imac, xp and monitor

[raarky]

hey all,

i've looked far and wide for a way to turn the monitor off on my new imac 24", nvidia 8800, running xp and still havent found anything.

does anyone know of a way to turn it off?

i've tried to set the "turn monitor off" setting to 1 min under power management and it gets ignored.

also, i've even written an app to try and turn the screen off based on this:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/Monitor_management_guide.aspx

and it is also completely ignored.

i'm stuck, please help

 

[raarky]

hey all,

i've looked far and wide for a way to turn the monitor off on my new imac 24", nvidia 8800, running xp and still havent found anything.

does anyone know of a way to turn it off?

i've tried to set the "turn monitor off" setting to 1 min under power management and it gets ignored.

also, i've even written an app to try and turn the screen off based on this:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/Monitor_management_guide.aspx

and it is also completely ignored.

i'm stuck, please help

ok, so irony struck me. after hours of searching, as soon as i post on this board, i find the solution.

you need to install the proper nvidia forceware drivers.
i found them here:

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22521


i'm a bit puzzled as to why something simple as turning a monitor off isn't working on the default bootcamp drivers.

anyways, peace