Nina - I believe you can get to your monitor settings by clicking Start->Control Panel->Display->Energy Saving Features->Settings There may be a 'Standby' or 'Sleep' setting you can change... Web site help for common problems: <A HREF="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000241.htm" target="_blank">http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000241.htm</A> sorry for the late reply... had to step out...