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General Discussion / Re: Laptop - turn off screen?

« on: November 07, 2022, 05:26:09 am »

It's a Dell Studio 1737

No power/lid switch options in BIOS as far as I can tell.

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General Discussion / Laptop - turn off screen?

« on: November 05, 2022, 12:57:15 am »

I'm running OPNsense on an old Dell laptop. Works great, love it. Is there a way to power off the laptop screen?

I previously had OPNsense on an older Dell laptop, and the screen would automatically blank when the lid was closed. It died and I switched to my current, somewhat less old Dell laptop. Now the screen stays powered on, 24/7, whether the lid is open or closed. I'd like it to shut off automatically, for both heat and energy consumption reasons. Is there something I can do in OPNsense, or in the underlying FreeBSD, to shut off the monitor?