I wonder if it is possible to switch off the computer's monitor manually.
System Control / Energy provides the possibility to define how long the
computer must idle to disable the monitor. I want to do that "by hand". Is
that possible?
I just have a query with regard to my laptop. Before I go to bed at night I always instruct my laptop's monitor to switch off via the Power Schemes screen, however I tend to find that it often simply flashes off then switches back on again immediately, or it doesn't go off at all. More often than not I have to repeat the process twice (Power Schemes -> Turn off monitor -> After 2 mins -> Apply/OK) before it obeys. Any ideas as to why this might be?
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- how can i set tv's speakers as the pc speakers?
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