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Dell E173FP stuck in power save mode

When I turn the monitor on I get a message "In power save mode press any key on keyboard or move mouse" I press keys and move the mouse but nothing happens. I turned the monitor removed the cables checked the pins and they were fine. I turn the monitor back on but did not reconnect the cable and I get the floating test screen. When I plug the cable back in I again get the same error message My monitor is working. I have a Dell Dimension E-520 with the same problem. I have disconnected all power...re-connected...reseated ram...cleaned and removed Bios battery. Could it be my graphics card? If so, how can I tell? Any other ideas of what might be causing eternal powersave mode?! Thanks!!!

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Good morning! kindly try to review/check the operations manual of your monitor as there might be proper set-up settings / compatibility requirements to a certain PC. best regards

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