Resolved Auto Shutdown of Moniter

I have just acquired a replacement desktop (second hand) which is running Vista Home Premium. This is to replace my old PC which finally expired but I'm still using original CRT monitor etc. Old PC was running XP Pro SP3 and when I used to press the power-down button on the tower it would automatically also power off the moniter; very handy. The 'new' PC with Vista does not do this so can anyone suggest if, and how, I can configure things to achieve this Auto Off of monitor.
Many Thanks

 

Was your monitor plugged into the power supply on the old PC. I had a couple that I could do this way. Haven't seen one like that for years.

 

Like this:

 

Yep SpywareDr. Haven't seen one of those in years on a PC.

 

If you put the computer to Sleep, it should "power off" the monitor.

You can get the computer to go to sleep using the power button. See Control Panel -> Power Options (or type in the Start Search bar) -> Choose what the power button does.

 

Thanks for replies everyone.
No, the monitor was always, and still is connected it's own supply ie, not the tower power supply.
The monitor shuts down okay when the PC is put to sleep but it it's when I actually go into complete 'shutdown' mode that the monitor is left with a wandering message on screen 'Check Connection' (or 'Check Cable', I can't remember which without shutting down in the middle of writing this). This didn't happen with the XP system, it would go completely off. No big deal, just annoying.

 

Yep, it's been a while. (I was surprised to see Newegg still had the one above for sale). I have also seen them used in some video games and industrial control stuff.

 

Once the monitor is connected to the tower, that message should not appear, whether the computer is on or off.

Have you checked the connection? Is it bolted up completely? There are no bent pins on the connector?

If there is another video head, like a DVI connection, that might work correctly, (using a DVI to VGA adapter), but that is only a wild guess.

Since it happens when the computer is off, Vista won't be involved. If I am correct, we could move this thread to the Hardware forum.

Matt

 

Thanks for your interest Matt. I'm fairly sure the connection is okay but will double check as soon as possible and report back if any change. Unfortunately I don't have any alternative plugging in method available so will probably have to live with it, at least for the time being. You are quite right of course in that, as I get the 'floating' warning when the PC is in sleep mode or completely shut down at tower, it can't be anything to do with Vista so must be hardware.

Graham

 

I have come across the "check connection" message when the computer is turned off once or twice before (quite a while ago now ).

Check the suggestions I made. Connecting the monitor should just make a cross-connection and tell the monitor it is connected to a computer.

Was the monitor part of a computer system bundle? It may be set to work only on the "bundle ".

Probably not much help, but I have many friends, relatives and acquaintances asking if I can find homes for perfectly working CRT and older flat screen monitors. If you ask around, someone might have an excellent replacement for it.

Matt

 

Thanks again Matt.
No, the moniter was not part of the original 'bundle', I have quite a mis-match of bits hooked up but a good thought none-the-less. I have a sneaky feeling it might be a slightly dodgy Graphics Card because I have had one or two error messages from it lately.
I have taken it out, cleaned it and it's cooling fan and re-seated it but no change.
I have realized that the tower still has, a blanked off, monitor outlet direct from motherboard but as I'm back using my 'old' tower at the moment I haven't got round to trying that yet, it might prove a point if nothing else.

 

Nobody else mentioned this-- and I might be totally wrong-- but check the BIOS under power options.

 

Final report back I hope.
It seems as though my suspicions about graphics card (PCI add-on card) were justified because I have now got round to disabling it and plugging monitor directly in to motherboard graphics controller and 'Hey Presto' all is well, no more 'wandering' message to check connections when tower is in sleep mode or shut down. Must either be a quirk or fault with the card but I'm happy now. Many thanks everybody for your interest and replies.