Monitors and Energy Star

[gaf at heli-vets.net (Jerry Feldman)]

Thanks. I don't know why it used to work, but it did. 
On 8 Apr 2002 at 15:39, Matthew J. Brodeur wrote:

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> On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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> > 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). 
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> > 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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