Monitor turns off on its own, then won't turn on

[Guest]

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This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):

- I turn on the monitor
- The light goes on
- I turn on the computer
- It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
- Monitor flashes briefly
- Then it turns off.

It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't power on
until after one minute or so.

I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for about
one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it usually works.
However, this last time I had to do it twice.

Bad circuitry?

 

[Guest]

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>This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>
>- I turn on the monitor
>- The light goes on
>- I turn on the computer
>- It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
>- Monitor flashes briefly
>- Then it turns off.
>
>It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't power on
>until after one minute or so.
>
>I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for about
>one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it usually works.
>However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>
>Bad circuitry?

Does that happen if you tap F5 at startup and enter safe mode? If not
it's most likely a driver problem. Go to Device Manager, delete the
video card(not disable) and reboot. That should straighten it out.

 

[Guest]

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The bios screen doesn't even post before the monitor shuts off. That's
why I think it's the circuitry. But it does flicker for just a second.

Perhaps the video card is sending something abnormal and the monitor
shuts off by way of a self-protection mechanism?

Andrew J wrote:
>
>> This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>>
>> - I turn on the monitor - The light goes on - I turn on the
>> computer - It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
>> - Monitor flashes briefly - Then it turns off.
>>
>> It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't
>> power on until after one minute or so.
>>
>> I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for
>> about one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it
>> usually works. However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>>
>> Bad circuitry?
>
>
> Does that happen if you tap F5 at startup and enter safe mode? If not
> it's most likely a driver problem. Go to Device Manager, delete the
> video card(not disable) and reboot. That should straighten it out.

 

[ANON]

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<monitorhelp> wrote in message news:9rednaY6Ke_-LBzdRVn2sQ@giganews.com...
> This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>
> - I turn on the monitor
> - The light goes on
> - I turn on the computer
> - It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
> - Monitor flashes briefly
> - Then it turns off.
>
> It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't power on
> until after one minute or so.
>
> I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for about
> one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it usually works.
> However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>
> Bad circuitry?

If possible, try running that monitor off another computer or even a
notebook. Kind of sounds like the power supply in the monitor might be on
it's way out though. -Dave

 

[steveh]

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"Andrew J" <ajpk3@hotmail.comremove> wrote in message
news:5gc38019qmtmhk6uqu7tp9e9i2n7mb15fc@4ax.com...
>
>
> >This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
> >
> >- I turn on the monitor
> >- The light goes on
> >- I turn on the computer
> >- It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
> >- Monitor flashes briefly
> >- Then it turns off.
> >
> >It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't power on
> >until after one minute or so.
> >
> >I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for about
> >one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it usually works.
> >However, this last time I had to do it twice.
> >
> >Bad circuitry?
>
> Does that happen if you tap F5 at startup and enter safe mode? If not
> it's most likely a driver problem. Go to Device Manager, delete the
> video card(not disable) and reboot. That should straighten it out.

Not likely to be a driver problem as it doesn't get as far as Windows.

As it doesn't seem to be booting properly, I'm not sure it's anything to do
with the monitor. I would guess at the PSU in the PC being flakey, it might
be worth trying another one in it, if you have one avilable.

HTH
SteveH

 

[Guest]

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iiyama monitor with both BNC inputs and a VGA socket ?

If yes, looks to be quite common.
Try the other set of connectors instead.


<monitorhelp> a écrit dans le message news:
9rednaY6Ke_-LBzdRVn2sQ@giganews.com...
> This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>
> - I turn on the monitor
> - The light goes on
> - I turn on the computer
> - It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
> - Monitor flashes briefly
> - Then it turns off.
>
> It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't power on
> until after one minute or so.
>
> I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for about
> one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it usually works.
> However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>
> Bad circuitry?

 

[Guest]

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DNG DING DING !! WINNER! WE HAVE A WINNER!!

But I've had it like this for years. Main reason I went to BNC was
because of the newer nVidia detenator drivers / iiyama refresh rate bug
(but I think that's fixed now). And sure enough, I left the old vga
cable connected. I'll try with just one cable. Thanks.

Aldo Larrabiata wrote:

> iiyama monitor with both BNC inputs and a VGA socket ?
>
> If yes, looks to be quite common. Try the other set of connectors
> instead.
>
>
> <monitorhelp> a écrit dans le message news:
> 9rednaY6Ke_-LBzdRVn2sQ@giganews.com...
>
>> This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>>
>> - I turn on the monitor - The light goes on - I turn on the
>> computer - It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
>> - Monitor flashes briefly - Then it turns off.
>>
>> It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't
>> power on until after one minute or so.
>>
>> I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for
>> about one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it
>> usually works. However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>>
>> Bad circuitry?
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

iiyama monitor with both BNC inputs and a VGA socket ?

If yes, looks to be quite common.
Try the other set of connectors instead.


<monitorhelp> a écrit dans le message news:
9rednaY6Ke_-LBzdRVn2sQ@giganews.com...
> This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>
> - I turn on the monitor
> - The light goes on
> - I turn on the computer
> - It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
> - Monitor flashes briefly
> - Then it turns off.
>
> It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't power on
> until after one minute or so.
>
> I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for about
> one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it usually works.
> However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>
> Bad circuitry?

 

[Guest]

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Well, I tried that and it's still turning off. Tomorrow I will try a
different computer. Could be the video card.

Aldo Larrabiata wrote:
> iiyama monitor with both BNC inputs and a VGA socket ?
>
> If yes, looks to be quite common. Try the other set of connectors
> instead.
>
>
> <monitorhelp> a écrit dans le message news:
> 9rednaY6Ke_-LBzdRVn2sQ@giganews.com...
>
>> This has happened three days in a row (in the morning):
>>
>> - I turn on the monitor - The light goes on - I turn on the
>> computer - It sends a "sync" signal right before it loads the bios
>> - Monitor flashes briefly - Then it turns off.
>>
>> It does NOT go into sleep mode, it simply shuts off. And won't
>> power on until after one minute or so.
>>
>> I must boot down the computer, unplug the monitor power cable for
>> about one minute. Then connect power, turn on monitor, then it
>> usually works. However, this last time I had to do it twice.
>>
>> Bad circuitry?
>
>
>