does having a blank black screen as wallpaper reduce power used by monitor?
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No. If it's a CRT then black screens are good only for maintaining it;s lifetime. Other range of colours affect th eluminosity more rapidly. This was the reason for the initial screensaver (which was a blank screen, nothing else).\nNow in case it's not a CRT this is not a problem, neither it will comsume less power...
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How often does this happen?  Is after it consistent length of time?\n\nI think your friend's computer has Power Saving enabled and perhaps the monitor is scheduled to switch off each time.  Go to:\n\nControl Panel/\nPower Options/\nPower Schemes\n\n... and check the options at the bottom.  The monitor may be set to switch off after a time lapse as short as 1 minute.\n\nIf in doubt, set all of the options to never.\n\n'Hope that helps.
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so the power sign is green, but when you turn it on its just black? well all your screen is is a monitor connected to the cpu, so you might have power failure to the monitor, but not the cpu. its the same as when your tower is on but the screen is off with a desktop.
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Turn down the frequency.  It's one of the options that you might be able to set from right clicking the desktop and going to properties.  It should be somewhere near setting monitor resolution.\n\nIf you can't even do that, try booting to Safe Mode upon bootup.
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Could be a bad monitor - sometimes that happens.\nOr there could be something that's causing interference such as a cell phone charging nearby, a fan running etc...
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If you are getting something on your screen and then it goes blank right as it is booting into windows.  It is probably because your screen resolution or refresh is to high for the monitor.  Follow Microsoft's directions to boot into VGA mode.  If you aren't getting anything on the monitor Check your cables or the monitor on another machine.\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315222
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I leave mine on all the time and the dell guy told me to turn it off a couple of hours a day.\n\nMake sure you have a screen saver that moves or something because if the screen sits to long it can burn the image into your monitor
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Why not check the simplest thing first. Go to Control Panel and select Power Management. Check the entry Standbymodus - is there a time defined? If yes, set it to none or never.
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The part of your LCD monitor that wears out the fastest is the backlight. It looses brightness as it is used. Typically manufacturers will spec the screen to last a number of hours of operation. That time typically is measured to allow the backlight to reduce it's brightness by half.\n\nThe interesting part is that the screen while in standby mode does not have the backlight turned on. So it doesn;t matter for that most critical part of your monitor.\n\nLeaves the rest of the electronics. they are much less vulnerable to aging. A few of the dangers to them are e.g. peak currents (occur typically when turning on), migration of atoms in semiconductors (occurs when staying very hot for long time), ... so the balance there is to turn it off when it's not used for a long time, and leave it goign while not sued for a short time. Defining long and short is a guess but don't go to extremes. \n\nDesign of consumer hardware is done with in intended lifetime, so you might want to turn it really off as the power supply is one of the easy parts to overload a little bit and tune that lifetime. Standby leaves the power supply somewhat turned on as it needs power to detect if there is a signal.\n\nMy advise: turn off when letting it sit idle for a week or so\nLeave it on standby for shorter periods on disuse\nLet the computer turn off the display (go into standby) using the screen-saver when not used for more than let's say 30 minutes.\n\nThe times indicated are subjective and everybody will have their own preference.
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Try turning on the monitor, see if it is plugged in right.  If none of that works don't hit it with a sludge hammer, bring it into a computer store.
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You need a new monitor. Plus that is a fire hazard if it has a short in it. \nIf you have set your resolution settings and it didn't work, did you try setting the specs on the monitor itself.\nFind a different monitor and see if you still have the problem, if you do, its beyond your monitor.\nHowever like  i said before replace it before it burns your house down.
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If you look at your monitor (assuming here that it is a desktop), there should be an area on the bottom that brings up settings for it.  Not just the brightness tab, but look under the contrast as well.  Oh and don't forget to look at the user settings as sometimes those have an effect as well.
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try going to display properties -> screen saver -> power settings. there should be an ajustment for monitors.
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It might be bacause the graphics are not compatible and the computer is forced to use the little supply thus causeing the low power state
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Go to "Control Panel"/"Screen"/"Screensaver" tab/"Energy" button/\nand from the "Turn off monitor" list, choose "never".\nThat would just prevent the monitor from turning it off, I know it's not a "complete solution" but it's a start.\nI also, profusely suggest that you look for the computer's manual and check on this issue, it might be a known bug.
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Well years ago when monitors were as big as houses and as heavy as one (remember those?) I had one that did this. The power button went bad.\nKept using it for a couple more years with a wood screw in there keeping it on lol! It was one of the first 17" or something, that was pretty cool back then lol!\nSaw your question and this came to mind :0)\n\nThe link below is for the drivers that might help you, sounds like a hardware problem though......
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Just press any of the keys on the keyboard. Even then if ur monitor is not on , then check the power button of monitor.\nHope it will solve the problem