Chapter 6 Embedded Graphics Subsystems
Compaq Deskpro Personal Computers
Third Edition - April 2001
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6.4 MONITOR POWER MANAGEMENT CONTROL
The embedded graphics controllers provide monitor power control for monitors that conform to
the VESA display power management signaling (DPMS) protocol. This protocol defines different
power consumption conditions and uses the HSYNC and VSYNC signals to select a monitor’s
power condition. Table 6-4 lists the monitor power conditions.
Table 6-4. Monitor Power Management Conditions
Table 6-4.
            Monitor Power Management Conditions
HSYNC VSYNC Power Mode  Description 
Active  Active  On  Monitor is completely powered up. If activated, the inactivity 
counter  counts down during system inactivity and if allowed to 
tiemout, generates an SMI to initiate the Suspend mode. 
Active  Inactive  Suspend  Monitor’s high voltage section is turned off and CRT heater 
(filament) voltage is reduced from 6.6 to 4.4 VDC. The Off mode 
inactivity timer counts down  from the preset value and if allowed 
to timeout, another SMI is generated and serviced, resulting in 
the monitor being placed into the Off mode. Wake up from 
Suspend mode is typically a few seconds. 
Inactive  Inactive  Off  Monitor’s high voltage section and heater circuitry is turned off. 
Wake up from Off mode is a little longer than from Suspend. 
6.5 MONITOR CONNECTOR
A DB-15 connector is provided on the rear chassis for connection to an analog monitor. The
pinout for this connector is shown in Figure 6-3 and Table 6-5.
Figure 6-3. VGA Monitor Connector, (Female DB-15, as viewed from rear).
Table 6-5. DB-15 Monitor Connector Pinout
Table 6-5.
      DB-15 Monitor Connector Pinout
Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description 
1  R  Red Analog  9  PWR  +5 VDC (fused) [1] 
2 G  Blue Analog  10  GND  Ground 
3  B  Green Analog  11  NC  Not Connected 
4  NC  Not Connected  12  SDA  DDC2-B Data 
5 GND  Ground  13  HSync  Horizontal Sync 
6  R GND  Red Analog Ground  14  VSync  Vertical Sync   
7  G GND  Blue Analog Ground  15  SCL  DDC2-B Clock 
8  B GND  Green Analog Ground  --  --  -- 
NOTES: 
    [1] Fuse automatically resets when excessive load is removed. 
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