I've looked for threads on this problem and have found nothing similar, so I'll ask my question directly.
The screen on my Tecra 8100 will blackout at random times. However, the screen is not completely dead; instead, it is as if all light has simply been extinguished. By changing my angle to the screen, I can still see dark grey shapes and movement of the mouse.
My laptop is currently being used as a stationary machine, so it is always connected to an outlet and runs at full power. When these blackouts occur, the only option I have is to hibernate or shutdown the machine. I did discover that changing the properties in the Power Saver program located in the Control Panel seems to help with the problem. I edited the "Full Power"-->"Details"-->"Power Save Mode" options to be "Monitor Brightness: Semi", "System Standby: Never", and "System Hibernate: Never". However, I have had at least once occurence of these options resetting autoamically, and my screen going black once again.
Current specs:
Toshiba Tecra 8100
Intel Pentium III, 697 MHz, 256 MB RAM
11.2 GB disk space
Microsoft XP Pro (v. 2002, SP2)
If there is other information that would be helpful, please let me know. Thanks in advance for any help on this unusual problem.
The screen on my Tecra 8100 will blackout at random times. However, the screen is not completely dead; instead, it is as if all light has simply been extinguished. By changing my angle to the screen, I can still see dark grey shapes and movement of the mouse.
My laptop is currently being used as a stationary machine, so it is always connected to an outlet and runs at full power. When these blackouts occur, the only option I have is to hibernate or shutdown the machine. I did discover that changing the properties in the Power Saver program located in the Control Panel seems to help with the problem. I edited the "Full Power"-->"Details"-->"Power Save Mode" options to be "Monitor Brightness: Semi", "System Standby: Never", and "System Hibernate: Never". However, I have had at least once occurence of these options resetting autoamically, and my screen going black once again.
Current specs:
Toshiba Tecra 8100
Intel Pentium III, 697 MHz, 256 MB RAM
11.2 GB disk space
Microsoft XP Pro (v. 2002, SP2)
If there is other information that would be helpful, please let me know. Thanks in advance for any help on this unusual problem.
