were defective! Evidently, power spikes can affect all computers and monitors, even when the system is in the 'OFF' state, as long as it is plugged in! The PSU has no power switch. Even then, in all the PSUs I have dissected, only the "hot" black AC Power...

that I can suggest are: Try to check how the green wire acts in another system. Swap the power switch with the reset switch and try to boot with reset switch while monitoring the voltage on the green wire. Our standard checklist and troubleshooting thread:...

Anyway, after a while it does it again and powering the monitor off and back on fixes it again. So I've tried moving my monitor from the power switch to the wall outlet (since my power strip is ghetto) and also degaussing it and moving my speakers even farther...

backed off the exhaust fans. What the hell plug them in. I see that I need power for the floppy and find the plug for that, its in - ok going good. Now, I have the IDE and power setup, I think. I then proceed to attach the LED Power/Monitor, Power Switch,...

to time where you can turn on all your equipment? If I remember correctly it activates monitors, ATX power supplies, etc. that have soft power switches (the momentary connection type). I ask this because I now have a Tempest cab and I am OBVIOUSLY...

you're pressing the monitor's power button and it's not shutting off (regardless of whether your computer is on or off), I would say the monitor's power switch is faulty and you should contact Acer. ... or maybe I'm just not understanding you correctly....

and powered it. It displayed the usual RGB >'check-cable' indication, so I took the monitor to be working OK. >>I eventually got the monitor working by removing the video card >(NVIDIA GeForce) and re-fitting it. Everything then powered normally. >>Is...

short of throwing it out the window? Please Since you fix it by monitor power switch, it is probably the switch or the lamp backlight failing in the LCD... Sounds like it is out of warranty too. It sounds like your monitor's power supply is the problem. Call...

to S1, but the times are identical. I tried shutting down all running programs. The standby recovery time did not change. Boot up time from power completely off (power switch to desktop): 43s. Hibernate recovery time (power switch to desktop): 26...

same Austin ATX power supply. I switched the power supplies and when I did that the computers traded symptoms. It makes me mad that is was so easy, I hope others can recognize the symptoms before trashing a mother board because power supplies are cheaper...