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    HP Pavilion dv5 screensaver function

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bevbwgc, Feb 10, 2009.

  1. bevbwgc

    bevbwgc Newbie

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    The screensaver function on my new laptop that I bought at the beginning of the year has never worked. It previews OK. Instead of showing the graphic after the 2 minutes or whatever the setting is it just goes to a black screen? I have tried different settings and choice of graphics but nothing works.

    This is my first laptop. Any suggestions?

    Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6400 (2.0 GHz)
    15.4" Diagonal WXGA High-Definition Bright View Widescreen Display
    320 GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive
    4096 MB DDR2 SDRAM (2 Dimm)
    802 11 b/g WLAN
    LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+ RW with Double Layer Support
    12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    HP MediaSmart
    HP Mobile Remote Control
    5 in 1 Digital Media Reader
    Express Card/54 PC Card slot
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with shared graphics Memory
    Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) with Service Pack 1
    HP Webcam
    Expansion Port 3HP Pavilion dv5-1235dx
     
    bevbwgc, Feb 10, 2009
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  2. finestree

    finestree Notebook Evangelist

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    The reason the screen is going black is that your Power Settings say that the monitor should turn off after x minutes. To change this you can go to Control Panel - Power Options - Choose when to turn off the display (in the left menu). :)
     
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