Computer won't sleep

[spdracer]

It will turn off the monitor but won't go into standby

 

[zigzag3143]

It will turn off the monitor but won't go into standby

Hi and welcome


If you click sleep on the start menu what happpens?

Could we get some computer info?

What power plan are you uswing (hi perf, balanced, etc)?


Ken j+

 

[kellymac35]

Hello spdracer, I Also built my computer. Been up and running about a year and a half now. Just last night I got to messing around in my bios and noticed under power managment two settings S1 or S3. Mine was set to S1 and would get the same results as you, Monitor would shut down but not the computer. I change settings to S3 and that did the trick. Also if you change to S3 you must indicate how your computer will be waken. Hope this works for you.

 

[zone23]

My first response to this is always the same. Did you look under Power Options/advanced setting/multimedia settings/when sharing media/setting

change to allow computer to sleep.

I really dislike the fact that MS has this set to prevent sleep by default.

Otherwise check to see if their is a updated video card driver for your system. Nice monitor by the way that things a beast.

 

[spdracer]

It will turn off the monitor but won't go into standby

Hi and welcome


If you click sleep on the start menu what happpens?

Could we get some computer info?

What power plan are you uswing (hi perf, balanced, etc)?


Ken j+

If I click on sleep from the start menu it goes into sleep mode. I'm using the high performance setting

 

[spdracer]

Hello spdracer, I Also built my computer. Been up and running about a year and a half now. Just last night I got to messing around in my bios and noticed under power managment two settings S1 or S3. Mine was set to S1 and would get the same results as you, Monitor would shut down but not the computer. I change settings to S3 and that did the trick. Also if you change to S3 you must indicate how your computer will be waken. Hope this works for you.

Made these changes,will report back my findings

 

[spdracer]

My first response to this is always the same. Did you look under Power Options/advanced setting/multimedia settings/when sharing media/setting

change to allow computer to sleep.

I really dislike the fact that MS has this set to prevent sleep by default.

Otherwise check to see if their is a updated video card driver for your system. Nice monitor by the way that things a beast.

Made these changes,latest video drivers are installed. Will report my results

 

[gregrocker]

If the Power Options front screen shows Sleep removed from the window (just Display) then it is video card driver needing Updating/reinstalling.

Settings mentioned are all involved too, as are any wake timers and Power Management tabs on Mouse or Keyboard devices allowing wakeups.

 

[spdracer]

Tried all the above suggestions,still no luck

 

[gregrocker]

Did this happen suddenly or ever since install?

If I click on sleep from the start menu it goes into sleep mode. I'm using the high performance setting

Try Balanced Plan and accept defaults given.

If it sleeps when you click on Sleep then it is the timers and they may not work in High Perf since that is full-bore everything.

 

[spdracer]

Did this happen suddenly or ever since install?

If I click on sleep from the start menu it goes into sleep mode. I'm using the high performance setting

Try Balanced Plan and accept defaults given.

If it sleeps when you click on Sleep then it is the timers and they may not work in High Perf since that is full-bore everything.

It sleeps when I click on sleep from the start menu,doesn't when the computer is idle. Just started doing it today,haven't installed anything

 

[gregrocker]

Did this happen suddenly or ever since install?

It sleeps when I click on sleep from the start menu,doesn't when the computer is idle. Just started doing it today,haven't installed anything

Then System Restore to before it started happening and it should correct it.

 

[zone23]

If you have it set to high performance then my post is the problem (most likely).

 

[gregrocker]

My first response to this is always the same. Did you look under Power Options/advanced setting/multimedia settings/when sharing media/setting

change to allow computer to sleep.

I really dislike the fact that MS has this set to prevent sleep by default.

Otherwise check to see if their is a updated video card driver for your system. Nice monitor by the way that things a beast.

Which is the setting that keeps it from sleeping when copying files over network, or copying files on my desktop?

 

[zone23]

My first response to this is always the same. Did you look under Power Options/advanced setting/multimedia settings/when sharing media/setting

change to allow computer to sleep.

I really dislike the fact that MS has this set to prevent sleep by default.

Otherwise check to see if their is a updated video card driver for your system. Nice monitor by the way that things a beast.

Which is the setting that keeps it from sleeping when copying files over network, or copying files on my desktop?

That I'm not real sure of, all I know is the multimedia settings are so your PC doesn't fall asleep while your watching a movie on your xbox 360. You do this all the time right? j/k

 

[spdracer]

If you have it set to high performance then my post is the problem (most likely).

Tried all your suggestions from your post without success. This is a problem I've battled for years off and on with no sane reason to explain why it keeps happening

 

[Morph1]

Back from sleep / monitors no signal

I recently assembled my system and it works like a charm, but after a friend of mine had a go at my comouter he asked me to build him a similar rig, well we got prett much all the same except for ram he ended up with only 4 gigs by Kingston,
the problem is his computer will go to sleep but on awake it wont send signal to the monitor so the computer turns on but the video is dead...,
has anyone have similar problems ???
We even changed swapped his video card from my system and nothing, I am thinking it either is the mobo or the monitor.his mobo is a bit better than mine as its asus p5q pro...

anyone???

thanks.

 

[gregrocker]

I recently assembled my system and it works like a charm, but after a friend of mine had a go at my comouter he asked me to build him a similar rig, well we got prett much all the same except for ram he ended up with only 4 gigs by Kingston,
the problem is his computer will go to sleep but on awake it wont send signal to the monitor so the computer turns on but the video is dead...,
has anyone have similar problems ???
We even changed swapped his video card from my system and nothing, I am thinking it either is the mobo or the monitor.his mobo is a bit better than mine as its asus p5q pro...

anyone???

thanks.

If you start a new thread with catch-all title you will find out faster than piggybacking in this one.

No biggie, just learned this myself from the crickets chirpin.