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jimdoi · 11-15-2008, 06:56 PM

I have a Toshiba Tecra A7-S712 running Win XP Pro with SP3. After boot and login the display often goes blank and shortly after the fan and HD stop. The power light blinks amber and it appears to be in hibernation. I touch the power button and it comes up right where it left off. There is no “preparing to hibernate” message and it goes suddenly while I am working.

It has an Intel 945GM Express video adapter and I have reloaded the drivers. I have adjusted the power settings but this has not helped. It may do this several times and then run for hours with no problem. It rarely will do it after being on for a while.

I have considered reloading the OS but I really don’t want that hassle for such a minor problem. I don’t think it is overheating because it happens mostly at start up. It does not sound like a SP3 problem but this did start a couple of weeks after upgrading in August.
Any Ideas?

11-15-2008, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
jimdoi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Win XP SP3	Display goes blank after startup I have a Toshiba Tecra A7-S712 running Win XP Pro with SP3. After boot and login the display often goes blank and shortly after the fan and HD stop. The power light blinks amber and it appears to be in hibernation. I touch the power button and it comes up right where it left off. There is no “preparing to hibernate” message and it goes suddenly while I am working. It has an Intel 945GM Express video adapter and I have reloaded the drivers. I have adjusted the power settings but this has not helped. It may do this several times and then run for hours with no problem. It rarely will do it after being on for a while. I have considered reloading the OS but I really don’t want that hassle for such a minor problem. I don’t think it is overheating because it happens mostly at start up. It does not sound like a SP3 problem but this did start a couple of weeks after upgrading in August. Any Ideas? Last edited by jimdoi; 11-15-2008 at 06:59 PM.