If I stay on a web page a few minutes, frequently my screen will go black. I can usually re-activate it, but sometimes not. What can I do to prevent this? I have a wireless laptop. I have Windows XP. This problem can be very annoying!!
2007-11-01 01:24:46 · 7 answers · asked by YellowRoseO'Texas 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
You probably have your power setting set too low for your display.
2007-11-01 01:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by DaveNCUSA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, right click on the desktop and select Properties. Go to the screen saver tab and see if it is set to turn on a "screen saver" after only a few minutes of inactivity. If so, increase the time.
Go to the Control Panel and click on the Power Options icon. There will be setting that tell it to turn off the display after a few minutes of inactivity. Increase that time, or change it to not turn off the display.
IF neither of those work, you are probably looking at a hardware issue where the display is overheating and shutting down. Would have to have a pro look at that.
2007-11-01 01:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-23 05:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by leisure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have the power setting set to go into stand by mode after a short time or possibly have your screen saver (blank screen) set for a short period or thirdly you might have your screen set to go blank after a short period.
Go into "display" in "my computer" and check these settings.
ADDITION: Your power setting will be under "power" in my computer.
2007-11-01 01:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by tamarack58 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
right-click on your desktop. go to properties then click on the screen saver tab. is it set to go off in few minutes? what is happening is since you are sitting idle for a few minutes, your screen saver is going on. you increase the time or just never have the screen saver come on. you can also click on the power button to change those settings. good luck!
2007-11-01 01:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by rchilly2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
next time it goes black look real close and at angles to see if you can barely see anything at all if you can see the page a little the backlight is going bad in the LCD screen. it will cost about 75.00 for the parts + labor.
2007-11-01 01:29:26 · answer #6 · answered by Cyber-Medic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go into the preferences options and tell it to stop hibernating
2007-11-05 00:23:25 · answer #7 · answered by who me? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋