| Windows 7: The Power Button |
02 Dec 2012
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Manila, Philippines |
The Power Button Usually when I put my computer into sleep mode the power button goes orange but now when I turn my computer into sleep mode the color is blue and its flickering at first I didn't notice because I left the PC but when I came back its flickering on and off I thought an error happened but when I pressed it, it woke up normally. Is their anyway to fix this? Because its annoying, I think it has nothing to do with any software or programs. I didn't touch any hardware parts except for the RAM that I cleaned.
Specs:
HP Pavilion P6640D
Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
Pentium® Dual Core CPU E6700 @ 3.20 GHz
2048 MB RAM Samsung 2rx8 PC3 10600u
Intel® G41 Express Chipset | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P6640D OS Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) CPU Pentium® Dual Core CPU E6700 @ 3.20 GHz Motherboard Foxconn 2A8C Memory 2048 MB RAM Samsung 2rx8 PC3 10600u Graphics Card Palit NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2048 MB Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP x20 LED Series Wide LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 1600x900 pixels PSU Bestec ATX-250-12Z 250 Watts Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3320418AS 320 GB @ 7200 RPM
Western Digital 32000BEV External HDD 298.09 GB Internet Speed 1.00 Mbps |
02 Dec 2012
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
You touched the RAM? How did you clean it? A flashing blue light may be an indication of a hardware issue.
I would power off the computer completely, unplug it, then press and hold the power button for at least 30 seconds. Next, open it up and remove the RAM, then install it again. Be sure it is installed evenly and securely. Re-assemble the casing, plug it in, and see if the flashing blue light is gone. If it does not, then try running diagnostics. HP provides them on their website for download. WARNING: Because of the cold weather, be sure to use a grounding strap before touching the RAM. If you don't have one, then at least try to be sure you're electrically discharged by touching a metal object. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion dv5t OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 CPU Intel Core2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz Motherboard Intel Memory 4Gb Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9600M GT 512Mb Sound Card IDT Screen Resolution 1280x800x80 Mouse Microsoft 4000 Hard Drives Seagate Momentus XT 500Gb
Hitachi Travelstar HTS543225L9A300 250Gb |
02 Dec 2012
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#3 | | Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1 NC, USA |
Normally a blue flashing light means the PC is in S1 sleep state.
In S3 sleep mode, the light is usually off.
I've never had an orange light when sleeping, so I'm not sure what that indicates.
I couldn't find a manual for the Pavilion P6640D on the HP support site.
When you cleaned RAM, it may have made some BIOS settings changes.
I would go into BIOS setup and check the sleep setting.
If it's set to S1, see if you can change it to S3. Sleep States - See Available Sleep States
Do you have a desktop or laptop?
Maybe the orange light indicates hibernate...??? | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number home built OS Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1 CPU AMD Athlon II x4 620 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H Memory 6GB GSkill DDR2 800 Graphics Card AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP Sound Card on board Realtek ALC889A Monitor(s) Displays RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050... Keyboard Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired Mouse Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired PSU Corsair 500 W Case Rosewill mid tower Cooling CM 90mm Tower Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
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Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.
Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.
Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner. |
15 Dec 2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Manila, Philippines |
@cytherian: I did what you posted (Remove RAM and put back in) and still the same.
@DavidW7ncus: "When you cleaned RAM, it may have made some BIOS settings changes." I think yeah because before this happened my boot up shows the HP logo with a blue background. Now it shows a screen similar to a picture below and I'm sure its on sleep mode and its a desktop. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P6640D OS Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) CPU Pentium® Dual Core CPU E6700 @ 3.20 GHz Motherboard Foxconn 2A8C Memory 2048 MB RAM Samsung 2rx8 PC3 10600u Graphics Card Palit NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2048 MB Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP x20 LED Series Wide LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 1600x900 pixels PSU Bestec ATX-250-12Z 250 Watts Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3320418AS 320 GB @ 7200 RPM
Western Digital 32000BEV External HDD 298.09 GB Internet Speed 1.00 Mbps |
15 Dec 2012
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#5 | | 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Hello Patrick,
Double check through your power management BIOS settings. There's most likely one that has an option to turn off or change your case power button light. Afterwards, save your BIOS settings to apply.
Hope this may help, 
Shawn | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz) Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11 Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Cooling Corsair Hydro H100 Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
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Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
19 Dec 2012
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Manila, Philippines |
@Brink: On power Management there's no option to change the light of the power button. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P6640D OS Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) CPU Pentium® Dual Core CPU E6700 @ 3.20 GHz Motherboard Foxconn 2A8C Memory 2048 MB RAM Samsung 2rx8 PC3 10600u Graphics Card Palit NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2048 MB Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP x20 LED Series Wide LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 1600x900 pixels PSU Bestec ATX-250-12Z 250 Watts Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3320418AS 320 GB @ 7200 RPM
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