Sounds like the video card is failing to answer power management signals to 
wake up. One way to work around this is to tell Windows not to shut the 
monitor down. Right-click a blank space on your desktop and select 
Properties. When the Display Properties box pops up, click the Screensaver 
tab, then click the Power Options button. The Power Options box should open 
right after that, and there should be a time in a drop box next to the 
option "Turn off your monitor after..." Select Never from that drop list, 
and you should not have that problem anymore. This is only a temporary fix 
until you replace the video card, mind you.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dianne Erdos-Rush" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:05 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer Monitor will not turn on after being turned off


My son's computer is working very well, except for one thing, when he turns 
of the monitor, it will not turn back on again.  Initially, I thought the 
monitor must be on its last legs, it is, after all just an old CRT monitor. 
So I replaced it with another one, assuming it would work just fine.  Same 
problem.  So I thought, well, perhaps there is something wrong with the cord 
from the monitor to the computer, so I replaced it, but same problem.

My question is: has anyone heard of this type of problem, and do you think 
it might be the video card, I have extras and can replace it?
He is running Windows XP SP2.  Nothing fancy.  He usually leaves the 
computer on at night and just turns off the monitor.  Recently the monitor 
simply will not turn back on, until he re-boots the computer.
Any suggestions?
Dianne

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