monitor no signal, works if turned off at wall

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soggypilchard

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Hi all
I am not the most computer savvy person there is, but i know your not supposed to turn a pc off at the wall switch.
well this is all that works (that i have tried) to get my monitor back from the no signal message i get occasionally.
tried tightening connections, unplugging/replugging cords, etc etc
i have read other threads that suggest resetting the cmos
could this explain why the dreaded turn off at the wall seems to do the job?
cheers
 
I suspect if you turn the monitor off for a few mins as a test (sometimes 20mins) it will also fix the issue
This assuming the No Signal, happens even before Windows starts up

By the way after shutting down my computer I always turn everything off at the wall, I tend to be over cautious at times though ;)

I say its a monitor fault (testing required as stated above)
But it can also be a faulty Video card (even dust on the card that requires high pressure air to remove)
 
Dell

Are you using a dell monitor? Because there was a problem with the Monitors at work some chip went bad and I might be able to help if that's the case.
 
nope, not a dell, thanks anyway.
read on a few different forums that people get that due to the cmos (whatever that is) battery or something needing resetting.
i think that may have something to do with it, but thought id see what you guys on here think.
 
If your cmos battery is going bad then yeah, you could be getting that issue if you have onboard video and a separate video card. Since when you lose power to the battery it sets everything back to defaults which means it should set default video back to onboard graphics. Do you have onboard graphics?
 
johnb35 said:
If your cmos battery is going bad then yeah, you could be getting that issue if you have onboard video and a separate video card. Since when you lose power to the battery it sets everything back to defaults which means it should set default video back to onboard graphics. Do you have onboard graphics?
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its all part of the motherboard.
so it could mean just replacing a battery?
thanks so much to you guys for helping me out.
 
You can go to any kind of hardware/electronics store and find a battery exactly the same as the one used for the CMOS and they generally cost $1 or so.
 
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