Monitor switches to passive/standby mode on startup.

[Guest]

TWIMC,
My desktop computer running Windows XP Pro. starts up fine - the monitor displays the normal startup stuff, including the XP windows icon plus blue scrolling bar, then when the pleasant welcome sound plays, the screen switches to passive or standby mode. Nothing I can physically do to the monitor changes this, and I've tried different monitors - it isn't the monitor. I think the problem is windows XP. Note that if i blindly press [Window key], , [left arrow], [enter] (which selects "turn off" from the start menu, i get the 'pleasant closing' sound and the computer shuts down, so I guess the actual OS is working 'underneath'.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
-Geoff

 

[ChrisM]

Hi Geoff,

The only time I've seen exactly this problem is with a dual-monitor setup
that was incorrectly configured.

Does your system have 2 monitor outputs? I don't know about other
manufacturers, but quite a few Dells that I have seen have both an on-board
monitor connection (ie one on the motherboard) and a (usually) higher-spec
one as an additional card.

If this is the case, try switching your monitor cable to the other connector
and see what happens.

Good Luck,

ChrisM

TWIMC,
My desktop computer running Windows XP Pro. starts up fine - the monitor

displays the normal startup stuff, including the XP windows icon plus blue
scrolling bar, then when the pleasant welcome sound plays, the screen
switches to passive or standby mode. Nothing I can physically do to the
monitor changes this, and I've tried different monitors - it isn't the
monitor. I think the problem is windows XP. Note that if i blindly press
[Window key], , [left arrow], [enter] (which selects "turn off" from the
start menu, i get the 'pleasant closing' sound and the computer shuts down,
so I guess the actual OS is working 'underneath'.

 

[Guest]

Hi Geoff,

I'm also suffering the same problem as yours, have u found a solution yet. Kindly post the solution. Mine is a Win XP Home, monitor goes into standby mode even as the PC is booting, does not even stays on till I can enter safe mode (F8) and if I try to enter BIOS setup, goes into standby mode in fraction of a second. But the PC boots up and shuts down properly. I'm going nuts, please help me. It has only on-board graphic card.

 

[oen]

My desktop computer running Windows XP Pro. starts up fine - the monitor
displays the normal startup stuff, including the XP windows icon plus
blue scrolling bar, then when the password box pops up, the monitor
switches to standby. Nothing I can physically do to the monitor changes
this, and I've tried different monitors - it isn't the monitor. Its
driving me insane!!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks,
Oen