I have problems with my computer when it's idle for about an hour, sometimes the screen will go blank, and it will stay that way. I wiggle the mouse and hit a key, and still the screen will not come back up. It's not the moniter, because it did this with the old one. I'm wondering if it's some kind of Standby mode or what?
2006-06-13 07:37:27 · 8 answers · asked by tasai_yume 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Modify the bios settings
It sounds like the PC is going into suspend mode and you haven't enabled the wake up device.
Simplest just to disable the suspend time-out option
2006-06-13 07:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every computer has a hibernate mode and usually hitting the power button ONCE will wake it up to the screen you were on last...if you are running windows you can change the times on these setting by going to the desktop and right mouse....choose properties....got to the screen saver tab.....choose the power options and you should see things like system stand-by and system hibernate! Hope this helps!
2006-06-13 07:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by snowflake7575 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your power saver needs to be changed. Here are the following steps...(FOR XP operating system)
1) right click anywhere on the desktop (not over an icon) and select the 'Properties' option
2) select the tab 'Screen Saver'
3) select the 'Power' button in the bottom of DISPLAY PROPERITES screen
4) there is a section on 'Turn off monitor' in which you need to change.
Hope that helps
2006-06-13 07:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by DJ Jojo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be setup to go into standby or hibernate mode. If that's the case, then pushing the power button would restart your system. If it says something like "resuming windows" when you start up, then it went into standby or hibernate mode.
2006-06-13 07:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by jp23 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in your screen saver options there should be a power button in there you will find settings for standby and hibernating settings check to make sure your hard drive is set to be on forever and also wakes on mouse movement
2006-06-13 07:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by malung786 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It IS the stand by mode, hit the power button on your tower, and it will come back up
2006-06-13 07:41:43 · answer #6 · answered by Sumeet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy Savings ??
right click on your desktop, go properties then screen saver or settings.. somewhere in ther eyou can turn that off..
2006-06-13 07:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by Ramee M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah the machine is going into power saving mode, to turn this off go into the control pannel, and then power saving and set everything to off or never.
this will stop the problem
2006-06-13 07:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋