Screen saver question.

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Chilean Send message Joined: 16 Oct 05 Posts: 711 Credit: 26,694,507 RAC: 0	Message 57276 - Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 12:03:23 UTC If I close my laptop's lid and the screen saver is running... will the PC still be using CPU resources to show the screen saver? ID: 57276 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Mod.Sense Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 22 Aug 06 Posts: 4018 Credit: 0 RAC: 0	Message 57299 - Posted: 28 Nov 2008, 4:41:42 UTC Is your laptop set to hibernate once the lid is closed? Rosetta Moderator: Mod.Sense ID: 57299 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Chilean Send message Joined: 16 Oct 05 Posts: 711 Credit: 26,694,507 RAC: 0	Message 57313 - Posted: 28 Nov 2008, 14:17:21 UTC - in response to Message 57299. Is your laptop set to hibernate once the lid is closed? No. I'm not that retarded :) But, I was wondering if the CPU kept feeding updates of the screensaver when I close the lid. The screen shuts off apparently, but when I open the lid, the screen saver pops-up just like that. ID: 57313 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Greg_BE Send message Joined: 30 May 06 Posts: 5691 Credit: 5,859,226 RAC: 0	Message 57323 - Posted: 28 Nov 2008, 16:41:46 UTC - in response to Message 57313. Is your laptop set to hibernate once the lid is closed? No. I'm not that retarded :) But, I was wondering if the CPU kept feeding updates of the screensaver when I close the lid. The screen shuts off apparently, but when I open the lid, the screen saver pops-up just like that. Logic would say that if the screen saver function is enabled, it will stay that way even if the physical screen is off. when you bring the physical screen back on, it will show you the screen saver. Isn't this similar to when on a desktop you have screensaver and screen on for x minutes but then after that x minute mark the screen goes dark? then when you wiggle the mouse and the screen comes back on the screensaver function is still going until you wiggle the mouse again and come back to the desktop. ID: 57323 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Chilean Send message Joined: 16 Oct 05 Posts: 711 Credit: 26,694,507 RAC: 0	Message 57346 - Posted: 29 Nov 2008, 4:56:28 UTC - in response to Message 57323. Is your laptop set to hibernate once the lid is closed? No. I'm not that retarded :) But, I was wondering if the CPU kept feeding updates of the screensaver when I close the lid. The screen shuts off apparently, but when I open the lid, the screen saver pops-up just like that. Logic would say that if the screen saver function is enabled, it will stay that way even if the physical screen is off. when you bring the physical screen back on, it will show you the screen saver. Isn't this similar to when on a desktop you have screensaver and screen on for x minutes but then after that x minute mark the screen goes dark? then when you wiggle the mouse and the screen comes back on the screensaver function is still going until you wiggle the mouse again and come back to the desktop. I'm gonna disable the screen saver then ID: 57346 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote