| HOW TO Having trouble with my monitor coming on?
- Thread starter rick4bama
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TerryP
Staff
Are you saying your computer is having a hard time "waking up?"
I will leave it on tonight. I will do the unplugging in the morning. I will try anything to get this thing up and going in the morning time. I started at 4:30 this morning it didn't come on till 5: 15 pm.
footballer
Member
Rick, I think you may need to go see Santa and make a request.
TerryP
Staff
How old is the unit?
Yes I do need and upgrade on it. I think something around 7-8 years. Thinking about the type I posted to @footballer.
Also, check your monitor power settings.
Go to: Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options, then click where it says "Choose when to turn off the display". Change both of those options to "Never". Click Save changes.
Go back one page (hit the back button, top left), then click "Choose when the computer sleeps". Again, change both to "Never" and click Save changes.
Close out of those windows. You should be good.
I have screensaver on mine set to start after 10 minutes of no activity. I also have my background set to change every 10 minutes (which can sort of act like a screensaver).
Go to: Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options, then click where it says "Choose when to turn off the display". Change both of those options to "Never". Click Save changes.
Go back one page (hit the back button, top left), then click "Choose when the computer sleeps". Again, change both to "Never" and click Save changes.
Close out of those windows. You should be good.
I have screensaver on mine set to start after 10 minutes of no activity. I also have my background set to change every 10 minutes (which can sort of act like a screensaver).
TerryP
Staff
If it's your "main computer," the one you pay bills on? Time to replace it. If's it a goof around computer...hell, grab a chromebook for a couple of hundred.
Good to know it's working better. But like Terry said, go ahead and get a new one, anyway. Also, if this is a computer you're on a good bit of time, I'd go with an ultrawide. I switched from dual 24"s to a single 32" ultrawide and couldn't be happier (well, I'd be a little happier if it was the 49" ultrawide, but that thing is more than I'm willing to spend on a monitor).
Anyway...on the ultrawide, I can open 2 windows, side by side (just like I have, now), and have plenty of real estate on each. And I don't have a bezel in the middle, either. Plus, I do a tiny bit of gaming on it (just some D2 Resurrected) and it sure makes it better with the extra screen size.
Maybe I can tell my wife it for her! It's her birthday tomorrow!
Justneedme81
Member
If your unit is more than 4 years old, lot of time you're better off getting a new computer or laptop.
Well it's way over 4 years old.
Justneedme81
Member
It's time
TerryP
Staff
I look at it like I do a set of tires on a car. If you're using a coin to see how much tread you have left? It's time for a new set of tires.
