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Step-by-Step Instruction on
Setting Up Power Management on Monitors

For Windows

  1. Right click on the desktop and choose "Properties."
  2. Click on the "Screen Saver" tab located at the top of the Display Properties window.
  3. Click on the button entitled "Settings" or "Power" located in the lower right corner of the window. A window like the one below should pop up.
  4. Click on "Turn off monitor" and choose "After 10 mins."
  5. Click Ok to close the window
  6. Click Ok to close the Display Properties.

    Windows screenshot

    *NOTE* Some versions of Windows do not have power management settings available. If you do not see "Power" or "Settings" in step 3 above, this may be the case for your machine.

 

For MacOS 8.5 and above

  1. Click on the Apple menu and select the control panel.
  2. Select the Energy Saver option from the control panel. It should look like the picture below.

    Mac screenshot 2
  3. Click on the button that says “Show Details.”
  4. Click on the checkbox that says “Separate timing for display sleep” and move the slider to about 10 minutes.
  5. Close the control panel.
    Mac screenshot 1
04.14.2006