Questions tagged [blank-screen]
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How to disable gnome "Blank screen"
I am using SUSE Linux with gnome-2. My screensaver runs for 5 minutes and the screen goes blank after that. I want to disable the "Blank screen".
I tried the following commands:
$ setterm -blank 0
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Screen Stays Blanked When Locked
System Specs:
Dell Latitude
Core i7
8GB ram
500GB HDD
Video Adapters:
NVidia NVS 4200M &
Intel Built-in Graphics
Operating System:
Windows 7 Enterprise
Active Monitors:
Laptop Monitor, VGA ...
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Power Supply may be going out
Could a screen go black after boot up or near boot-up due to the case Power Supply not putting out enough juice to run the computer when the OS comes on?
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Get black screen at logon/welcome?
I turn on my computer and screen seems to be working, but as soon as it comes to the screen where I am suppose to put in my password I get a black screen, except for the momentary message from monitor:...
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Dell Vostro 1520 blank screen output after screen replacement
I ordered a replacement screen from Dell after an unfortunate accident and once installed I can't get it to work. I only get a blank screen with cursor on corner. If I use an external monitor then ...
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windows XP login problem - blank screen
I have windows XP SP3 on this machine. All of a sudden, it has developed this problem:
Most of the time, after the "windows is starting" logo, nothing comes up. Just a blank, blue screen. Even after ...
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My computer is working but my screen is black after accidentally pulling out the monitor wire
I accidentally pulled out the monitor wire when I wanted to move my computer, but when I plugged it in again, the monitor showed a black screen when the computer turned on.
I know the monitor is safe ...
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My old monitor Samsung Syncmaster 740n needs 2-3 min to turn on
When I power on my old monitor Samsung Syncmaster 740n, it needs needs 2-3 min to power on. When it turns on, it works fine.
What can be wrong with it and if it possible how to fix it?
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How to passively prevent Windows from blanking screen on a locked down Win10?
I have a computer with Windows 10, and I want to make the time until screen goes blank longer than 15 minutes.
Things I've tried:
Changing the time under screensaver. Worked when setting it lower ...
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Windows 7 suddenly boots to a shiny blank screen on a Lenovo T410
Suddenly, my Lenovo T410 started booting into a blank screen. However, the computer seems to be otherwise working quite normally. When the computer is started, BIOS splash screen shows up, Windows ...
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Dell Vostro blank screen when booting
When I try to start up my Dell Vostro 1088 it just shows a blank screen. The hard drive and the CD drive works. I can hear some sound. But I cannot even see the Dell startup splash screen. How can I ...
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Windows 10 blank screen after BIOS boot stage, even in safe mode
My daughter's Windows 10 PC has gone into a mode where the [Asus, HDMI-connected] screen works fine at the BIOS boot stage (HP Sure Start and the swirly Windows dots) but as soon as it gets past that, ...
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HP ZR2740W - no display, cause identified, how to fix it?
One day on this monitor picture went black and did not come back until I disassembled it and simply reseated the LVDS (??? I know Laptops have LVDS ribbon, is this cable the same sans form?) cable - ...
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Screen stays black after installing new graphics card
I brought a new graphics card to put into my computer, but when I turn the computer on, the screen still stays black but I can still hear the sound.
It is a PCI-e Card.
Graphics card: NVIDIA G210
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Often My Laptop Doesn't Work: Only Shows Blank Screen With the Cursor Flashing
My rather old Dell C840 started behaving strangely. When I try to start it up, it doesn't do anything, just shows a blank screen with the cursor flashing. It has nothing to do with booting. It doesn't ...
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