You can save
electricity and reduce your impact on the environment by
activating your monitor's sleep feature in Microsoft Windows XP.
Activating sleep settings on just one computer may prevent
considerable CO2 emissions each year. Letting your monitor sleep
allows it to go into a low-power mode when you're not using it.
To wake your monitor, you simply touch your mouse or keyboard.
To set Windows XP to
automatically turn your monitor off when your computer isn't
being used
1. Right-click the desktop, and then
click Properties.
2. In the Display Properties dialog box,
click the Screen Saver tab. Then, click the Power button.
3. In the Power Options Properties dialog
box, click the Turn off monitor list, and select a time to
automatically turn off your monitor. Five minutes is a realistic
setting. If you have a portable computer, set the time for both
Plugged in and Running on batteries.
4. Click OK twice.
Windows XP will let your
monitor sleep after your computer has been idle for the
specified number of minutes. To reactivate your monitor, move
your mouse, or press a key. You'll save almost as much power as
if you had manually turned your monitor off, but you won't have
to press your monitor's power button.
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