
Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to plug the cable in. I use these on my 55" LED TVs that useĮxtremely thick HDMI cables. Space and/or if the cable is too thick to be bent properly (in order to make theĬonnection), you might want to consider using an Note that HDMI cables cannot be screwed in. Now, ensure that the cable is screwed into both ends. Follow the cable all the way to the computer and note where it is plugged in. To do so: go to the back of the monitor and locate the other big (usually black) cable - it will be either a It runs from the back of the computer to the monitor, so you will need to check connections at both ends this time. The monitor display cable is the cable that delivers the picture from the computer to the LCD display. The power cord is pushed in all the way and the connection is secure. If it is not secure, the monitor simply won't turn on (indicating no power led in the front of the monitor), or it may cause the monitor to short out. The monitor power cord goes from the power outlet to the monitor. To get started, turn the monitor around to reveal its backside, taking note of the the cables running to it. The first thing to do is to ensure that the monitor power cord and the monitor display cable are securely connected. Reset Power Management Options and Disable the Screen Saver.

Ensure the Monitor Cables are Not Damaged.Review your DVI and HDMI Cable Configuration.Here is a summary of some tests you can try to figure out what might be The best way to resolve this problem is through process of elimination as such, I will go through the list of things you can do to help determine why the monitor keeps going black or turning off sporadically. There are many reasons why a monitor keeps turning off, resulting in a blank display. Any ideas why my monitor keeps turning off? " Normally the power light is green when it is powered on and working properly. Sometimes I have to power it on and off 20 times before the monitor will work properly, and some days, my monitor won't turn on at all! When this happens, my monitor power light stays yellow as if the monitor is sleeping or in standby mode.

It flashes on and then off after a few seconds, then it goes to aīlack / blank screen.

The same card never had this problem with a Dell u2311 via DVI>DVI, but since last November I haven't tested that setup with newer drivers.My monitor keeps going black.
#Optiquest monitor has pink background driver
The weird thing, is that manually installing the driver via device manager over the MS basic display driver doesn't cause this.įortunately, using a DVI>HDMI (to hdmi on the graphics card) cable on the HP w2207 seems to have solved it. This red/black screen issue (or pink/cian) happened both when installing 19.4.1 and 19.1.1 via their setup, right after the driver was installed.
#Optiquest monitor has pink background drivers
While trying to figure this out, once after installing drivers I got the exact same pink and cian cga-like colors as in the screen above, then I got only noise (all went fine after re-plugging the DVI cable). After unplugging the cable, toggle inputs on the monitor, or rebooting everything goes back to normal. When installing drivers via setup, right after the monitor blinks and the progression bar isn't finished, the only colors displayed on my screen were red and black on everything showing in the desktop. 154 vbios) on an old 890GX+FX8350 system with an ancient HP w2207 connected via DVI>DVI I got something similar. Today after installing a MSI RX480 8GB Gaming X (latest.
