Laptop Monitor problem

[psychotica]

The monitor on my Dell Inspirion 8100 goes off after the computer has been on for a few minutes. Nothing short of reboot brings it back. Help?

 

[DestinysDream]

Did you try holding the power button for about 1 second and then releasing it? What OS is loaded on it?

If anyone calls and says "I know a little something about computers" just tell them to reformat it.

 

[numble]

1) Func F8? will sometimes switch between LCD and external monitor.
2)You could open the LCD and reseat the ribbon cable(s).
3)LCD is going bad.

 

[bcastner]

What do your Power Options look like through Control Panel?

 

[dellmonitorproblem]

I'm having the exact same problem. Monitor on the Inspiron 8100 goes into SUPER SUPER dim mode every 20 seconds. I hit Func-F8 and it goes back to normal...and dims again in 20 seconds.

I checked power options, set everything to 4 hours. Disabled hibernate. Made sure it wasn't trying to use a dual desktop.

NO LUCK!! What gives?!

 

[micker377]

Did you try running without the battery? Low battery indications may cause the computer to dim down to save power.