Keyboard, mouse & monitor shut down

[bkw1982]

Hey thanks for checking out the thread. I'm having some trouble with my Dell xps 400, hopefully someone can help.

The issue I'm having is that my monitor, keyboard, and mouse all go dead at random times at the same time. I can hear the fan running and the on light is still green, so I assume there is still power. It doesn't restart nor does it shutdown. I'm at a loss what this could be.

Here are my specs

Dell XPS/Dimension 400/9150
OS XP professional sp 3
Intel Pentium Dpu 3.00ghz
Nivdia geforce 6800
2x 512MB, DDR2, 533M, 64X64, 8, 240, 1RX8 Memory Module
160GB Hard Drive, SATA2
Dell DXP051 Motherboard
mouse & keyboard connect through usb
The Dell is about 4yrs old. I've checked all the connections and usually dust out the case every cple months.

I'm not sure what other information would be helpful.

Thanks in advance to any help.

 

[bkw1982]

new symptom. When i turn on the pc the monitor, mouse, and keyboard do not come on. Strangely enough it will come on if i turn on the pc first then turn on the monitor, if the monitor is on while I'm turning on the pc nothing works.

Anyone have any ideas or can point me in the right direction, this whole random cutoff thing is getting annoying.

 

[bkw1982]

bump.

anyone?

 

[normanepps]

Not all keyboards and mouses are compatible you may need to try a different make or model.

 

[bkw1982]

it's the keyboard, mouse, and monitor that came with the dell system.