what is actually waking computer? (WOL)

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  1. Posts : 1,442
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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       #21

    It's been good from the time I disabled WOL in the BIOS. I left it alone most of yesterday afternoon (did a clean install on two more of my computers, and an update to my MacBook Air). I didn't hear the computer power on/off once. I usually shut my computer down overnight but last night I left it alone. Woke up this morning and it was asleep. Hit the space key and it woke up.

    So sleep seems to be working properly. I still have my Ethernet port listed as what woke my computer. Shouldn't it be "HID compliant device" seeing how I pressed a key on the keyboard?

    Maybe there is a bug in the BIOS for the motherboard? I have the latest version.
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  2. Posts : 179
    Windows 7 x64 Pro
       #22

    HAVOC said:
    Maybe there is a bug in the BIOS for the motherboard? I have the latest version.
    Maybe updating BIOS will solve it (if you didn't try that already)
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  3. Posts : 1,442
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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       #23

    I have the latest BIOS installed. This has been happening from day one (previous BIOS versions acted the same).

    I just got out the shower, heard my computer come out of sleep (subwoofer). Checked lastwake:
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  4. Posts : 1,442
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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       #24

    WOL is disabled in BIOS for the Ethernet port.
    I'm going to disable WOL in Windows and see if it still occurs.
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  5. Posts : 1,442
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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       #25

    Disabled WOL in Windows and it slept as it's supposed to. Only woke up when I pressed the space key.
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  6. Posts : 179
    Windows 7 x64 Pro
       #26

    HAVOC said:
    Disabled WOL in Windows and it slept as it's supposed to. Only woke up when I pressed the space key.
    Finally.
    That nasty ethernet controller is not in power anymore
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  7. Posts : 1,442
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
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       #27

    I enabled WOL in Windows and it seems to be working normally now.
    ???
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