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stuck in power save mode

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by jb

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dell pc with win 2k pro. on the screen it says monitor in power save mode activate using pc. when you try using pc nothing happens it's like it's hung. had it unpluged for the weekend and it's still acts hung when you power up. it does not even boot the busy light just stays on. any comments would be great. thanks

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by cg it

boot up into safe mode, then go to control panel, display. click the screensaver tab, then click on the power settings button. change the power settings to never turn off monitor. click save. reboot.

by cg it

if you have another computer or a friend has one that is close by, [ next door ] cart the thing over there and test it out to see if the problem moves with the monitor. As Schultzy says could be a bad monitor.

by rindi1

Does the PC itself boot when you turn it on (Is there Harddisk activity when you turn the PC on)?

If your PC has a "reset" button press that button once the PC has been on for a while. My PC has a similar sympton when it has been turned of for a while and I try turn it back on. It seems the Grafic Card has problems supplying the Monitor with enough signal strength when the PC is turned on. Pressing the Reset button after the PC has been running for some time helps, at least in my case.

by dbesenho

check to see if the video cable is plugged into the right port on the pc. i have seen dell pc's do this where there were two video cards, one built on the mbo and another pci. if you plug into the one on the mbo it will behave this way.

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