From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: January 29, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: why do my monitors go into standby?
>
> Leo,
> I have monitors that goes on standby everytime i boot up one
> of my PCs. It actually goes up to the point where i see the
> windows xp logo. After that monitor shuts off. I can still
> hear the startup tune of windows meaning the cpu works.
> First, thinking it was a monitor problem, I hooked it up to 2
> other monitors wherein it showed the same results. Finally on
> the fourth monitor the pc worked fine.. Just to make sure
> there were no software problems, i formatted and reinstalled
> the os. Checked other hardware (ram, motherboard, graphics
> card, hdd, power supply) and didnt find any problems.
>
> The main difference between the 1st three monitors and the
> 4th one is that the first 3 has the monitor power cable
> bypassing the cpu and going straight to the wall socket while
> the 4th monitor has a cable going thru the cpu.
>
> Could it be the cables? I have done a lot of troubleshooting
> and I can't seem to find the answer to this one..
It certainly SOUNDS like the PC is set to a resolution that
those three monitors simply don't support. This article discusses:
http://ask-leo.com/why_does_my_screen_go_black_after_the_windows_screen_when_i_boot.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo