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Why does my monitor keep cutting out?

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Mar 15, 202627065 views
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(This is jeopardy-style; I found the answer eventually, but it is not what I expected. Posting here for search etc). I have a Dell laptop and external monitor (on DisplayPort). It was fine for ages, but recently it has started cutting out randomly, displaying "no signal". Turning the monitor off an…

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This could simply be a cabling problem. Check that your video cable doesn't run too close to anything like a power pack, or something else that could cause interference to the signal. OK; since I'm the OP I'll elaborate: the DisplayPort cable had sl…

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