Monitor never wakes up - please help

[randomact]

My monitor never wakes up, it powers up and immediately goes into sleep mode, which I can't get it out of - any suggestions - thanks.

My monitor is an ADI 6P 19" USB enabled.

 

[randomact]

Anyone? Bueller? Is there somewhere else I should ask?

 

[PhiDelt]

I am sorry that I cant help but I had the same problem before. I had a friend come over to fix it and it took him a little while but he did it. I was afraid that it was something with my video card but it wasnt.

If I could get ahold of him and find out what he did, I will get back to you.

 

[Perryg114]

Most monitors will not operate till they get a valid video signal. Have you tried another monitor just to make sure its not a hardware problem like a dead graphics card, motherboard, or CPU.

Perry

 

[slatt01]

Check that you dont have a bent pin in the monitor plug.

 

[randomact]

Thanks you guys - I have another monitor hooked up and working fine - even tried this monitor on two different systems. I also checked for ben pins and everything looks good. Any other suggestions? I hate to let a decent 19" go to waste.

 

[Tates]

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[Tates]

I've got the same monitor. Great unit. I had a similiar problem, and it was fixed after a check to make sure the power cable was seated nice and tight at the right rear of the unit. This unit also came with a 42 month warranty from ADI. Here's the blurb from ADI's FAQ page:



<< Although there are several things that contribute to a screen not having an image, three main reasons exist. First, check the cables to see if they are all tightly connected. Second, the monitor may have a defective component on the board. Third, the VGA card may be defective which means that there is no video signal being received from the card. >>



If you have tried it out on a couple of other systems with no luck, it may be time to send it off for warranty service, Here's the link:

ADI Warranty Service

Good Luck!

 

[phantasm]

If you have a screen saver, try a different one. I've had screen savers in the past that upon going to sleep mode, essentially locked up the computer.