Monitor remains black after stand-by recovery

[Cape Codderr]

When I am attempting to recover my machine from "stand by" mode, my monitor
will not come back on.The power button is lit, but the screen remains black.
My system is a Dell Dimension E520 with a 19 inch flat panel monitor -
1907FPC,DIM,M. This problem occurs aproximately 50% of the time when I am
attempting to recover from "stand-by".

 

[RJK]

Have you tried simply switching the monitor off and back on again ? !

regards, Richard

 

[Unknown]

What method are you using ? Mouse? Keyboard? Both fail?

 

[Ian D]

When I am attempting to recover my machine from "stand by" mode, my
monitor
will not come back on.The power button is lit, but the screen remains
black.
My system is a Dell Dimension E520 with a 19 inch flat panel monitor -
1907FPC,DIM,M. This problem occurs aproximately 50% of the time when I am
attempting to recover from "stand-by".

Is the PC waking? Check for hard drive activity. Is the
power button illuminated as standby, usually orange,
or as operating? If the PC is active and the monitor is
staying in standby, it could be that the video card is not
starting.

 

[Cape Codderr]

Thanks, RJK. I have tried that many times, but it does no good.

 

[Cape Codderr]

Thanks mystery person. I have used multiple ways to put my machine into
stand-by and have used both keyboard and mouse to bring it back. The method
doesn't seem to matter. I get the same results.

 

[Cape Codderr]

Thanks Ian. Yes, the PC is waking. The power button is fully illuminated
and the hard drive is operating at full speed. If the problem is the video
card not starting, why does it only happen part of the time? The mystery
continues.

 

[Ian D]

Thanks Ian. Yes, the PC is waking. The power button is fully illuminated
and the hard drive is operating at full speed. If the problem is the
video
card not starting, why does it only happen part of the time? The mystery
continues.

Did you try both video outputs and both monitor inputs,
assuming there are two of each? I assume that you are using
digital rather than VGA connections.

 

[Cape Codderr]

When you say "both", I assume you mean VGA and DVI. My monitor has one of
each. It was hooked up with digital on day one. I never tried VGA.

 

[Unknown]

Have you checked to see whether or not there is an update to your video
driver?

 

[Cape Codderr]

I am signed up for automatic updates from Microsoft and i have all the latest
updates from them. Would the updates you refer to be included in those or do
I need to look somewhere else?

 

[Unknown]

You need to look elsewhere. Find the manufacturer of your video card and
search their site for a possible update.

 

[witan]

When I am attempting to recover my machine from "stand by" mode, my monitor
will not come back on.The power button is lit, but the screen remains black.  
My system is a Dell Dimension E520 with a 19 inch flat panel monitor -
1907FPC,DIM,M.  This problem occurs aproximately 50% of the time when Iam
attempting to recover from "stand-by".

Similar thing happens occasionally when my computer comes back from
"hibernation". If I tap any key, the monitor becomes normal. In my
case, the power management is set to switch off the monitor after 3
min of non-usage of keyboard, and somehow the "hibernation" seems to
remember it. (I don't ever put my computer into standby -- it's always
hibernation or shut down.) I wonder whether something similar is
happening with your computer.

 

[RJK]

....most likely this resume from Standby problem is ACPI related...
( http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/acpi.html )
....sure all applications are quite before going to Standby ?
....if not already using one, have you tried a hard wired PS2 keyboard,
and/or tweaking around the ACPI S1 / S3 settings in bios ?

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?form=MSHOME&setlang=en-us&q=xp+wake+up+problem&mkt=en-us
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1446103&SiteID=17

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...498-b9d1-a6aed1faa89a&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=&p=1

....just a thought, ...A very long time ago, on an old PC Chips Skt 462
motherboard of mine with "shut down" problems, a bios option "Assign IRQ to
VGA" had to be enabled to get rid of shut down problems, and I think it was
on that board that resume from standby was also a problem if that bios
option was disabled.

regards, Richard

 

[Larc]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:18:01 -0700, Cape Codderr

| I am signed up for automatic updates from Microsoft and i have all the latest
| updates from them. Would the updates you refer to be included in those or do
| I need to look somewhere else?

Since this is 11 days old, your problem may already be solved. But suggest you
never, NEVER use a Microsoft-provided driver for any specific branded hardware
not manufactured by Microsoft. Always check with the applicable manufacturer
for latest drivers.

Even though a driver offered via Windows Update may occasionally be the same one
the manufacturer has available for download, the gamble is too great IMHO.

Larc

 

[jtarler]

I had the same problem with my Dell Dimension 8400 connected to a Dell 1905 FP monitor. I was connected via DVI cable. After trying to update the monitor driver and restore the NVIDIA card drive to its correct Dell-approved version, to no avail, I switched the cable to VGA and the problem was gone!

I consider this is a temporary fix at best, as I would like to add another monitor and run both using the DVI splitter that came with the system. Will post my results if and when I try to do that.