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HI guys!!
I havent posted here in awhile but the last few times i was greatly helped with my problems. Now I have a new one. Im putting my old comp back together for my mother to use and had it all together and even had it started up and was on the desktop. I did something somewhere and now the monitor powers down once i restart the computer. It will go through the normal routine checking all the specs, but before it finishes the monitor shuts down like it does when you are away from comp for a bit. Ive tried everything I could think to make it come on..even tried using the monitor from my comp and it does same thing. Im so lost now and not sure what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated
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BTW.Im running win98SE on this comp
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Check your APM settings. There will be controls in most modern BIOSes for them.
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Btw, APM means "Advanced Power Management."
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Do I do this in safe mode? and what exactly am i looking for to change there?...the monitor comes on in safe mode
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Go to display properties, Under the "Screen Saver" tab, you'll see "Energy saving features of monitor." Click on "Settings" and make the adjustments there... (You may have to adjust the "Turn off monitor" setting.)
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I'd agree. forego the 50c per month saving on the power bill and set the monitor to 'Always on' or 'Never turn off' or whatever it is. (Sorry, I don't have a Windows 98 system connected up here ATM so I can check)
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Make sure you shut the monitor off manually if you're usinhg the "Always on" or "Never turn off" setting. If you don't, you will eventually kill it. (Trust me, I left my IBM 5151 on all the time and it died in about 2 months.) As long as you shut it off, it will be like a TV, ignoring the signal it recieves.
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Must be luck of the draw then, I reckon. I've a 15" Compaq MV520 sitting behind me that's basically been operating like that since March 2000 and it still works perfectly!
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You mean you had the monitor on, just showing a screen saver the whole time?
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