[GRLUG] Monitor Sleeping, Sorry, My first Post...Ever

[Rick Vargo]

Wouldn't hurt.  Always rule out the most simple things first.  :)

Rick


john-thomas richards wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 08:59:45AM -0500, Adam M. Erickson wrote:
>   
>> Well actually my second, my first time it was in RTF on accident,
>> really sorry for the mess that posted.
>>
>> THis is going to sound like a low tech solution but somethimes that is
>> the best fix. You mentioned that the monitor dims on serveral of the
>> same type of machine running Knoppix and/or XP. With/without NVIDIA
>> and changes to all bios settiengs you can think of.
>>
>> The only other solution I can think of is that your monitor is either
>> shot or has a messed up energy setting. Have you tried replacing the
>> monitor and did it dim when you started the memtest?
>>     
>
> I am wondering if the monitor is the cause.  That seems to be the most
> logical at this point, though I did have the same result with an LCD on
> one of the attempts to install [XP|Knoppix] (I do not remember which).
> I am not sure if I have another CRT around!  When I bought my house a
> year and a half ago I got rid of a *bunch* of stuff, including old 15"
> CRT's.  I may have one in the garage.  May.  :-|
>