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    monitor question

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by lololol, Apr 16, 2006.

  1. lololol

    lololol Notebook Guru

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    is there any shortcut key to turn the lcd screen off ?
    i am using the s series
     
    lololol, Apr 16, 2006
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    emm,,do anyone know how to turn the monitor off?????
     
    lololol, Apr 19, 2006
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    It appears to be "Function-F7"
     
    MorningZ, Apr 19, 2006
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    really?
    how does it work?
    i thought it was used for connecting a external display
     
    lololol, Apr 20, 2006
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    Oh, i assumed that is what you wanted to do...

    if you just want to turn the screen off, i don't think that's possible, but you can go into the power management section of "Control Panel" and tell Windows to turn off the screen after such-and-such time
     
    MorningZ, Apr 20, 2006
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    ok,,thanks
    yea,i have already set it
    but sometimes i just want to turn it off instantly

    too bad we cant do that @@
     
    lololol, Apr 21, 2006
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