Monitor problem

[gnomefromnome]

I'm having a monitor problem after installing a TV card. Sometimes, when I move the TV screen, the monitor will go black, and the light by the power button will change to an orange color (I have a Dell E772C Monitor). Once in a while, it'll happen on it's own. The only way I can restore the monitor's picture is to press the reset button on the computer. Is there a way to reset the monitor without having to turn off the computer?

 

[skip0110]

The monitor is going into sleep mode for some reason. Monitor cables are big, heavy things, so wiggling them might disturb internal connections, making the monitor loose a signal and think the computer is off.

You could see if this is the problem by wiggling the cables by hand and seeing if you can reproduce the problem.

 

[gnomefromnome]

It's not really a "sleep" mode, it's more like a coma, since the only way I can "wake" it up is to reboot the computer. I tried turning the monitor's power off, tried wiggling the cables, still no luck.

 

[DQuaN]

Is it an old monitor? Sometimes with the old ones its best to give them a whack. If that doesn't work, whack it harder! 👍

 

[gnomefromnome]

The monitor is about 1-2 years old. I got it free along with a computer that refuses to turn on, but that's another topic. Anyway , I didn't have this problem until I started viewing a TV program on the monitor.

 

[daan]

To me, the key words in this are

after installing a TV card.

I would put money on that being your problem. Is it seated in it's socket properly? Are the drivers installed properly.

 

[gnomefromnome]

The drivers work, the software is fine. I can watch TV programs, it's just that the monitor will go black all of a sudden. What I'd like to know if there's a way to restore picture on the monitor without having to reboot the computer.

 

[cardude2004]

Is your monitor cable tightly screwed onto the video card. Are both the video card and the tv tuner card tightly resting in the correct spots on the motherboard.