Windows 7: Monitor does not stay on...

Last evening, my neighborhood lost power for a while. Now my monitor does not stay on. I can turn the monitor off and then back on and it will stay on for about 1 second and then go blank. It is not powering down, just going blank. The computer is an HP Pavilion. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might do?

Thanks!

Borrow a friends monitor to identify whether it is a problem with your graphics card or the actual monitor.

Do you use a surge protector or an UPS? If not, when you are up and running you need one. If you want to prevent future problems you will invest in a good one.

I do use a surge protector.

If you do, and a power outage was able to damage your monitor, you need a better one. The next time it could be your computer that dies. Hope you understand I am just trying to help, not preach. Have a Merry Christmas.

Well, my hope is that the monitor is not damaged and it is perhaps just a driver issue...

Hi pmaxon

You might try plugging the monitor directly into wall socket just to see if it works that way. Atleast you'll know the surge protector is not the problem.

Smitty

It definitely sounds to me like a monitor problem. Either test another monitor on your system or test your monitor on another system (maybe a laptop with vga/dvi/hdmi out?)