Posted: 2/2/2005 4:02:30 PM EDT
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My moniter keep shutting off when I'm on the net. I have to turn the switch off then on again to get it to come back on. I have run a spyware scan, virus scan, run windows update I am running Win Mel. Ed. and using IE or Nescape makes no difference. I can restart the system and let it run all day with no problems but as soon as I go online it happens. |
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Here's the possibilities as I see them, from most likely to least: - You have a JavaScript command (or something similar) in your home page's HTML code that puts your monitor to sleep. - Your power supply is dying, and when you activate your network card (which can "sleep" when not being used), this draws enough power that the video card no longer works, and shuts down (which takes the monitor with it). - Your monitor is dying, and the Internet usage is just a coincidence. The first is the easiest to check for, and costs the least to fix, so start there. -Troy |
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Borrow a monitor and run it for a day and see if the behavior reoccurs. If it does not, then you have a monitor problem. If it happens with the 2nd monitor, then you either have a software problem (virus/spyware/backdoor), or a hardware problem in your PC, such as the power supply or video card. -Troy |