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Compaq Monitor receives signal but stays black

My Compaq monitor attached to a Gateway tower receives a signal on bootup, light stays green but the screen stays black. Light on the tower is green. I have 3 external hard drives, copier/printer and an 8 connection USB hub attached to the PC. I've noticed that if I unplug the hub most times the monitor will come on. The hub and each of the external HD's have their own power supply. Could it still be that the hub is taking to much power? Does that even make sense? Thank you for any suggestions!

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Does the hub cause the problem with no devices attached? Is the power supply the one that came with the hub? Is there an indicator light to assure you it is working?

Will any one of the devices cause the issue without the hub?

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