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    KenshinAMV Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 13, 2006, 06:41 PM
    Monitor In Sleep Mode, Everything Else Running
    Yeah, I know there's numerous threads with the same problem... That's how I found this place ;) I read through them all and didn't get anything new so I decided to post a new thread...

    Here's the story... I'm building a new computer for my mom, all the components are brand new from either newegg or tigerdirect, after I set it up, I pressed the power button and the cpu, system fans, and PSU fan started up... the hard drive spins The light on the monitor turned green, after about 2 seconds it turns orange and remains that way

    Specs
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    AMD AthlonXP 2800+
    Mercury KVT600X-L
    Rosewill 256MB 2.5 lat. RAM
    Apollo AGP 64MB Video Card (Radeon)
    Samsung 40GB HD Ultra ATA


    I once had this problem before and it turns out the motherboard was shorting itself out so I mounted the mobo on a piece of foam, still doesn't work

    I checked all the connections to make sure they were all tightly connected
    I made sure the CPU was warming up (bottom of the mobo under the cpu gets a little warm)
    I made sure the video card got a little warm (felt the other side, where the GPU is)
    I checked to see if there was anything in the AGP or RAM slots blocking the connection, nothing
    I reset the CMOS via the jumper and battery
    I switched the RAM for my working ram, no changes
    I switched the CPU for my working CPU (AthlonXP 3200+), no changes
    I switched out the video card for my working video card, no changes
    I switched out the powersupply for a spare working one I had, no changes
    I switched the monitor with mine, no changes

    I've tried everything, and yes I discharged myself every time I was preparing to handle a component

    Please Help, thanks in advance

    - Ken
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    Jan 13, 2006, 07:14 PM
    Sounds to me like the AGP slot is damaged. If you tried a working video card and that didn't work either then the slot may be damaged.
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    Jan 13, 2006, 07:34 PM
    That's exactly what I thought, it's brand new and all but I guess it's possible it's just defective... Is there anyway to repair it without getting a whole new mobo/returning it?
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    Jan 14, 2006, 04:24 AM
    Not likely.
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    Jan 25, 2006, 05:59 AM
    My CRT monitor doesn't wake up of stand-by mode. After having my computer off for like 1-2 hours, everythings happen to be OK. I've just encountered this problem.when I replaced a new monitor, there was no problem at all, so I think this is a monitor problem. Please help me if you could.thanx
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    Jan 25, 2006, 06:47 AM
    If another monitor works fine in waking up from Standby, then it is likely the old monitor is dying. So just junk it.

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