Not necessarily shaxhome, some monitors can get stuck in displaying that mode and not display the video like the desktop. Dell has a history of that and so does LG. Your best option as has been said is to try another monitor first. If changing the monitor does not produce results, then it's time to look at the video card driver or on board video driver. The VGA connector on the back of the computer is usually the blue connector 15 pins, the DVI cable is usually a white connector on the back of the computer. This post was edited by zep516 on Fri, Jan 4, 13 at 8:35

Configuring Power Settings or Managing Power Options on that page in the above mentioned area you do not see the same thing they show in the picture? If you do not show any of those then you need to go to kellys corner and do a reg edit, very easy to do and the directions are right up at the top of page. You need to go to this link I give then scroll down to #204 look on the RIGHT side column there you will see Restore Power Schemes/Configurations, that is the one you want to click. Follow the directions given for how to import it into your registry. "To use the Regedits: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit" when the page opens after you click on that item copy the entire page from top to bottom to save. Restore Power Schemes/Configurations Kelly's Korner

Happy new year! I would normally have replied much sooner, but everything has been so busy with Christmas, then new year and all the rest. Anyway, I have to agree that conservation is by far the best thing we can do right now, and I believe that it will allways be useful as almost all energy comes with a penalty. Both environmental and financial. I've been thinking about conservation quite a bit recently as I'm trying to get a rough idea how much it would cost to build an affordable house (you might have seen my posts about it?) and I want it to be economical to live in. This is partly an environmental concern, but also because it would be misguided to build an affordable house that isn't also affordable to live in. The majority of most anyone's wages go towards their house, so if I can build a house that uses minimal energy I can spend the money in other more enjoyable ways. I can also design it in such a way it comes in to the lowest possible tax category, but that's beyond the scope of this forum. One of the things that surprises me is when I say I want to build a low energy house that uses renewable energy, people tend to picture something very expensive and custom built. When I researched it I found that commonly they're high end houses built for wealthy customers who were willing to spend a lot of money to have luxury items, like solar PV panels and houses built half underground. I don't however see why houses that use very little energy have to be reserved for wealthy people building custom houses, after all one of the main attractions of a low energy house is the very small monthly bills. A low energy house design/concept that comes within (preferably below) average house prices is long overdue, and also has a massive market potential. Admittedly domestic energy use is a fraction of that used by industrial processes, and also accounts for a similarly small percentage of pollution, but I know nothing about industrial processes and (thankfully) don't pay the bills for them either. At least not directly. I do however know something about houses and how I believe they could work better. My main aim is to build it smaller, but use the space in such a way it's relatively spacious with plenty of storage. I also want to exchange traditional and generally energy wasting and expensive materials for newer materials that cost less. Insulation, and lots of it, is important. I also want high quality finishing materials, but avoiding ornate details and using a more minimalist style should keep the costs reasonable. The other main issue is using the most energy efficient appliances possible, and also installing some renewable stuff like solar hot water heating. At least in concept it seems to work, and hopefully one day I will be able to try it out.

goes into sleep mode ... is normal for a laptop when you close the screen ... hitting any key or a mouse wiggle usually wakes it.. pushing the power button is also a normal way to wake it. Sounds like it doesn't wake properly.. some program maybe interferes .. a snafu. Right click you little battery/ac power icon in the system tray, click on power options maybe... look around. Not your laptop maybe just change it to hibernate when lid is closed.