Patent ID: 8159441

Claim:
A driving apparatus, for driving a display panel of a display, the display panel having a plurality of gate lines, the driving apparatus comprising: a driving unit, for generating a plurality of output signals, so as to drive the gate lines with the output signals; and a voltage detecting unit, electrically connected to the driving unit, for generating a control signal by comparing a logic driving voltage directly supplied to the driving unit with a reference voltage, wherein when the display operates in a normal operation, the voltage detecting unit outputs the control signal with a first logic state to the driving unit, such that the driving unit sequentially generates the output signals to sequentially turn on the gate lines; and when the display is shut down at the moment, the voltage detecting unit outputs the control signal with a second logic state to the driving unit, such that the driving unit simultaneously generates the output signals to simultaneously turn on the gate lines, wherein the driving apparatus is a gate driver of the display for driving the gate lines in the display panel.