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Display Power Management System (DPMS) is a system that reduces the amount of energy consumed by a monitor when it's idle. DPMS is used to selectively shut down parts of the monitor's circuitry after a period of inactivity. With a motherboard and monitor that support DPMS, power consumption can be greatly reduced. Motherboards that support DPMS often have a BIOS setting to enable it.

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DPMS: Display Power Management System