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Monitor doesn't sleep on power off

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202614716 views
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Problem

The monitor that came with my computer doesn't sleep on shutdown or computer standby. This is particularly annoying since it's an LCD, so the monitor is black but the backlight is still on. I know the monitor can sleep, which it does when I unplug the monitor cable (the DVI cable, not the power cab…

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Fix for: Monitor doesn't sleep on power off

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Check if your BIOS has an entry similar to "Video Off Method". If it doesn't, maybe a BIOS update if available can help (but to be done with extreme precaution, as failed BIOS update can brick the computer). Quoted from Power Management Settings : V…

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