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Ron Hardin
Apr 28, 2013, 7:49:36 PM4/28/13
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An occasional (Dell) laptop sometimes goes through
a period of not turning off the display even
though there's no manual activity.
The display is set to power off after 5 minutes.
Jobs are running (not flash) but there's no manual
input, and most laptops will power off the display
as it's set. Just not the occasional one.
XP Home O/S
No special software, just Cygwin running
background jobs remotely from across the room.
Is there any clue what's acting up to make it
think there's activity?
The machines are on 24/7 so a display always on
shortens the display florescent bulb life.
--
rhha...@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
a period of not turning off the display even
though there's no manual activity.
The display is set to power off after 5 minutes.
Jobs are running (not flash) but there's no manual
input, and most laptops will power off the display
as it's set. Just not the occasional one.
XP Home O/S
No special software, just Cygwin running
background jobs remotely from across the room.
Is there any clue what's acting up to make it
think there's activity?
The machines are on 24/7 so a display always on
shortens the display florescent bulb life.
--
rhha...@mindspring.com
On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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