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(Reward for an Answer!!!) Dell Monitor Self Check Issue

Power Save?

PRINCESS PEACH: Does every time your displays go into power save mode (either from the mac going to sleep, or it just putting the displays to sleep), does it first show "Entering Power Save Mode" and THEN turn off, or does it just go straight black?

If it does show the "Entering Power Save Mode" thing, is there a way to turn that off and have it just go straight to being black?

Also, how do you wake your display from sleep mode? Can you just move the mouse/hit a key on the keyboard? Or do you have to push a button on the actual display?

Thanks!
 
Still home so I can answer in full again - the power save mode comes up for pretty much exactly 2 seconds before they both go black and sleep, when I trigger the sleep on either the Mac or displays. I had to check because normally I don't even notice it happening.

I cannot find an option in the Dell OSD menu to remove the message completely. If you really hate it the best way to get instant black is just to press the power buttons on the screen - instant off (and more energy efficient than sleeping). I expect different models of Dell monitor with different software behave differently.

I wake it by hitting a key on the keyboard. You only have to press a button on the display if you fully turn it off :)
 
Ok

PRINCESS PEACH: Can you move the mouse to wake it too?

Also, when you say that something pops up when the mac is off, what exactly come up?

Can you also take a look at this page: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/3007WFP/EN/ug/setup.htm#Connecting Your Monitor and see how you think it'll behave sleep wise and all, in comparison to yours? I believe it talks about all that on that actual page although I may be wrong and you may have to "snoop" around a bit... (That's the monitor I', looking to get)

Thanks a ton! I really feel compelled to give you something in return, but, if you don't want anything....
 
It is a VGA issue between the video card and the LCD itself.

If your LCD has DVI, just get the miniDVI to DVI cable or adapter.

edit: WTF you are using the 3007WFP on VGA?
 
No way! That's the monitor I WANT to get. I just have some cheap Dell now.

Also, how do you know that it has to do with VGA? Do all monitors with VGA have that issue? Or just mine?

Thanks!
 
I have seen issues that is similar to that, especially on lower end LCDs (usually older ones as well).
 
Princess Peach

PRINCESS PEACH: Are you still there? I still had a few more questions that I mentioned above. Try to take a look if you get a chance...

Thanks so much!
 
You can wake the sleeping monitors by moving the mouse, that's right.

When the Mac is off it is the same Power Save Mode thing I think; I honestly rarely read it properly because it vanishes quiet quickly :(

Then they go to sleep if the Mac stays off.

From what your link said the annoying box you see is just because the DVI port isn't being used. That would explain why I never see it and you do. DVI is a lot better than VGA in other ways too so if you do end up getting that one I completely recommend connecting over it; the multicoloured box should be gone for good.
 
Maybe a fix for you.

I have had this exact problem (on a PC) and have solved it. I recently swapped out a 15" Viewsonic lcd monitor with this Dell and I was too lazy to move the VGA cable. I was getting the same symptoms you are. PC goes to sleep and monitor shows the self-test screen. I figured it must be a missing pin or something in the cable itself so I swapped out the Viewsonic cable with the one that came with the Dell monitor. Now it goes to sleep exactly like it should.

So you should get the original VGA cable first and make sure that works ok on a VGA port. Then try your VGA to Mini-DVI adapter. If that doesn't work look for a VGA to Mini-DVI adapter that carries all the signals properly.
 
PRINCESS PEACH: So you are saying that when the mac goes to sleep the display goes into Power Save mode just like when you set the mac to put displays to sleep?

Also, if that is the case I remember you saying that the thing that popped up when the mac was off stayed on longer than when the mac put displays to sleep. Is that true? If the same thing does happen when the mac is off as when you just put the displays to sleep, why does the pop up stay on longer when the mac is off? Or doesn't it?

Anyway, thanks a ton! I believe that was the last of my questions.
 
VeryOldTimer said:
I have had this exact problem (on a PC) and have solved it. I recently swapped out a 15" Viewsonic lcd monitor with this Dell and I was too lazy to move the VGA cable. I was getting the same symptoms you are. PC goes to sleep and monitor shows the self-test screen. I figured it must be a missing pin or something in the cable itself so I swapped out the Viewsonic cable with the one that came with the Dell monitor. Now it goes to sleep exactly like it should.

So you should get the original VGA cable first and make sure that works ok on a VGA port. Then try your VGA to Mini-DVI adapter. If that doesn't work look for a VGA to Mini-DVI adapter that carries all the signals properly.
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Nah. That is definitely not the issue. Mac send out sleep signals differently than PCs and apparently only DVI cables can carry it to the monitor. What happens after that is up to the monitor (wether some "entering power save mode" screen appears for a few seconds or not...). And I believe when the mac is off the same thing will happen. The mac will send the signal to the display to sleep, and it'll go into power save mode or whatever. Basically the fix for me is a nice new Dell 3007WFP monitor. Some day.... some day...
 
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