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raymor · 08-26-2009, 03:35 PM

I can understand, if they're not within easy reach. Are the two side
monitors on the same video card? Not knowing too much about
this topic, it seems like it may be easier to put one card to sleep
than to have the one that stays on be on the same card as one that's
supposed to go to sleep.
I've done a quick little script to put a monitor to sleep on Linux,
you didn't mention which OS you're using.

If you don't get a software solution you like figured out, there's also
the "big button on a cord" solution to the "not within easy reach"
part of the problem. I use that when DJing sometimes - it's like
an extension cord with a big "easy button" for turning it on and off.
The big button part of the cord could be within easy reach of your
hand or even your foot, with the two monitors plugged into it.

It might seem kind of cheesy, but I've been happy with the results from
these kinds of setups. When I first switched from Windows to Linux,
I put a big red switch on the front of my computer where I could switch
between the two, because in my situation switching via software wouldn't
have worked too well at the time. We're currently looking at building a
hardware switch for SATA hard drives. Instead of having all 20 of our
hard drives running all the time, we can switch them on and off using
hardware connected to the motherboard serial port.

08-26-2009, 03:35 PM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	I can understand, if they're not within easy reach. Are the two side monitors on the same video card? Not knowing too much about this topic, it seems like it may be easier to put one card to sleep than to have the one that stays on be on the same card as one that's supposed to go to sleep. I've done a quick little script to put a monitor to sleep on Linux, you didn't mention which OS you're using. If you don't get a software solution you like figured out, there's also the "big button on a cord" solution to the "not within easy reach" part of the problem. I use that when DJing sometimes - it's like an extension cord with a big "easy button" for turning it on and off. The big button part of the cord could be within easy reach of your hand or even your foot, with the two monitors plugged into it. It might seem kind of cheesy, but I've been happy with the results from these kinds of setups. When I first switched from Windows to Linux, I put a big red switch on the front of my computer where I could switch between the two, because in my situation switching via software wouldn't have worked too well at the time. We're currently looking at building a hardware switch for SATA hard drives. Instead of having all 20 of our hard drives running all the time, we can switch them on and off using hardware connected to the motherboard serial port. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids Last edited by raymor; 08-26-2009 at 03:38 PM..