I just formatted a Toshiba Satellite A300D-14R and installed Windows 7.
In normal use it shuts down the backlight of the screen after some minutes, but, with a strong light in the room, you can still see that the screen itself is still working.
In Safe Mode there are no issues.
Video card and BIOS are updated.
EDIT:
I tried also to install:
- XP SP1 –> BSOD during installation due to pci.sys
- XP SP3 –> loads correctly but didn't installed it.
Best Answer
Windows dims the display first, then turns it off later. If you wait a few more minutes, the screen will turn off completely.
It is definitely desirable to turn the screen completely off when not in use because even without the back-light, the video-adapter is still using power to render the screen, so turning the display off completely helps save even more power.
You can adjust the setting as desired:
Dim display
andTurn off display
branches[Apply]
, then[Save Changes]
Figure 1: Power Options in the Control Panel
Figure 2: Power Plans
Figure 3: Power Plan Settings
Figure 4: Display Options