Shutting off laptop monitor on AAH 2.7

gorving · #1 (**permalink**) March 21st, 2006, 05:47 PM

I know this is more a Linux question than it is an Asterisk question, but here it goes. I have AAH 2.7 running on a Dell laptop. Everything is working good so far, but I am concerned that the LCD screen backlight is always on. Even when I close the laptop, the monitor stays on. Is there any way to configure the monitor to shut itself off after X amount of minutes and come back to live when any key is pressed?

danes75 · #2 (**permalink**) March 23rd, 2006, 04:24 AM

Is there not a configuration option in your system BIOS? I have A@H installed on a Compaq notebook and those settings (turn off monitor when shut) are in the BIOS.

gorving · #3 (**permalink**) March 27th, 2006, 02:18 AM

I tried that, but no luck. I will check if there is an updated BIOS for this laptop.

AbNormal · #4 (**permalink**) March 27th, 2006, 04:07 AM

Check: Control Panel, >> Power Options. There is a setting to allow the display to be turned off after "X" minutes.

gorving · #5 (**permalink**) March 29th, 2006, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AbNormal

Check: Control Panel, >> Power Options. There is a setting to allow the display to be turned off after "X" minutes.

Yes from Windows it would be a piece of cake, but from CentOS I am clueless. The BIOS settings on this laptop are not working on CentOS either.