Help with computer hardware?

Computer Hardware Guru, Please Help!?

• Ok. I'll try and keep this brief. A while back, a problem arose. The problem was, basically, that the computer was not properly coming out of standby. After putting it in standby, or letting it "naturally" go into standby, when trying to bring it back, the computer would power up as normal, but the monitor display nothing. The monitor power light was on, but it would say "no signal". I put up with this irritating issue for some time, I then decided it was time to get some help. I took the Computer and the Monitor down to the local repair shop, they tested them both with their equipment and found no problems at all. It was all coming out of standby perfectly. They told me that it must be something I was plugging into it. I took my stuff home, and set about testing which piece of connected hardware was causing the problem. The only other issue I was having at the time was printer related, so I tested the printer first, and low and behold, disconnecting the printer solved all the problems. I then removed any other unneccessary software, connected hardware, cables, and cleaned everything. Life was as sweet as THIS computer can make it, for the next few weeks. The problem has now creeped back in, and I have no idea why. If I take it back to the computer repair shop, the result will no doubt be the same, that there is seemingly no problem with the computer or monitor. I'm about to test all my currently connected hardware again, to see if I can come to another resolve. Before I do that, does anyone have ANY ideas, at all? I'm clueless and stumped.

• Answer:

  Why not simply disable hibernation and switch the computer off when you go away from it for extended periods of time? I am working under the assumption that you have either Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional installed on your computer. If it is something else, please let me know. Your problem might be caused by the fact that the hard drive does not have enough disk space to allow Windows to go into proper hibernation. Go to Start>>> Settings >> Control Panel or Start>>> Control Panel, depending what your setup is. You can also go to Start>>> Run, type "control panel" and click on OK. The control panel screen will pop up. Look for Display Settings. Double click on that, and another box will pop up. Click the Screen Saver tab. Click on the button that says Power. Make sure the POWER SCHEMES box is set to Home/Office Desk" and that SYSTEM STANDBY has been set to Never. If not change these settings, as it may be the cause of your problem. You can always change them back to what they were if you need to. Click on the Hibernate tab on top. You will see "Free disk space:" and a total in MB, and below that "Disk space required to hibernate:" and the space required. If the space required is bigger than the free disk space you know where the problem lies. Make sure there is enough disk space as required by Hibernate. You can also disable or enable hibernate on this page should you need to. Also make sure that the Windows Updates installations are up to date, as this might resolve your issue as well. There might be a BIOS power setting issue, but that is the last resort and would rather advise that a professional (other than the ones you visited) took a look at it.