Hey Sarah, Yes drats mine autodetects, I was disappointed when I found that out. Sometimes It will work if its switched to that option when hooked to an external monitor and then unhooked. However usually I have to hybernate it to get it where I'm going and then it almost always attempts to detect that external monitor again when I bring it up. Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:21 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: wirelessRe: Re: OT spillage > Maybe you know this already, but your laptop probably has an option that > can turn off your screen. The point of the feature is to turn off the > laptop's screen while it is hooked up to an external monitor, but it > hopefully would work without another monitor attached. One reason to hope > that they don't try to be too smart and only let you turn it off when it > auto-detects an external monitor. If the monitor is off you should get > significantly better battery life. You'll have to look in your manual to > figure out how to do it, because every laptop is different and mine is so > old that it is not relevant to modern laptops. > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck > Assistive Technology Instructor > http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kasondra payne" <Kassyp36@xxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:10 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: wirelessRe: Re: OT spillage > > > > Kaitlyn, > > > > XI wish I had known about superlight laptops when I bought this one, but > > it's not that heavy. I agree with you. These things need better battery > > life. Well, I am just thankful for what I have. It was the best > > birthday > > present! > > > > Kasondra Payne > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 6/8/2005 > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.7 - Release Date: 6/10/2005 > >