[NBLUG/talk] Monitor Shutoff Fix

[augie]

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ShadowEyez wrote:
> Running RH 8 on 2.2.18-14 with a Hitachi 17-in LCD.  Nice monitor,
> but it seems that every 10 minutes or so of inactivity will cause the
> monitor to go into "low power" mode and thus shut itself off.  All it
> takes is a keystroke or mouse click to get it back, but is there a
> way to NOT have it do this.  I have looked everywhere in KDE's
> various control panels/modules with no success.  The power saving
> section has nothing to do with monitor controls and the help files
> are as usual... lacking. BTW, this is a dual boot system (the other
> being windoze) and windoze never does this, so I know the monitor is
> not acting crazy.

Are you sure it's not under the 'Power Control' section of the KDE
config menus? Navigating my Mandrake 9.1 menus under:

Configuration -> KDE -> Power Control

I have the 'Display Power Control' application, which has options for
power management: standby, suspend, and power off.

augie.


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