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February 4th, 2005 18:00
Monitor Stuck in Power Save Mode
My monitor has suddenly decided to stay in power save mode. The message I have on the screen says "Monitor in power save mode, activate using PC. Have it set to turn on with my mouse, but nothing happens. The monitor did have a display issue for about a year. The colors were dull and I had lines running thru the screen. Didn't bother me and was hoping to have a new computer by now, so I kept using it. Is there a chance this monitor is a goner?
Thanks for your help.
Diane
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February 4th, 2005 18:00
Olorcain,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Push in the power button on the front of the cpu to see if the system will come back on.
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February 4th, 2005 19:00
Jesse,
The system itself is not in power mode, just the monitor I guess. The green light is on, its always on. I have pushed the button so the system will reboot. I can hear the cpu going thru its gyrations, but the only thing I get on the monitor is that message. I have also taken the cable off to make sure pins were not broken, and I have unplugged the monitor from the surge protector and tried plugging just into the wall.
Diane
Olorcain
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February 5th, 2005 02:00
Well, I did a test and hooked up the monitor to my friends laptop and the monitor seems to be working properly. The next step says to check the video controller. So since I am clueless I wasn't sure how to check. The pins on the cable are not damaged. Will I need to install a new video card?
Thanks for the help.
Diane
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February 6th, 2005 18:00
Olorcain
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February 7th, 2005 08:00
I had somone check out my computer and it is in fact the video card that has gone bad.
Diane