Solve : Video in power saving mode?

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Answer» I have several motherboards, generally 1.5 to 2.5 Gz, all of them, when connected up to hardware (hdd,cd-rw, A drive, and suitable power supply, the board fires up all fans, HDD sounds like it's booting, CD-RW light comes on, single beep, then monitor reads "monitor in power saving mode, control from computer"..I've tried changing video card, monitor, memory sticks, I assume I can control power save from keyboard, but I can't see it to do it..PLEASE HELPTry booting to safemode to make the neccessary changes...Hey thanks for the reply, but the monitor isn't coming on at all, when I push any button on it, it says to activate using pc..This has got me stumped, but I'm NOT giving up!Monitors generally show the "I am in power saving mode" message when there is no video signal. If the monitor works with a known good computer, the most likely explanation is that you have a bunch of dead hardware. I don't see any mention of CPUs in the list of hardware being tried. Quote I have several motherboards Where did you get them from? Well, all the hardware is from other computers, they worked when I took them out, but after fiddling with each motherboard, they all have the same problem..No video signal..Someone told me it's a glitch with pentium 4 boards, is this true? Anyway thanks for taking the time to answer my postLike I wrote before, Quote I don't see any mention of CPUs Also, since we are not physically present where you are, we cannot see what you are doing and how you have the stuff arranged. Is this a bunch of PSUs, motherboards, etc that you have got lying on a table and you are just connecting them together? There is so much that is guesswork. Like we could go five pages of posts and then you say "OH I forgot to tell you that smoke came out of the graphics card" or "You mean I should have turned the power off before changing the RAM?" or whatever. All I can suggest is that you follow the standard set of procedures that a person does when they assemble a new build and when they switch it on it does not work. Is the motherboard in a case? if so, is it screwed in using the right standoff screws, is it shorting to the case anywhere, is the CPU correct for the particular board, does it have a PROPER heatsink, with heatsink compound, is the CPU fan working, is the RAM compatible with the motherboard, have you tried just one RAM stick, is the PSU compatible, are you sure it is OK, is the VGA cable OK, is everything connected and seated properly, are you sure the monitor works, if the motherboard has onboard video did you connect the monitor to that first, etc etc. Quote Someone told me it's a glitch with pentium 4 boards I hope you haven't been getting all your hardware advice from this person? As to your quote, I have several PCU'S and motherboards, also, my experience level is mistaken, I do have experience BUILDING computers, I've got 4 that I built from just parts in my house all on a network I set up..I usually start with a board on a wooden bench, connecting each piece of hardware until finally everything is working, then I install to a case...The reality of building a unit is that it's kind of hard to see a puff of smoke, circuit boards don't generally just "fry". If a connector doesn't fit, it doesn't go there..I thank you for taking the time to help me with this, I know The monitor says "activate" it using pc, so there's a reason and a procedure for fixing this..I could go and buy a new board and CPU, but where's the challenge in that?

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I have several motherboards, generally 1.5 to 2.5 Gz, all of them, when connected up to hardware (hdd,cd-rw, A drive, and suitable power supply, the board fires up all fans, HDD sounds like it's booting, CD-RW light comes on, single beep, then monitor reads "monitor in power saving mode, control from computer"..I've tried changing video card, monitor, memory sticks, I assume I can control power save from keyboard, but I can't see it to do it..PLEASE HELPTry booting to safemode to make the neccessary changes...Hey thanks for the reply, but the monitor isn't coming on at all, when I push any button on it, it says to activate using pc..This has got me stumped, but I'm NOT giving up!Monitors generally show the "I am in power saving mode" message when there is no video signal. If the monitor works with a known good computer, the most likely explanation is that you have a bunch of dead hardware. I don't see any mention of CPUs in the list of hardware being tried.

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I have several motherboards

Where did you get them from?

Well, all the hardware is from other computers, they worked when I took them out, but after fiddling with each motherboard, they all have the same problem..No video signal..Someone told me it's a glitch with pentium 4 boards, is this true? Anyway thanks for taking the time to answer my postLike I wrote before,

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I don't see any mention of CPUs

Also, since we are not physically present where you are, we cannot see what you are doing and how you have the stuff arranged. Is this a bunch of PSUs, motherboards, etc that you have got lying on a table and you are just connecting them together? There is so much that is guesswork. Like we could go five pages of posts and then you say "OH I forgot to tell you that smoke came out of the graphics card" or "You mean I should have turned the power off before changing the RAM?" or whatever.

All I can suggest is that you follow the standard set of procedures that a person does when they assemble a new build and when they switch it on it does not work. Is the motherboard in a case? if so, is it screwed in using the right standoff screws, is it shorting to the case anywhere, is the CPU correct for the particular board, does it have a PROPER heatsink, with heatsink compound, is the CPU fan working, is the RAM compatible with the motherboard, have you tried just one RAM stick, is the PSU compatible, are you sure it is OK, is the VGA cable OK, is everything connected and seated properly, are you sure the monitor works, if the motherboard has onboard video did you connect the monitor to that first, etc etc.

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Someone told me it's a glitch with pentium 4 boards

I hope you haven't been getting all your hardware advice from this person?

As to your quote, I have several PCU'S and motherboards, also, my experience level is mistaken, I do have experience BUILDING computers, I've got 4 that I built from just parts in my house all on a network I set up..I usually start with a board on a wooden bench, connecting each piece of hardware until finally everything is working, then I install to a case...The reality of building a unit is that it's kind of hard to see a puff of smoke, circuit boards don't generally just "fry". If a connector doesn't fit, it doesn't go there..I thank you for taking the time to help me with this, I know The monitor says "activate" it using pc, so there's a reason and a procedure for fixing this..I could go and buy a new board and CPU, but where's the challenge in that?

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