annoying vista problem

oregon · 03-30-2008, 11:01 PM

When I put my comp in standby mode then turn it back on, the screen usually just turns blank and nothing happens. I have to restart.

It only happens after waking up from standby mode, usually after I type in my password. What's the fix for this?

MrRandom · 03-30-2008, 11:14 PM

sounds like a bad graphics driver, try updating or reinstalling it

g25racer · 03-31-2008, 12:29 AM

Actually sounds like you need a bios update! I had that problem before and the bios update fixed it!

oregon · 03-31-2008, 01:57 AM

how do I update bios? I know you can do it online, or via a drive or something, but I don't want to screw stuff up.

oregon · 03-31-2008, 11:52 PM

Okay, I update via @bios, it worked properly, but it happened again.

Basically when I press the power button in Vista and put it in low power memory mode then turn it back on, it will go to logon screen. I type in my password, but then I seem to lose video. My monitor says no signal, but it's LED stays green rather than turning orange. This now happens almost every time I wake up my computer. Does anyone else ever have this happen?

Irishwhistle · 04-01-2008, 07:24 PM

I've had a very similar problem (with a Dell laptop) and it turned out that it wasn't reading the battery properly. My problem was that whenever I unplugged it it went into standby and wouldn't go out of standby even after being plugged in.

It could be that once you comp goes into standby it's not reading you power supply properly. Just a thought.

~Jordan

ShoringFan · 04-02-2008, 02:33 AM

A power supply problem.

03-30-2008, 11:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 833	annoying vista problem When I put my comp in standby mode then turn it back on, the screen usually just turns blank and nothing happens. I have to restart. It only happens after waking up from standby mode, usually after I type in my password. What's the fix for this? __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB. 7200RPM. 16MB cache

03-30-2008, 11:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
MrRandom Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: canada, eh?! Age: 16 Posts: 185	sounds like a bad graphics driver, try updating or reinstalling it __________________ Dell Inspiron 1501 -2 Gig RAM- -120 Gig Hard Drive- -AMD Turion 64X2- -1.8 GHz - -Windows Vista Home / UBUNTU - "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars" - Les Brown

03-31-2008, 12:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,418	Actually sounds like you need a bios update! I had that problem before and the bios update fixed it! __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

03-31-2008, 01:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 833	how do I update bios? I know you can do it online, or via a drive or something, but I don't want to screw stuff up. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB. 7200RPM. 16MB cache

03-31-2008, 11:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 833	Okay, I update via @bios, it worked properly, but it happened again. Basically when I press the power button in Vista and put it in low power memory mode then turn it back on, it will go to logon screen. I type in my password, but then I seem to lose video. My monitor says no signal, but it's LED stays green rather than turning orange. This now happens almost every time I wake up my computer. Does anyone else ever have this happen? __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB. 7200RPM. 16MB cache

04-01-2008, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 14 Posts: 1,779	I've had a very similar problem (with a Dell laptop) and it turned out that it wasn't reading the battery properly. My problem was that whenever I unplugged it it went into standby and wouldn't go out of standby even after being plugged in. It could be that once you comp goes into standby it's not reading you power supply properly. Just a thought. ~Jordan __________________ The Heron Has Been Unleashed! CPU: Intel Celeron 1.5GhZ :P GPU: Integrated Intel :P RAM: 256MB :P OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron! :D The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

04-02-2008, 02:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
ShoringFan Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 37	A power supply problem.

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