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XPS2: Turn off LCD w/o closing lid? Trick into believing there's an external monitor?

post #1 of 4
8/20/08 at 4:55am
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Hello,

Does anyone know of a way to manually turn off the integrated display on my XPS Gen 2 without closing the lid? I thought Fn+F8 might work, but the display only turns off momentarily with it.

Perhaps there's a way to trick the notebook into thinking an external monitor is connected, such as jumping pins on the DVI or VGA connector? Or even better, a way to do this in software? I know that with an external display I can run one or the other or both, but without it there seems to be only one option.

Many thanks.
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post #2 of 4
8/21/08 at 11:04am
Go into Power Options and choose to turn off the monitor after x minutes.
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post #3 of 4
8/21/08 at 9:58pm
Or put it into standby
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post #4 of 4
8/21/08 at 10:04pm
Download Winbubble. http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2007...-tips-and.html

In the general tab, there is an option to add a "monitor off" option to the context menu.
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