"johnz" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:8a18e34bc558332b78bb9a39cf938c32@nntp-gateway.com...[color=blue]
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> When I shut down my computer I accidently must have selected lock or
> logout, now when I turn on computer there is no signal to monitor. This
> happened once before but don't remember what I pressed to get it back. I
> need help:(
>
>
> --
> johnz[/color]


It is not the "lock" function that is your problem. If you had locked your computer, you would get the Welcome Screen when you turned in on.
Do you get any of the information shown on the screen during the POST setup?
I suspect you have hardware problems. Start with checking all of the cables to the monitor for a loose connection. Make sure the monitor is getting power. Try the monitor on another computer or try another monitor (got a friend you can swap with for a short period?).
If all else fails, take it to a technician (not a big box store like BestBuy).

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:56:00 -0700, Richard in AZ wrote:
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> "johnz" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:8a18e34bc558332b78bb9a39cf938c32@nntp-gateway.com...[color=green]
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>> When I shut down my computer I accidently must have selected lock or
>> logout, now when I turn on computer there is no signal to monitor. This
>> happened once before but don't remember what I pressed to get it back. I
>> need help:(
>>
>>
>> --
>> johnz[/color]
>
>
> It is not the "lock" function that is your problem. If you had locked your computer, you would get the Welcome Screen when you turned in on.
> Do you get any of the information shown on the screen during the POST setup?
> I suspect you have hardware problems. Start with checking all of the cables to the monitor for a loose connection. Make sure the monitor is getting power. Try the monitor on another computer or try another monitor (got a friend you can swap with for a short period?).
> If all else fails, take it to a technician (not a big box store like BestBuy).[/color]

Minor detail for the OP: if you try your monitor on a friend's computer or
borrow a friend's monitor - if the substitute monitor has a different
resolution from the original, boot into safe mode. Otherwise you might have
to deal with incompatible settings (i.e., unreadable picture or parts of
the picture being displayed off-screen).

Every monitor and every video card can handle the safe mode resolution :-)

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