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    I can't get my monitor to shut off when i close my lid

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by SuperKungFu, Nov 18, 2006.

  1. SuperKungFu

    SuperKungFu Notebook Consultant

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    Like the title says, i can't get my monitor to turn off even when i shut my lid. I have a e1705, i already went into dell quickset and set under power management that when i close my lid: no action. But i can still see that my monitor is on when i close my lid. Could it be due to other programs might be conflicting with it like pcw-lcdOff?
     
    SuperKungFu, Nov 18, 2006
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    My understanding is that if you use anything BUT the Dell-certified graphics driver, it takes away this feature. Having a close-lid action of "do nothing" does just that.
     
    nick_danger, Nov 19, 2006
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    o really? so not one driver from laptopvideo2go could enable this? **** that sucks, are there any work arounds with this?
     
    SuperKungFu, Nov 19, 2006
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    Well maybe I am reading this wrong, but if you set "no action" that is exactly what is going on when you close the lid-no action is taken. You should set it at "go stand by" or something like that!!!
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    Moler, Nov 20, 2006
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    Even if you put it to "do nothing" the monitor should still turn off.
     
    stupid_nut, Nov 20, 2006
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    Solution: use dell drivers

    For some reason, Dell has it where you must use their video card drivers if you have nVidia, else the LCD will not turn off. It doesn't matter what your XP settings are, the LCD will stay on as long as you use 3rd party driver. This is only true for nVidia. AFAIK, there is no way around it if you are using Laptop2videogo

    Just in case anyone with ATI is reading this: If you have ATI, you need to enable ATI Hotkey Poller is services.msc
     
    Amber, Nov 20, 2006
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