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My PC won't go sleep
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:29 pm
by Glowhyena
When I press sleep/standby button, it went sleep. But few sec, it woke up. I tried look for support, nothing. And Google do nothing too.
I'm seriously, please tell me how do that. I need to it go sleep when I leave.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:52 pm
by Krom
There is probably some program installed that is waking the system, do a spyware/adware sweep. Also check and make sure stuff like network traffic is not set to wake up the system. Many programs can also be set to prevent the system from entering standby, check for any of those.
Otherwise it is best to simply turn the system off, sleep/standby modes still use considerably more energy than off.
[size=0]And make sure the system has it's favorite blanket, plus read it a good bedtime story.[/size]
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:58 pm
by Glowhyena
Krom wrote:do a spyware/adware sweep.
I did it, but not work. Norton sucks, I think.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:07 pm
by Krom
Yes Norton does suck, use \"Adaware\" and \"Spybot Search and Destroy\".
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:07 pm
by captain_twinkie
What version of windows are you using, I do know that in Vista, MS has stated that there are still bugs with Vista going into sleep mode.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:13 pm
by Glowhyena
captain_twinkie wrote:What version of windows are you using,
XP Home Edition
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:15 pm
by captain_twinkie
Jonathan Paskiewicz wrote:captain_twinkie wrote:What version of windows are you using,
XP Home Edition
Do you have all your windows updates, also is this a Notebook or a desktop?
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:22 pm
by Glowhyena
Krom wrote:Yes Norton does suck, use "Adaware" and "Spybot Search and Destroy".
How about Kaspersky?
captain_twinkie wrote:Jonathan Paskiewicz wrote:captain_twinkie wrote:What version of windows are you using,
XP Home Edition
Do you have all your windows updates, also is this a Notebook or a desktop?
No, I didn't. Desktop.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:32 pm
by captain_twinkie
Jonathan Paskiewicz wrote:Krom wrote:Yes Norton does suck, use "Adaware" and "Spybot Search and Destroy".
How about Kaspersky?
captain_twinkie wrote:Jonathan Paskiewicz wrote:captain_twinkie wrote:What version of windows are you using,
XP Home Edition
Do you have all your windows updates, also is this a Notebook or a desktop?
No, I didn't. Desktop.
Run your windows updates, also try a clean boot (turn off all non MS services and startup items in MSCONFIG.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:55 pm
by TechPro
Did you install the Windows Desktop Search? It's indexing activity can keep a system awake (and run down batteries in laptops).
The point is ... something is requiring activity to your hard disk. That activity is keeping your system awake.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:14 am
by Glowhyena
TechPro wrote:Did you install the Windows Desktop Search?
No, I didn't install it on my PC. I didn't know that program before.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:41 am
by fliptw
its better just to hibernate, or turn off, and then turn off the power bar, more energy saved that way.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:53 am
by Glowhyena
fliptw wrote:its better just to hibernate, or turn off, and then turn off the power bar, more energy saved that way.
Yeah, my computer friend showed me do that. Mmm, that's an idea.
Thanks.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:57 am
by suicide eddie
pop into your bios and check if any devices are set to wake the pc as well, modems,network cards etc.
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:02 am
by AceCombat
suicide eddie wrote:pop into your bios and check if any devices are set to wake the pc as well, modems,network cards etc.
this is what i was going to suggest
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:17 pm
by MD-2389
Have an optical mouse? If so, check for any animal hair.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:20 pm
by Glowhyena
Krom wrote:Yes Norton does suck, use "Adaware" and "Spybot Search and Destroy".
They're not free, pay. It's not fair... But they found about 1500 files.
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:21 pm
by Pumo
This happens to me also on my Presario.
It seems it has something to do with the the modem.
If i disconnect the modem, the computer sleeps as long as i want, but when i connect the modem back again, the computer wakes up after a few minutes...
Check if the same is happening to you...
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:42 pm
by TechPro
If it's the modem ... then I'd bet you're running something that monitors the phone line (like a caller id proggy) and that activity is keeping the computer 'occupied'.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:16 am
by MD-2389
Congrats! You've discovered WOL (wake on lan) or WOR (wake on ring).
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:19 am
by Glowhyena
Pumo wrote:This happens to me also on my Presario.
It seems it has something to do with the the modem.
If i disconnect the modem, the computer sleeps as long as i want, but when i connect the modem back again, the computer wakes up after a few minutes...
Check if the same is happening to you...
I got it! Thank a lot!
My PC is same yours, Presario.