Laptop Screensaver

**I2ift** · 12-27-2005, 01:14 PM

i set my laptop screen saver to 5min but come 10min it still doesn't come up. also the power management does not work either. i set it to 5min to shut down the screen and nothing. lately i've been just putting my computer on standby no problem when i leave the computer. does anybody have a solution?

**rock** · 12-27-2005, 01:17 PM

I have seen standby do odd things some some laptops. Try rebooting, and seeing if the power management and screensaver work as expected. If they do, put it in standby, wake it up, and test again. There's a chance this will reveal that simply going into standby somehow plays with the power management settings. I'd only put 1/3 odds that this is your issue, but I have seen it before.

**Un4given** · 12-27-2005, 01:47 PM

Some laptops have BIOS options which will override the Windows PM settings. Check this and make sure you don't have conflicting settings between the BIOS and Windows.

**I2ift** · 12-27-2005, 05:16 PM

do you have any other opinions? i checked the bios and there was nothing there that said anything about power management other than being able to turn on the computer on a schedule. and i set the screen saver to 1min and 2min past with nothing.

12-27-2005, 01:14 PM	#1
I2ift Reef Shark Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 416	Laptop Screensaver i set my laptop screen saver to 5min but come 10min it still doesn't come up. also the power management does not work either. i set it to 5min to shut down the screen and nothing. lately i've been just putting my computer on standby no problem when i leave the computer. does anybody have a solution? __________________ Lian-Li PC-7B \| Antec Earthwatts 500 \| Intel Core 2 Duo 6300 \| Intel DG965WH \| 2gig PNY DDR2-667 \| ATI X300 \| SATA/300 250gig \| Vista Ultimate 32bit

12-27-2005, 01:17 PM	#2
rock NullPointerException Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,203	I have seen standby do odd things some some laptops. Try rebooting, and seeing if the power management and screensaver work as expected. If they do, put it in standby, wake it up, and test again. There's a chance this will reveal that simply going into standby somehow plays with the power management settings. I'd only put 1/3 odds that this is your issue, but I have seen it before. __________________ Open Source is free like a puppy is free. It's only when you look at an ant through a magnifying glass on a sunny day that you realise how often they burst into flames. Understanding Evolution

12-27-2005, 01:47 PM	#3
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12-27-2005, 05:16 PM	#4
I2ift Reef Shark Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 416	do you have any other opinions? i checked the bios and there was nothing there that said anything about power management other than being able to turn on the computer on a schedule. and i set the screen saver to 1min and 2min past with nothing. __________________ Lian-Li PC-7B \| Antec Earthwatts 500 \| Intel Core 2 Duo 6300 \| Intel DG965WH \| 2gig PNY DDR2-667 \| ATI X300 \| SATA/300 250gig \| Vista Ultimate 32bit

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