Monitor not coming out of power save on startup

Dodge777

Dodge777

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Hey all,

Have had my PC for about 6 months now. Until now I've not had a problem with it. Bit of a weird one really. I started up the computer a week ago and the monitor light just stayed on orange (this means power save) even though I could hear the hard drive and everything whirring nicely in the background. I restarted a few times, tried turning the monitor on and off and still not joy. Each time I turned the monitor back on, after a few seconds of blank screen it just said "enterping power save mode".

Eventually I managed to get it back on by shutting off the PSU to the computer for a about a minute and turning it back on. The monitor then seem to work fine. So the fact that it takes me to shut off the PSU suggests that it's not a problem with the monitor. So anyways, this doesn't happen everytime I shut down the computer and turn it on again. Only every now and then. But i'm worried it'll eventually be a permanent thing!

Anyone else had a similar experience or might know what's going on?! Thanks.
 
Ok... how do you do that?!?! I did a brief google search but it doesn't really explain why I'd be doing it and what the risks are involved.
 
Bump - it's started to happen more frequently now. Literally every two start-ups. Desperately need help please.
 
hmmmmm - sounds familiar

What monitor is it? Is it connected via DVI?

If so then I had the same problem on my Dell monitor. The problem is that DVI takes slightly longer than VGA to initialise and confirm a connection/signal, most newer monitors compensate for this but there are a few who experience this type of problem. Will try and dig out the reams of information I found for this and send it to you. (I went as far as to re-flash my monitor to try and solve it).

I got around the issue by confirming the monitor worked fine under VGA, plugging it back onto the DVI, powering up, then on my Dell there are two buttons next to the power button and pressing these both together forces the monitor to re-initialise any active connection. This seems to have worked for me so far.

If none of this reflects your problem - then many apologies!

Cheers
 
I had a problem like this, turned out the monitor connector on my graphics card was going wonky. Took me a while to figure it out, as doing things like checking the insides\psu etc generally jiggle the connection and might make it work.

Are you connected via a DVI-VGA dongle, as this puts more strain on the socket and might cause it to wear out sooner?

Have you got 2 sockets on the back of your graphics card? have you tried plugging the monitor into the other socket?
 
Yeah, it's a dell 2007 wfp 20" monitor. My graphics card has two DVI connectors so I swapped to the other one and it seemed fine. But I guess we'll see what happens the next time I shut my computer down.

Not sure if this might make a difference, but I always tend to shut down my pc using the remote as supplied by asus with my mobo. Perhaps this is doing it?!
 
I too have had this problem, same monitor as well with an XT1950, was driving me nuts till I read this thread got home last night and tried turning the PSU off and back on, and now everything is working fine....its weird as the PC has been fine for the last 6 months or so.

Syngress
 
Yeah, that's how I solve the problem usually. Just turn the PSU off for a minute and then back on and then it's ok until the next time I shut down. Still, it's very annoying and clearly something is wrong!

Syngress - the fact that it's happening to you with the exact same combination suggests that it must be some sort of compatability issue maybe? What mobo do you have?
 
Right... so the problem seemed to go away for a few weeks, but then it came back. Normally I can just trurn off the PSU for a few minutes, turn it back on and voila, there's picture again. However, this time I actually had to open up my case, check everything was wired properly, and after doing this the screen came back. This stopped the problem for another few days but then this morning, there was no picture on boot again! Just a blank screen! It's driving me nuts! I've also tried turning the monitor on and off again, but after a few seconds it just says entering power save. I've tried pressing the two buttons next to the power button to try and force a signal but that's not working either.

I've checked the DVI cable is connected properly, the graphics card is firmly in place, etc, etc. Could it be a driver problem? I'm using the 7.1 catalyst drivers. Or maybe a DVI cable problem?!

Can anyone else think of what the problem might be and how I may resolve it? Please, I'm getting desperate.
 
Have you tried a different DVI cable?? I had a Dell 2001FP and had the same problem. Spoke to Dell a couple of times even got the monitor replaced once but last time it happened I spoke to them again and they're stance was if you get the test message when theres no cable the monitor is fine so they got me to change the DVI cable and it seemed to go away, well until I sold it that is. Not heard anything from the person I sold it to so I assume its ok.
 
Well we can rule out DVI cable and 7.4 catalyst drivers.
The same problem occurred this morning with the new drivers and with a different cable. Once again I did the same ol trick of turning off the PSU and turning it back on, and the screen came out of power save. No problem. This is really starting to annoy me.
 
Just thought i'd join this conversation as i seem to be having a similar issue.

I just upgraded my machine from sck 754 A64 to core2duo system, so replaced CPU/motherboard/memory, but kept PSU, monitor and graphics card.

I now get this issue when i try to overclock my new system, its fine at stock, but when i try to overclock it, it will boot and i here the chimes as it enters windows, but the screen stays in standby.

it never did it with the old system, so i think i can rule out the screen and graphics card.

my first thoughts are the PSU isn't upto scratch, when i use the PSU calculators i am borderline. what PSU's are you using?

rest of specs:

Motherboard = Gigabyte 965-S3
CPU = E4400
PSU = Enermax Noisetaker 370W
GPU = X1800XT
Screen = Samsung 172T
 
Yep i'd think you're borderline for running that system with an x1800.... so i think OC'ing is proberly out of the question for now.
 
I highly doubt it's the PSU (in my case anyway). I've got a 600W Tagan. The problems for me started happening around about the time I installed vista. It had never happened before when I was on XP. But at this time I made a few changes to the bios as well. Not overclocking changes though. I had been running an overclocked system for 6 months before this started happening.
 
Well as i said in your other thread, remove the OC and then you can be sure if it's the cause of the problem or not.
 
Will do. Should I just clear the CMOS (removing the battery and setting the jumper right?) or just change the relevant fsb, etc.
 
Latest update... so I removed the battery, cleared the CMOS and updated the bios to 2004, and still the problem persists, and even worse than before. Literally every morning when I turn on my machine I have to unplug the PSU for a minute and turn it back on. Sometimes I have to repeate this multiple times. At least now I can rule out the cable, the bios, the drivers... it's looking increasingly like a hardware problem.

I don't know if this changes anything, but I actually hear the computer booting into windows. The sound plays and everything, so I now everything is theoretically fine. I've tried everything with the monitor - turning it off and on again, trying to force the DVI signal, etc. Nothing.

I may be wrong here, but I'm starting to think it's the PSU or the monitor. The fact that the computer is clearly getting into windows fine suggests that maybe there's just not enough power going to the monitor? Or that the monitor itself is screwed. What do you all think? The monitor is a 20" Dell 2007 WFP and the PSU is aa 600W Tagan.

Thanks for the continuing help. It's much appreciated amid this immensely frustrating problem!!!
 
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