I don't think that most laptops will let you turn off your screen completely. The laptops I have used have the ability to switch to an external monitor or projector, but they are smart enough not to allow such a switch when there is no external device connected. However, you can save some battery life by setting the screen to its lowest level of brightness and by setting the screen shutoff value in power management to as low as you can, probably a minute. Most laptops allow you to control the brightness using function keys along with the FN key, but which specific keys are used depends upon the computer.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:12:19 -0000, Darren Harris wrote: >Hi all, >Is there a way I can turn off completely the display on my laptop? I would >like to conserve power where ever I can and the display does take up a lot I >am guessing. >Many thanks. >If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. >If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to >GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage >your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
