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Strange Windows 7 beta power management issue...
I recently built a new computer (Intel mobo, Core 2 Duo quad-core, 4GB RAM) and installed the Windows 7 beta (32-bit).
One issue that I have observed seems to be related to power management. After about a half-hour of non-use, the computer seems to go into sleep mode. The screen shuts down, all the fans stop, and the hard drive and power lights go out. It then sits there for about a minute like this, and then, for no reason that I can see, it powers back up again. The fans rev up, the lights come on, the screen takes on a glow (though nothing is displayed), etc.
After a few minutes, it powers down again. After another minute, it powers back up. This cycle seems to go on indefinitely.
Does anone have any idea what might be causing this or what I might do to determine what the problem is? I have never seen anything like this before.
Thanks!