-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor "locks up"

HB,
    I may be wrong, but it sounds like it may be related to some Power 
Saving setting on your system (Standby or Hibernation are the most likely 
suspects here).  My advice is to take a look at the setting and see if one 
of those is selected.  In WinXP, you can find the settings at Control Panel 
 > Power Options.

    On the first tab (Power Schemes) set "System standby:" to Never.  Then, 
click on the Hibernate tab and make sure "Enable hibernation" is NOT 
checked.  Those two procedures will ensure that your computer doesn't go to 
sleep too deeply on ya.  If you actually have to make either of these 
changes, let us know which one (or both) you had to do.  If the computer no 
longer exhibits these symptoms, you'll know that this was the cause.  Then, 
you'll want to give some thought as to whether you want to reenable them to 
help save on your electric bill.        :O)

    Oh, and if you're curabout the other setting on that first tab, I keep 
my Win2000 & XP systems Power Schemes set to "Always On".  It allows the 
computer to automatically turn off my monitor after 20 minutes to save my 
backlight (LCD's) and picture tube (CRT's) from burning out prematurely (it 
actually just darkens the screens rather than turn them completely off).  Of 
course, my computers often run for days between reboots and sometimes weeks 
before they're turned completely off, so it makes sense for me to be energy 
conscious.

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:55 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Monitor "locks up"


> Hello all,
>     Recently and almost at least once a day, I have to reboot, because
> either the flat screen monitor remains a "black screen", or the mouse is 
> frozen in
> place.
>     I initially thought the problem might be with the screen saver, but I
> set it to {none}, and the problem keeps happening. I looked at device 
> manager
> and there aren't any exclamation marks. I don't have a clue what to do 
> next.
> Hopefully someone here knows how to fix this.
> Thanks,
>
> HB 

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