I recently acquired a Dell E197FP LCD monitor, and I’m experiencing strange behaviour. When the monitor is powered but not connected, I get the usual self-test screen. However, when I put the VGA->SDI adapter on, even though it’s not connected to the video card, the screen instantly goes into powersave mode and refuses to reactivate. When the monitor is connected to the video card (GeForce 8600GT) and I start up my system, the monitor remains in powersave mode until the Windows (XP Home) desktop loads, at which point the monitor activates and everything is peachy. This is of course a problem if I need to adjust the BIOS or dual-boot or boot to safe mode.
Any suggestions?