Re: Monitor Is Not Automatically Turning Off

Kent,

I recently ran into the same problem with my Dell which is similar to yours.
Power and screen saver always worked without a problem, so I don't know if
it was a recent update from Microsoft that caused my problem or a drive
update, etc. Anyway, the only fix I found with my most recent encounter
with this problem was to turn off the screen saver. After turning off the
screen saver, the power option worked again.

I have had this same problem in the past with my Dell and found that
installing the latest video driver helped - I assume you have NVIDIA like I
do. Strangely enough, I found in the past that a weak mouse or keyboard
battery (if your wireless) or a loose connection (if wired) would send a
false signal to the computer indicating a non-idle situation preventing the
monitor from powering off. Hope this helps.


"Kent Moore" <kent.moorenospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OuXOt5lWGHA.4324@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi:
Under power options I have my monitor set to turn off every 15 minutes.
It does not turn off unless I go into the power menu and then hit OK. Any
ideas? I have XP SP2 on a Dell Dimension 8400. I don't believe I have
any spyware on my system. I have the usual anti spyware software
including Microsoft's Defender which is running in the background. Thank
you very much, Kent



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