Re: Stability Problems - Black Screen

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Might be a heat issue... Try leaving the top off overnight and see if that
helps...

Also, go into your power settings and don't have it turn off the monitor.
Then power the monitor off by hand. In your display settings, set your
screen saver to None also.

Dana Cline - MVP

"chunks" <chunks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AC941235-4EC4-44E1-8F7A-15725F60FCD0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> With regard to my Shuttle based Media Centre.
>
> I have a real nagging problem, If I leave my system over night, to record
a
> couple of films or other programes.
>
> When I go back to it in the morning I get a black screen. I can see the
> mouse cursor and move it on the screen but other than that just get a
black
> screen. I am however able to get to the Task Manager and I have to shut
down
> the media centre to restart it - this is very annoying and at the moment I
> dare not release the system to my family :-)
>
> I find the programs have recorded fine. But any ideas as to what is
causing
> this instability would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks


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