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#1 Dot Matrix

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 16:24

Anyone know why when I lock my computer, my monitor immediately goes into standby, and is there a way to change that?


#2 Tyler R.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 16:39

Wipe it and install Windows 7? :p

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 16:45

have you made a trip to your power options??? Please verify settings.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:23

View Postremixedcat, on 28 September 2012 - 16:45, said:

have you made a trip to your power options??? Please verify settings.

Quite a few times. Nothing seems to work. My monitor is set to go off after 45 minutes, when the computer is set to sleep after idling, but I see nothing about the lock screen.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:25

did you check the bios settings?

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:27

View PostDot Matrix, on 28 September 2012 - 17:23, said:

Quite a few times. Nothing seems to work. My monitor is set to go off after 45 minutes, when the computer is set to sleep after idling, but I see nothing about the lock screen.

On a more serious note, go to device manager and see if the driver is installed. Go to the manufacture's website too and get the driver. Has it just started doing this or has it done so since day one?

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:27

My secondary monitor goes into standby when I lock, but not the primary one, it stays on until it is set to hibernate. I have my power settings at max performance as a baseline and set "turn monitor off" to 20 minutes. I have hibernate set to 30 minutes.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:31

Your monitor goes off after 1min when you are on the lockscreen. This is made by design and it's not a "bug".

If you want to keep it always on, you need to set the monitor to never sleep inside the power settings menu (inside the control panel).

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:34

View PostTyler R., on 28 September 2012 - 17:27, said:

On a more serious note, go to device manager and see if the driver is installed. Go to the manufacture's website too and get the driver. Has it just started doing this or has it done so since day one?

Actually, I never install manufacturer drivers for monitors. They've always screw things up with OS settings, and HP's drivers have always screwed up my color settings by installing and defaulting to their own junk ICM pallets. But the OS recognizes my main monitor as a HP w2207.

It's also been doing this since day 1, even on the CP.

View PostAnthonyd, on 28 September 2012 - 17:31, said:

Your monitor goes off after 1min when you are on the lockscreen. This is made by design and it's not a "bug".

If you want to keep it always on, you need to set the monitor to never sleep inside the power settings menu (inside the control panel).

Shoot. Ok, thanks.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:35

View PostDot Matrix, on 28 September 2012 - 17:34, said:

Actually, I never install manufacturer drivers for monitors. They've always screw things up with OS settings, and HP's drivers have always screwed up my color settings by installing and defaulting to their own junk ICM pallets. But the OS recognizes my main monitor as a HP w2207.
i think you misunderstood, he meant main manufacturer aka Nvidia or AMD, not OEM manufacturer

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:38

View PostDot Matrix, on 28 September 2012 - 17:34, said:

Actually, I never install manufacturer drivers for monitors. They've always screw things up with OS settings, and HP's drivers have always screwed up my color settings by installing and defaulting to their own junk ICM pallets. But the OS recognizes my main monitor as a HP w2207.

It's also been doing this since day 1, even on the CP.



Shoot. Ok, thanks.

http://h10025.www1.h...ct=3363837#N154

Doesn't look like there is official (driver) support for it. Maybe call HP or post on their forums when support will be availible?

View PostBrando212, on 28 September 2012 - 17:35, said:

i think you misunderstood, he meant main manufacturer aka Nvidia or AMD, not OEM manufacturer

His graphics drivers? I'm very sure he has those. ;)

Hey dot!

Is your mobo drivers up to date? lol

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 17:42

Yes, my graphics drivers are up to date. :laugh:

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 18:44

I never install monitor drivers ether...

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 19:26

View PostDot Matrix, on 28 September 2012 - 16:24, said:

Anyone know why when I lock my computer, my monitor immediately goes into standby, and is there a way to change that?

Not a bug, it's working as designed.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 19:49

View PostBrandon Live, on 28 September 2012 - 19:26, said:

Not a bug, it's working as designed. I think you can disable this behavior in the old "screensaver" dialog.

Didn't see anything in there. I don't have a screensaver set. But it's odd given you now have notifications on the lock screen, but no one is ever going to see them with the screen going off like that. Plus, it makes it harder to admire the picture I have set as the background. :p