Screen Goes Black

huffman

huffman

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This started about a month ago and I have no idea why. After my PC sits for a while the screen goes black. The only way I can get it back is use the Power button to shutdown and then restart.. I will not say it does it everytime but is often enough so it is very annoying..

Here is how I have the Power settings:

power.jpg

As you can see the monitor should never change from when it comes on. Any help would be appreciated
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
Have a look at your screen saver. It may be set to blank screen.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
saver.jpg

According to this I don't use a Screen Saver.

So far the last 2 days it not done what I had described.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
When the screen is black, had you tried CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or CTRL+ALT+DEL to regain user control of the computer?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
CPU
Intel E8400 65W 64-bit
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
Memory
DDR2 2 x 2GB, 1GB x 2
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD5750
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio; Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
iiyama prolite X2377HDS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
500GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3500413AS 16MB, 500GB 5400 rpm Toshiba MQ02ABF050H 32MB, 200GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3200820AS 8MB, 2TB 7200 rpm Western Digital WD20EZRX 64MB
PSU
Enermax Liberty Modular
Case
Antec P193 Midi Tower
Keyboard
Mionix ZIBAL 60
Mouse
Razer USB 2.0 Diamondback Mouse or Huion Graphics Tablet
Browser
Internet Explorer, Lunascape, Firefox, Opera, Avast Safezone
iko22

It went black this morning before I had read your post. I have the post you gave on my calendar on my desk. Next time it goes black, I will try those. Thank you very much
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
iko22

I tried both of those suggested cures and neither worked. This has me totally buffaloed.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
I thought I had a solution (but not a cure). I left something running such as IE 11 and days that seemed to work but alas on the 4th or 5th day, back to shutting down no matter what.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
Does the HDD LED light on computer case show any disk activity, after when screen shuts down?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
CPU
Intel E8400 65W 64-bit
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
Memory
DDR2 2 x 2GB, 1GB x 2
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD5750
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio; Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
iiyama prolite X2377HDS
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
500GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3500413AS 16MB, 500GB 5400 rpm Toshiba MQ02ABF050H 32MB, 200GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3200820AS 8MB, 2TB 7200 rpm Western Digital WD20EZRX 64MB
PSU
Enermax Liberty Modular
Case
Antec P193 Midi Tower
Keyboard
Mionix ZIBAL 60
Mouse
Razer USB 2.0 Diamondback Mouse or Huion Graphics Tablet
Browser
Internet Explorer, Lunascape, Firefox, Opera, Avast Safezone
iko22
I have not checked that if it happens again.

I have now restored Windows back as far as it would let me. That was not far only to May 17 and I don't think that is enough, but will see.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
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