To set or adjust your monitor for sleep mode in Windows 98: minimize all your open applications; then point your cursor at the desktop background and right-click; then choose Properties from the pop up menu.

This brings up a dialog box titled "Display Properties". Go to the "Screen Saver" page; in the lower right-hand corner near the ENERGY STAR ® logo click the "Settings" button:

This brings up another dialog box where you choose power management settings:

We recommend setting the "Turn off monitor" time to 10 minutes; click "Apply", then "OK".  If the time delay setting is too long, you won't save energy during meetings and lunch.  You can still keep your screen saver if you have one; usually it would be set to activate in only a few minutes.

Please note, we do not recommend changing the power management settings for "System standby" or "Turn off hard disks" unless you check first with your technical support staff.  These features are not as safe as the monitor sleep setting. If they have been turned off, it may be because of a conflict with your network or software. However, if these features are already enabled and you aren't having frequent crashes when you leave your desk, then go ahead and leave them on. 

Next, you will also need to make sure that your computer communicates correctly with the monitor.  Unless you have a very old monitor, it is almost sure to be ENERGY STAR compliant; however the computer may not know this.  To check this: go to the "Settings" page of the same "Display Properties" dialog box...

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