Vista won't go to Sleep

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I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
drivers)

I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
but that had no effect.
 
And I forgot to add that my computer is NOT rebooting. I've read
about that problem and that's not happening here.
 
Do you have any version of Intuit software installed? Quicken, or
Quickbooks? There is a POS update service that runs and keeps the PC from
entering sleep mode. DO a search on the microsoft KB and you'll find it.
 
No I basically have a clean install of Vista with AVG Free, Office
2007, and ATI Catalyst Control Center installed at this point.

And for POS I was thinking Piece of sh*t...
 
I have the same problem on my Dell Inspiron 9300. I did an inplace update
over a stable XP. Updated all necessary drivers and bios direct from Dell.
Still won't sleep with the same symptoms that you have. I removed all usb
devices, still won't sleep. Contacted MSFT support, they got back to me
within a few hours with the following suggestions: (they didn't work for me
but may help.)

Suggestion 1:

***************

To work around this problem, enable the USB selective suspend option. To do
this, follow these



1. Click Start , type power options in the Start Search box, and then click
Power Options in the Programs list.



If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
your password or click Continue.



2. Under the selected power plan, click Change plan settings.



3. Click Change advanced power settings.



4. In the Power Options dialog box, expand USB settings, and then expand
USB selective suspend setting.



5. click Enabled in the On battery list.



6. and then click OK.



Once you have completed the steps above, kindly check if you are still
encountering the same issue. If the issue remains, please proceed to the
below resolution.



Suggestion 2:

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Examine the BIOS settings

1. Click Start, type msinfo32 in the Start Search box, and then click
msinfo32 in the Programs list.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
your password, or click Continue.



2. In the System Information dialog box, click System Summary in the left
pane.



3. In the right pane, examine the value that appears next to BIOS
Version/Date.

Incorrect BIOS settings may cause this problems in Windows Vista.

Examine the BIOS settings to determine whether the BIOS is configured
correctly.



For more information about the correct settings for the computer BIOS,
contact the computer manufacturer.
 
I was able to get my Dell Inspiron 9300 to Hibernate (not standby/sleep)
which is better but not perfect or how it worked in XP. Here's is what I
did. <disclaimer> it's not for the faint of heart...it worked for me may not
for you </disclaimer>

1. hit start, type in 'command prompt', right click 'command prompt' from
the list, select run as Administrator.
2. type in powercfg.exe -? - this shows a bunch of commands to control the
power management from command line.
3. type powercfg.exe -A this shows what your computer can suppport. I
got the following:

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg.exe -A
The following sleep states are available on this system:
Standby ( S3 )
Hibernate Hybrid Sleep

The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S1)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.

4. BINGO. according to Vista, I can't use S1 or S2 standby - S3 is deep
sleep. The list is:
S1_supported List devices supporting light sleep.
S2_supported List devices supporting deeper sleep.
S3_supported List devices supporting deepest sleep.
S4_supported List devices supporting hibernation.

5. type powercfg.exe -H ON this turns on S3 sleep for me. It actually
hibernates the laptop.

That's it. You're mileage may vary. If I get any more info on getting S1
or S2 to work, I'll post it here.
 
Greg said:
I was able to get my Dell Inspiron 9300 to Hibernate (not standby/sleep)
which is better but not perfect or how it worked in XP. Here's is what
I did. <disclaimer> it's not for the faint of heart...it worked for me
may not for you </disclaimer>

1. hit start, type in 'command prompt', right click 'command prompt'
from the list, select run as Administrator.
2. type in powercfg.exe -? - this shows a bunch of commands to control
the power management from command line.
3. type powercfg.exe -A this shows what your computer can
suppport. I got the following:

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg.exe -A
The following sleep states are available on this system:
Standby ( S3 )
Hibernate Hybrid Sleep

The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S1)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.

4. BINGO. according to Vista, I can't use S1 or S2 standby - S3 is deep
sleep. The list is:
S1_supported List devices supporting light sleep.
S2_supported List devices supporting deeper sleep.
S3_supported List devices supporting deepest sleep.
S4_supported List devices supporting hibernation.

5. type powercfg.exe -H ON this turns on S3 sleep for me. It
actually hibernates the laptop.

That's it. You're mileage may vary. If I get any more info on getting
S1 or S2 to work, I'll post it here.
Click to expand...
Done this, supports S1&S3 but STILL does not sleep, just goes into
splash screen asking to log on different users. It did once, PRIOR to
media centre extender i think. what makes that such a problem?
Cheers
Un.
 
Are you using a wireless mouse and keyboard? Any one of these that run in
the 27mhz range will prevent Vista from entering into sleep mode. The
2.4ghz range products do not have these problem.
 
No I basically have a clean install of Vista with AVG Free, Office
2007, and ATI Catalyst Control Center installed at this point.

And for POS I was thinking Piece of sh*t...

On Feb 2, 11:36 am, "Edwin Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:
Click to expand...

You said you are using the ATI drivers that can with Vista and you said you
installed the Catalyst Control Center. How did you do this because when I
went to ATI's web site there was no option to download the Vista CCC by
itself only the WinXP has that option. Are you using WinXP CCC with Vista? I
would like to use the 7.1 Vista drivers but people are having some problems
with them.
 
I downloaded the Driver/CCC package from the ATI website. It was the
only option available for me. I'm running an x800Pro if that makes
any difference.
 
Several posters reported that wireless keyboards/mice have caused the
systems to not go to sleep. If yours is wireless, unplug it and see if the
problem goes away.
 
I don't use a wireless keyboard or mouse. I'm about to try Greg's
suggestions and will report back.
 
Greg-

I tried this approach, but when I input the powercfg commands, nothing
happens. It could have something to do with the fact that I'm on a
desktop and not a laptop. Oh well. I hope a solution pops up sooner
or later.
 
BUMP

Anyone else having this problem on a desktop and NOT using a wireless
keyboard/mouse???
 
I hope this thread hasn't completely died.

I was able to get my desktop to hibernate last night by simply turning
on hibernation with a 90 minute delay. But still no hybrid sleep,
which is what I really want. Any updates?
 
Short answer ...YES. I have a Dell XPS 400 that I upgraded to Vista Ultimate
(more than a few headaches just doing that...) First off, I am using a MS
wireless keyboard and mouse. Immediately after the upgrade I was able to
enter sleep mode by tapping the "sleep" key on the keyboard. System went
into sleep mode quicker than in XP. Sometime last week sleep mode stopped
functioning. I've read the MS posting about the wireless keyboard issue, but
that doesn't seem to address my experience, since for about 3 weeks sleep
mode worked well. I've tried wading through the automatic updates that have
occured in the last 10 days or so to see if there is any obvious link to the
problem. Nothing yet.
 
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