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Screen Won't Light on Startup
I got this Acer Aspire 7714z-4839 from my grandmother just the other day without the original charger. I managed to find a proper power supply to charge it, and after an hour or so, I turned it on. To ...
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windows 7 monitor instantly resumes from power off
It seems that some service or program is preventing my monitor from going into power save mode but I cannot find a way to dig down the cause.
Does anybody know a way to find out which event may be ...
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Monitor with light switch controlled outlet, harmful?
I have a power outlet tied into one of my lightswitches. I currently have a lamp plugged into it, but was thinking about plugging my monitors into it as well so that I could easily turn them off when ...
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HP G62 225ca randomly white screen mostly when unplugged
I have a 20 months old HP G62 225ca laptop that have a strange problem. At anytime, the screen can turn completely white and stays white until I close the screen and reopen it. The problem happens ...
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Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop - screen doesn't work: no power, brightness is 0%
There is a laptop - Dell Inspiron 1545.
A problem is a brightness of a screen is 0% (when BIOS starts, Windows works - all time). I can barely see a picture on a screen at a big angle (it seems like ...
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Power cord ratings (Volts, Amps) for monitor?
I recently bought the HP w2228h monitor on the cheap locally. It didn't come with a power cord and I was amazed at the price of the HP 8121-0739 power cord that originally comes with it.
I am not ...
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Computer starts but not the monitor
My friend's computer powers up but monitor does not. The Monitor power button just blinks green light.
I replaced the graphics card, RAM and Hard disk but same happens. What could be wrong here?
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Thinkpad T420s Flashes a Black Screen for 1s When AC Plugs In/Out
Just as the title says. A friend of mine is having this issue with his laptop. Is this normal? Can it be fixed such that there is no black screen flash?
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Myth or Fact: Graphic heavy/sound screensavers use more power than a blank screen?
So, is this true?
Screensavers with graphics and sound effects will drain the power more quickly, whereas a blank screen will conserve power.
And if it is true, how much more battery power/time do ...
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Is there considerable energy saving using a black background on my website?
I had heard that you can save power by using a black background instead of a coloured background. Is there any evidence that this saves power on people's monitors?
Is this a way that we can cut ...
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Why does my monitor's on/off light flash continuously after I unplug it?
This is not a problem but I want to know what's going on with my LG L91A 19" monitor. I've been using this monitor for the last 3 years and I have no problems with it. Recently I realized something ...
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Should I use a screensaver or just turn the monitor off when I am done?
After using a screensaver for over ten years, I am starting to think about changing the way I save energy with my monitors. I want to get in the habit of shutting my monitors off when I am done using ...
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Dell LCD displays don't sleep when disconnected
Many of my co-workers use laptops. When they disconnect them and take them home, the external Dell LCD displays (1907FP, 1908FP, 2007WFP, etc.) stay on, with a graphic indicating that there is no ...
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