that thing on the keyboard when u close the lid that turns off the screen

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its really small and when u close the lid the button gets pushed causing it to turn the lcd screen to turn off,when i close the lid on my I8600 the screen doesnt turn off,i doubt its broken,i want it to turn off because i want my battery to live for long periods of time. Anyway hopefully someone can tell me how to fix it. Any more info needed on the laptop let me know

shadow1768 · Answer

hehe todays my birthday, it over in 52 minutes

gsx00 · Answer

Check your power settings, there should be options to let you decide what happens when you close your laptop lid.

shadow1768 · Answer

yea there is but nothing that says turn off screen or monitor off, i know it works cause i put it to hibernate to test it when i close the lid

rickmktg · Answer

@shadow1768 wrote:

yea there is but nothing that says turn off screen or monitor off, i know it works cause i put it to hibernate to test it when i close the lid

It's unclear to me what you're asking help for. Under Power Options in the Control Panel there is a setting for what to do when the lid closes.

shadow1768 · Answer

common i need HELP!!!

shadow1768 · Answer

yea i know but it only says hibernate and stand by, when i first got the laptop when i closed the lid the screen would turn off. It was on but with the screen off,then when i opened the lid the screen would turn back on. Now when i close it,it stays on and doesnt turn off and kills the battery

rickmktg · Answer

@shadow1768 wrote:
yea i know but it only says hibernate and stand by, when i first got the laptop when i closed the lid the screen would turn off. It was on but with the screen off,then when i opened the lid the screen would turn back on. Now when i close it,it stays on and doesnt turn off and kills the battery
Those are the options, yes. I'd suggest you have something running that is preventing hibernation. For example, I use Quicken and it stops the hibernation.

shadow1768 · Answer

no i dont want it to hibernate,i want it to turn off the screen when i close the lid. Let me clarify, I put the options in power options to hibernate when i close the lid to test if the button thing works. It worked so i know the button thing isnt damaged. I just want the screen to turn off when i close the lid on the notebook

shadow1768 · Answer

i know it uses it but i want it to last longer, i am going out of state and where i am going the electricity goes out whenever the bums at the powerhouse want it to so i need to use the ac adapter less.With the screen off while its close it would use less battery power. i will be walking around because where i am going theres always a place to be

rickmktg · Answer

@shadow1768 wrote:

no i dont want it to hibernate,i want it to turn off the screen when i close the lid. Let me clarify, I put the options in power options to hibernate when i close the lid to test if the button thing works. It worked so i know the button thing isnt damaged. I just want the screen to turn off when i close the lid on the notebook

You want the screen to turn off but the computer to still be running? How does this not use the battery?

shadow1768 · Answer

no no no, it did when i put it too to test if the button worked. When i first got my I8600 when i closed the lid the screen turn off. Then when i open the screen back up the screen would turn back on. Now it stays on even though i closed the lid. I want it to be like when i brought it,it would turn the screen off when i close the lid

rickmktg · Answer

@shadow1768 wrote:

i know it uses it but i want it to last longer, i am going out of state and where i am going the electricity goes out whenever the bums at the powerhouse want it to so i need to use the ac adapter less.With the screen off while its close it would use less battery power. i will be walking around because where i am going theres always a place to be

Sorry, but I don't understand you. When you close the lid it goes into hibernation. Screen is turned off, computer uses minimum power to maintain settings. That's as low as it goes.

rickmktg · Answer

@shadow1768 wrote:

no no no, it did when i put it too to test if the button worked. When i first got my I8600 when i closed the lid the screen turn off. Then when i open the screen back up the screen would turn back on. Now it stays on even though i closed the lid. I want it to be like when i brought it,it would turn the screen off when i close the lid

You have something running that is preventing hibernation, it's that simple.

shadow1768 · Answer

lol no no no, It CAN hibernate if i put the options to do it but i dont want it to hibernate. I want the screen to turn off when i close the lid. It use to do it but not anymore

gsx00 · Answer

In your power options, under the advanced tab, there is a drop down menu for 'When I close the lid of my computer:'. In there, there are three options - Do nothing, Standby, or Hibernate. If you set it to Do nothing, the screen should turn off when you close the lid.

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