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    Lenovo G550 screen goes black after 1 min

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Trailmix, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. Trailmix

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    When unplugged, the screen on my Lenovo G550 goes dark after 60 seconds of inactivity, although I can still see faint shadow of the desktop if I look closely. It's always 1 minute. It wakes up when I touch a key or the touchpad. This does not happen when plugged in. The computer is new. Does anyone know what the problem could be? I don't think it's the following:

    *Battery is at 98 percent power

    *Screensaver is set to wait 10 min

    *Power save is set to turn off display after 10 min on battery, sleep after 15 min

    *It happens even if I've just turned on the computer and done nothing - so I doubt it's a temperature issue (but I don't know how to check temps)

    Thanks for any help. I need to solve this before several long flights in Nov where I obviously can't work plugged in :)
     
    Trailmix, Sep 23, 2009
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  2. StealthTH

    StealthTH Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have a lenovo specific app to control power look in there, if you have then check in the Windows Control panel for power saving options. It is probably somewhere between the two.
     
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    I don't think I have a Lenovo app for power - where would I look for that? I had the Windows control panel power saving options set as noted above, to wait 10 min. But I just went and set it to "never" turn off the screen and it still went black after 1 min.
     
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    Look in start and all programs. I don't know what it is called because the app is different on Thinkpad's versus Ideapads.
     
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    THANK YOU - I found Energy Management under Lenovo in All Programs and it was set to turn backlight off after 1 minute. I had no idea there was an app like that. Again, thanks!!
     
    Trailmix, Sep 23, 2009
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