Monitors and Energy Star

[mbrodeur at NextTime.com (Matthew J. Brodeur)]

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On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> I installed a new monitor on Saturday to replace my aging Digital 17" 
> monitor with the diverging colors. I had the old monitor shutting down 
> after 30 mins. However, the new monitor does not shut down. Both are energy 
> star compliant. 
> 
> I made no changes in the BIOS, and currently DPMS is set to off (as it was 
> before I changed monitors). 
>
> Should I turn DPMS on?

   Ummm, yes?  I have to wonder why the other monitor was shutting itself
off at all if DPMS was disabled.  Turning DPMS on should cause the new
monitor to turn off after whatever timeout you choose.


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     -Matt

Murphy's Law is recursive. Washing your car to make it rain doesn't work. 

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