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Power Save does not work
In order to save power and monitor, I set up Power Option
Properties/Power scheme/Turn off Monitor to "After 1 hour". But my monitor turns off every 10 minutes. I tried other times setting--no luck. Am I not doing right thing? |
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Power Save does not work
Sometimes, the timeout power-save mode for cutting power to the monitor is
overridden by the settings in your BIOS (system settings that can be accessed at start of your PC's boot-up sequence.). Other reasons for this could include; an override by a screensaver timeout setting. Or, it may be that the new power settings you made are simply not being saved/applied properly - to check your current power profile settings ; open a Command Prompt (by typing "cmd.exe" into the "Run" box on the Start Menu), and type the following command at the prompt :- powercfg.exe /QUERY ...and then press [Enter] You should see a set of results looking something like this : C:\powercfg.exe /QUERY Field Description Value ----------------- ----- Name My Scheme Numerical ID 2 Turn off monitor (AC) Never Turn off monitor (DC) Never Turn off hard disks (AC) After 15 mins Turn off hard disks (DC) Never System standby (AC) Never System standby (DC) Never System hibernates (AC) Never System hibernates (DC) Never Processor Throttle (AC) Not Supported Processor Throttle (DC) Not Supported ...check the setting of ; "Turn off monitor" (AC / DC), and if it's not set to the timeout you want it to be - you can set it directly, with the [powercfg.exe] utility at the Command Prompt - Type: "powercfg.exe /?" for usage instructions on how to do this. == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Beyond X" wrote in message ... In order to save power and monitor, I set up Power Option Properties/Power scheme/Turn off Monitor to "After 1 hour". But my monitor turns off every 10 minutes. I tried other times setting--no luck. Am I not doing right thing? |
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Power Save does not work
Beyond X wrote, On 7/26/2013 6:13 AM:
In order to save power and monitor, I set up Power Option Properties/Power scheme/Turn off Monitor to "After 1 hour". But my monitor turns off every 10 minutes. I tried other times setting--no luck. Am I not doing right thing? A (long) while ago, I asked this group what power profile applied when you were at the welcome screen. Two variations: at least one user logged in vs. no user logged in. If your not using the welcome screen, what profile applies and when. I am assuming that different logins might have different power settings and was trying to better understand XP's actual algorithm. I got no replies. However, I think you might want to look at your various accounts and see if any settings seem similar to the behavior you observe. In addition, can anyone explain the internal workings of XP's power management in re the profiles we set? |
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Power Save does not work
Tim Meddick wrote:
Sometimes, the timeout power-save mode for cutting power to the monitor is overridden by the settings in your BIOS (system settings that can be accessed at start of your PC's boot-up sequence.). Other reasons for this could include; an override by a screensaver timeout setting. Or, it may be that the new power settings you made are simply not being saved/applied properly - to check your current power profile settings ; open a Command Prompt (by typing "cmd.exe" into the "Run" box on the Start Menu), and type the following command at the prompt :- powercfg.exe /QUERY ...and then press [Enter] You should see a set of results looking something like this : C:\powercfg.exe /QUERY Field Description Value ----------------- ----- Name My Scheme Numerical ID 2 Turn off monitor (AC) Never Turn off monitor (DC) Never Turn off hard disks (AC) After 15 mins Turn off hard disks (DC) Never System standby (AC) Never System standby (DC) Never System hibernates (AC) Never System hibernates (DC) Never Processor Throttle (AC) Not Supported Processor Throttle (DC) Not Supported ...check the setting of ; "Turn off monitor" (AC / DC), and if it's not set to the timeout you want it to be - you can set it directly, with the [powercfg.exe] utility at the Command Prompt - Type: "powercfg.exe /?" for usage instructions on how to do this. == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) Just for fun, this is my current output from powercfg.exe /query... Field Description Value ----------------- ----- Name Always On Numerical ID 3 Turn off monitor (AC) Never Turn off monitor (DC) After 15 mins Turn off hard disks (AC) Never Turn off hard disks (DC) After 30 mins System standby (AC) Never System standby (DC) Never System hibernates (AC) Never System hibernates (DC) Never Processor Throttle (AC) NONE Processor Throttle (DC) NONE If I go to the Power control panel, these are the schema options I see. If I was running RMClock, there would be one extra one (so a program can add an additional profile for you - you're not limited to the system ones). Home/Office Desk Portable/Laptop Presentation Always On -------------- as selected in Power control panel Minimal Power Management Max Battery In the above query results, notice that "AC" setting is different from "DC" setting. If you use a laptop, AC applies when the adapter is plugged in. DC applies when you're running off the battery. Notice how the policy setting is attempting to save power when I'm on battery. But since this is actually a desktop computer, in fact I can never be in "DC" mode. The desktop is permanently "AC" mode. So in fact, my Always On is custom modified to never save power. Screen never goes off. Disks continue spinning. So if the behavior was unexplained, I'd want to determine whether the problem was a "DC" or "AC" one. If you're on a desktop, there is no "DC", just "AC". I'd have to fire up my laptop, to see if the Power control panel on it, differed in some way from what I see here. Paul |
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Power Save does not work
"Beyond X" wrote in message ...
In order to save power and monitor, I set up Power Option Properties/Power scheme/Turn off Monitor to "After 1 hour". But my monitor turns off every 10 minutes. I tried other times setting--no luck. Am I not doing right thing? As suggested by another poster, right-click a blank area of the desktop, click "Properties", "Screen Saver" and make sure the screen saver is set to "None". Ben |
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