so, I have an old Windows Vista w2207h Monitor with the Windows Vista HP Pavillion Computer as my alt computer for no real reason except that it's not worth the 15 minute drive to the nearest hardware recycling place, so I keep it as a place to store any online stuff I don't need, like a spare work computer for when my laptop dies at home, which, actually happens, anyways... Recently, it has been acting up a bit, obviously, seeing as it's reached its 10th birthday, yay, when I go to turn it on, the monitor has the initial display of the little blue green red band on the bottom of the white window saying what's working, but then, it will say 'monitor going to sleep' and die, I've found a solution for this to fix it when it happens... 1. Turn both monitor and computer on 2. Unplug the cord in the monitor on the far right 3. Unplug the power cord for the monitor 3. Wait five seconds 4. Plug back in both the power cord and the first cord you unplugged 5. ??? 6. Profit But, it happens I'd say too much, is there by any chance that anyone here knows a more permanent solution so I don't have to keep repeating this every time I want to access some less important files for work?
Moving files to a USB Drive would be an easy solution if you only use the computer as a backup type deal. However, if you use it a lot, try putting in your Vista install disk. If the thing stays on, we can rule out that it is hardware side, and you probably got a bad update.
1. A USB would be great if the USB drive for my computer worked... Let's just say the cheap ones tend to somewhat fall apart after too much use, and, the little fob end got stuck in it, the other one never really worked and I didn't ever care enough to figure out why 2. Ok, I'll try that out, now, I gotta find the Vista Install disk....... Yay Combing through a mess
Well, if you have a free disk or USB and your laptop can boot from USB, you can probably burn a new one. But, whatever works for you.
Ok, well, found the disk, strangely in a rack of 90s CD music...... I tried it out, and, it seems to me more than a bad update, it still does the thing even with the cd in
Then it is an hardware issue. You could try searching online for help. Maybe it's a common issue for that laptop model when it gets old?
oops. Maybe was the pavilion part that got me. Well, hopes it is nothing big. Actually, it could also be a bad seating in the graphics card... or a bad monitor issue, considering you say that unplugging and plugging back in the monitor fixes it.
Well, test with a different monitor first if you have one (or ask a close friend if you could borrow his monitor real quick).
'Oh hey there jimmy, that's a nice monitor you got right there, sorry to interrupt your intense COD gaming session, but, I need your monitor real quick to see if there is something wrong with old Bessie.... No, no, I need it now...... Because the guy told me to try it..... The tech guy on the forum....... Hello? Jimmy? Where are you going...... I'll just take your monitor.....- My life
*5 seconds later* Nooooo! Give me my monitor back! Ok, lets get back on topic. Assuming you can't test that right now, lets try reseating the graphics card.
Naa, I'm fine with it. Anyways, the unwanted issue only affects one computer/monitor. And that computer isn't used for much. Basically a file server.
lol, I meant I thought the unwanted issue was the all PC itself... but I was just kidding. OT: have you tried hitting it slightly? sometimes violence can help
not in the PC case, in the monitor... my Lg notebook has a mechanical drive and never complained... the keyboard is so bad I have to strongly hit the keys every stroke yet the HD is fine... the gpu isn't however, after a few overheats now it's prone to freeze up and go black... then it comes back saying it recovered from a driver error and I keep going lol...