Power Saving for the Workstation, Part 2

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 3, 2007

“In part 1, you were shown how to set up hibernate and modify
the configuration scripts to make it possible to suspend your
desktop to RAM. In part 2, you’ll step through how to implement
your changes.

“In the KDE Control Center, drill down through Peripherals,
Display, to the Power Saving tab. Check the Enable Power Saving
checkbox and set time for ‘Switch Off Monitor.’ In a non-KDE
environment, find ‘Display Power Management.’ That’s what
automatically turns off DPMS when the system is idling…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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