Display Won't Turn off When closing lid on ... ... I have a 9300 that I put Vista on. When I close the lid the display will not turn off. I can see it glowing ...

kpurcell · 01-17-2008, 08:59 PM

I have a 9300 that I put Vista on. When I close the lid the display will not turn off. I can see it glowing and it gets very hot.

Doughy · 01-17-2008, 10:58 PM

Have you got the dell drivers installed for your video card? I know the dell drivers for xp turn the display off but any other that feature doesnt work. Im guessing the same for vista.

sccpu3d · 01-18-2008, 09:25 AM

Yeah, I think it's probably the drivers. Custom drivers seem to have a problem using many custom features of the video card.

Krayziepop · 01-18-2008, 10:41 AM

The Inspiron 9400/E1705 lid switch is supported under Vista natively, aka it operates separately from the NVidia driver. I would assume its the same switch from the 9300. Look under your device manager at the system devices. There should be one called ACPI Lid in there. If there isn't, something isn't right. If it is there, try removing the device from there and reboot. See if that helps.

Aside from that, your lid switch should work under Vista from your very first boot - even with the Microsoft WDM driver installed. I have used many drivers beyond the originals and none of them interfere with the lid operation...

Might suck, but try another Vista reinstall and check the lid function before you install aftermarket NVidia drivers.

kpurcell · 01-19-2008, 11:33 AM

Tried to uninstall and reinstall and that didn't work.

For those suggesting new drivers, where do I get them? I went to Dell and suddenly there are not Vista drivers listed for the 9300. Can I get it directly from nVidia?

01-17-2008, 08:59 PM	#1
kpurcell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 188 Credits: -217	Display Won't Turn off When closing lid on 9300 Vista I have a 9300 that I put Vista on. When I close the lid the display will not turn off. I can see it glowing and it gets very hot. __________________ KP HP TX1410TX Tablet/convertible PC

01-17-2008, 10:58 PM	#2
Doughy Proud Father :) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Posts: 11,577 Credits: 128,378	Have you got the dell drivers installed for your video card? I know the dell drivers for xp turn the display off but any other that feature doesnt work. Im guessing the same for vista. __________________ XPS 630 Q9300 Quad Core, 4 Gig Ram, 1 TB 7200RPM RAID, 1GB ATI 3870x2 Video Card, Bluetooth, Wireless, 24" Widescreen Monitor, Logitech G15 & G7. Compaq Presario CQ60-218EA 2.1ghz, 4 gig Ram, 160 gig , Wireless, Vista Ultimate

01-18-2008, 09:25 AM	#3
sccpu3d Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 248 Credits: 469	Yeah, I think it's probably the drivers. Custom drivers seem to have a problem using many custom features of the video card. __________________ Dell XPS M1710 Core 2 Duo T7600G 2.33 ghz Nvidia Geforce Go 7950GTX 4GB 667Mhz Ram 160 GB 5400RPM HD Sharp WUXGA LCD Panel Dell M1330 Core 2 Duo T7300 2.00ghz 2GB 667Mhz Ram 120GB 5400rpm HD CCFL LCD Panel 128MB Geforce 8400M

01-18-2008, 10:41 AM	#4
Krayziepop Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Flushing, MI Posts: 4,762 Credits: 100,355	The Inspiron 9400/E1705 lid switch is supported under Vista natively, aka it operates separately from the NVidia driver. I would assume its the same switch from the 9300. Look under your device manager at the system devices. There should be one called ACPI Lid in there. If there isn't, something isn't right. If it is there, try removing the device from there and reboot. See if that helps. Aside from that, your lid switch should work under Vista from your very first boot - even with the Microsoft WDM driver installed. I have used many drivers beyond the originals and none of them interfere with the lid operation... Might suck, but try another Vista reinstall and check the lid function before you install aftermarket NVidia drivers. __________________ "Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down..."

01-19-2008, 11:33 AM	#5
kpurcell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 188 Credits: -217	Tried to uninstall and reinstall and that didn't work. For those suggesting new drivers, where do I get them? I went to Dell and suddenly there are not Vista drivers listed for the 9300. Can I get it directly from nVidia? __________________ KP HP TX1410TX Tablet/convertible PC

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