And lo on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:44:54 -0000, Chambers  
<ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> did spake, saying:

> Long title, but it pretty much says it all.
>
> I have a USB input device, a game controller.  When this is plugged in,  
> my monitor never gets turned off by the Windows power management (the  
> hard drives, however, spin down as they should, so the problem is only  
> limited to the display).
>
> Unplugging the device (inconvenient, as I only have rear USB ports)  
> makes everything work as it should.
>
> This is a major inconvenience, as I often leave my computer on for long  
> periods of time, and I like having my monitor turn itself off to save  
> power.
>
> Does anyone have an idea of how to get around this?

If you're using Vista there's a known problem with some wireless USB  
devices disabling the screensaver (and by extension perhaps the power  
saving) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895 had the same thing happen  
on a laptop and after a couple of reboots seems to be working properly  
now. Might be worth a try. Oh and the device needs to be plugged in before  
it shows up in the Update screen.

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