the same situation
arises again and my system won't work until I restart it the second time.
I believe it is not the monitor that is the problem but the computer
that's causing it. The only thing is I don't know why it is happening and
how to rectify it.



"Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What kind of monitor do you have? Is it CRT or LCD? Very unusual for AC
power to go off. The monitor has its own power cord and goes into
standby, show a screen saver or sleep mode. Can you get the monitor back
on by its power switch only? (without powering off the computer).
"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Unknown,
Yes, that's correct. The monitor turns off completely after 2-5 minutes
but the computer light remains on. I then have to switch off the
computer by pushing the power button and start again from the beginning.
Then after starting this second time everything works OK for the rest of
the day until the next day when the same problem occurs again.
Cillian.

"Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I reread your original post. Are you basically saying the AC power is
being turned off to the monitor?
"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks again for your comments unknown. Yes, as I have posted earlier
my event viewer does not show any errors or warnings that could refer
to the problem. I have had this problem for some time as at first I
thought it would clear up by itself and my restore program is now no
longer able to restore back to a date before it started.
I have also looked at my "services" and tried some adjustments without
result. I am not really sure about services and there does not seem to
be a default setting in this.

Cillian.


"Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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P.S. One other possibility------how far back can you do a system
restore?
"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi JS, I have tried that a couple of times by starting the
computer and leaving the monitor turned off until 10 minutes or so
later. What happens then is that when I switch the monitor on it
immediately turns itself off again. I am pretty certain that it is
Windows. I have also tested if the various software programs like
AVG and MS.Defender may cause the problem when automatically
downloading updates etc. on startup without result.

Cillian.


"JS" <@> wrote in message
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Do you have another monitor you can try. It sounds like Windows is
the cause of the problem but to be certain another monitor might
help define where the problem is.

The only other trick I can think of is sort of a reverse of before.
This time boot up the PC at the beginning of the day, logon to
your account and then turn the monitor off using it's power button,
wait 15 minutes and then see if you can turn the monitor on without
having to re-boot.

JS

"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for your replies.

In reply to Unknown;
In the Control Panel I go to "Display" and from there to the
screensaver tab where under "Power" I have 4 settings all set on
"Never". On the advanced tab there is a reference to "Power
Buttons" and they are both set on "Shut Down" this indicates that
when I press the power button on my computer it shuts down.

In reply to JS;
My mysterious monitor switch off problem only occurs on my first
start up in the morning. Further later turn offs and starts during
the same day always work OK until the next day when the problem
happens again on the first time. I tried the "Turn off and
Restart" procedure a moment ago and had no trouble with this
procedure. If only my event viewer would show an error at the
time the monitor turn off happens it would be an indication where
to search.........

Cillian.



"JS" <@> wrote in message
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Try this:
Turn the PC on as you normally would. After you have logged on
select 'Start', 'Turn Off Computer' and then select 'Restart',
this will of course reboot the PC without turning the power off.
Then after you login see if the problem occurs.

JS

"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I had my first try since yesterday without success, still the
same problem. Back to square one.
Cilian.


"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks mate, I agree it's worth a try and I'll let you know in
two days as although frequently it doesn't occur every day.
Cilian.

"JS" <@> wrote in message
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Set it for 'Never', that will at least take one possibility
totally out of the equation.

JS

"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks JS
It was set for 2 hours so that can't be the cause. Anyway
when I have restarted the second time all is OK and the
monitor doesn't switch of again. The next day however the
same situation is likely to happen again.

"JS" <@> wrote in message
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Open the Control Panel, then double click on the Power
Options icon, then select the Power Schemes tab and check
what the 'Turn off monitor' option is set to.

JS

"Cillian" <Cillian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have an HP computer with Windows XP Home SP2. About 3
years old. For a while now my monitor often, but not always,
switches itself off from approx.2-5 minutes after start up.
When I press the monitor switch the light briefly comes on
and then goes off again. The computer light remains on. I
then have to switch my computer off by pushing the power on
button and when starting it again the second time all is OK.
The event viewer seems to follow the same routine and shows
no errors or anything unusual. What may be the problem and
what can I do to rectify this?




































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