computer power

If a game or video is running, the computer will not go to sleep, which I want it to after the specified idling. Is there any alternative to "powercfg" to manage sleepblockers? IE a graphical userinterface? I cannot make "powercfg -REQUESTSOVERRIDE XXX" work, IE when a user has an audiostream...

Hi Guys, I really love my Lenovo T61p, specifically I love the 1920x1200 resolution that you don't get nowadays. Even though it's a well spec'd out laptop, the problem is that it is choking at times with the payload of software I want to run simultaneously - I'm a web developer that works from...

So I'm looking to get a 5870 when the prices go down, but I have a very unknown brand power supply thats only 550W. PowerUp GEN-2004 - power supply - 550 Watt Power Supplies reviews - CNET Reviews That's the one. I was wondering if it could handle a 5870 and the rest of my comp, or if I...

This is fairly simple, but useful. You can create an alarm clock with Windows Media Player in scheduled tasks (Task Scheduler) by programming the following into the Task Scheduler: Step 1: Launch Task Scheduler Start Search Task Scheduler OR Start Key +R Run... taskschd.msc /s Step 2...

Specs: ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire Ready AMD Athlon 64 X2 Duel Core 4200+ ATI Radeon X850 Crossfire Edition X2 2gb RAM 75gb Western Digital HDD Latest version of BIOS Only USB devices plugged is my mouse and keyboard I currently have Windows XP Pro, and I've been trying to do a clean...

Is there a setting for Windows Media Center to prevent it from powering off the computer after some inactivity? I was listening to an album of MP3s, and sometime after it finished, my ThinkPad T42 powered off. I have the settings in "Power Options" set to go to sleep after inactivity, not...