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    how to make the monitor turn off automatically after closing lid..

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by nosebleed, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. nosebleed

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    hi people, im a owner of a inspiron 6400 and it used to turn off the monitor automatically after i close the lid but it doesn't do so now.. anyway to make it work again? :eek:
     
    nosebleed, Sep 16, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Uh, I thought all laptops turned off their monitors when closing the lid?
     
    adinu, Sep 16, 2007
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced and there should be an option for what happens when you close the lid of your computer.

    Dell Quickset should also have an option?
     
    Commander Wolf, Sep 16, 2007
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    i know that you can set it to do nothing/stand by/hibernate using the methods mentioned but i just want it to off the screen and keep all the programs running.. it used to do it but i don't know why it doesn't do so now..
     
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  5. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Like I said before, laptops shut the screen off when you close the lid. Do you actually see it not turn off?
     
    adinu, Sep 16, 2007
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    yes.. it used to turn off when i close the lid.. but not now.. i still see light coming out from the side of the laptop (gap) when i close it..
     
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    Hmm well it should just turn off.

    It could be a registry entry. I don't know off the top of my head what it would be, so you'd have to hit Google. Allot of that kind of stuff is usually controlled in the reg.

    If that don't work I'd try updating drivers. And then setting power saving mode to turn off the monitor after about 5 mins.

    MD
     
    MDizzle, Sep 16, 2007
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