After turning off my monitor, the computer won't display again

Posted by Nick Lassonde on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Nick Lassonde
Published on 2010-05-06T16:29:03Z Indexed on 2010/05/06 16:29 UTC
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If I physically turn off the monitor (DVI connection) and then turn it back on, the connection does not wake back up. The monitor enters "Power Saving" mode. I've tried unplugging the DVI cable and plugging back in, I've tried updating the video card drivers (it's Windows Vista; Windows 7 failed to install on this machine). I can use VNC to connect to the machine again, and after a reboot, the monitor works again.

Does anyone have any idea?

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