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Most monitors have a message of some sort when not getting a signal from the PC. I have to ask, did you power up the PC and did it work?CB80 said:
Thank you, GRIFFINSPC, for your response.
If you mean by "powering-up", plugging in the monitor to the computer and power source then I did that but still the monitor shows the same message. I can't see how I can activate the monitor using the PC as the message states. Can you help me with that?
If you mean by "powering-up", plugging in the monitor to the computer and power source then I did that but still the monitor shows the same message. I can't see how I can activate the monitor using the PC as the message states. Can you help me with that?
Firstly, I suspect the message actually says that "Monitor is in Power Save Mode - Activate using PC"
That usually indicates that the PC is either not turned on or that the PC has crashed or failed to boot, but the monitor has been powered up.
When the PC turns "off", that is sensed by the monitor which then also goes to sleep. The message will usually be displayed if the monitor is powered up when the PC itself has not sent it a wakeup signal.
The message is produced by the monitor itself, not the PC.
Similar thing here if there is a power cut, the monitors come back on with a message, as they have been powered up again without the PC having put them in sleep mode and then awoken them.
That usually indicates that the PC is either not turned on or that the PC has crashed or failed to boot, but the monitor has been powered up.
When the PC turns "off", that is sensed by the monitor which then also goes to sleep. The message will usually be displayed if the monitor is powered up when the PC itself has not sent it a wakeup signal.
The message is produced by the monitor itself, not the PC.
Similar thing here if there is a power cut, the monitors come back on with a message, as they have been powered up again without the PC having put them in sleep mode and then awoken them.
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Hmm... Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear enough. Did you try to turn the PC on and if so when you did that did the PC boot all the way to the Windows desktop? If it did then when you shut it down that message should appear for a few seconds and then disappear. As kiwiguy said that's a normal state unless power is interrupted. If the PC did not boot up (start) then we need to know that too and if so I suspect it may be as simple as the monitor plugged in to the wrong connector or something worse of course.
Thanks again, Griffinspc, and thanks also to you, kiwiguy, for your quick responses. Your remarks did help me by urging me to make sure the connections were correct. I found that the monitor was plugged into the wrong place in the computer. I hurriedly hooked up the computer and monitor and neglected to check it. Thanks again. I appreciate your help.
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