power options

so i usually have an external plugged in and i usually put my laptop (a hp dv5t) to sleep mode at night, but the external harddrive still stays on. how do i disable usb power in standby mode? i already went into advance power options and couldn't find anything. also, in power settings, USB...

I am trying to find a way to create a custom power plan, so i could shut down computer by pressing sleep button on my keyboard (it doesn't have a power button). When i go to Control Panel -> Power Options and Choose what the power buttons do, i cant select sleep button to shut down computer...

Have no problem using fantastic Remote Desktop on network computers here, but am having problems connecting to a family computer cross country via internet. They configured it just as we did here (enabled, designated Users, passworded Users, turned off Power Options, no router to forward port)...

Hello all, I have searched quite a bit for this problem, and usually it leads no where or people just didn't respond to others with my same problem. First here are my system specs Core i7 3.9 Ghz Foxconn Bloodrage X58 6GB OCZ 1600 triple channel PC Power and Cooling 750watt Water cooled system...

Hi! Just upgraded to Windows 7 RC and loving it so far. Really a change over XP and I'm actually liking the organization a bit more! I've had most of my issues resolved right off the bat as it just "works"! However, 2 issues are plaguing it that I would like to see if I can get some tips on...

Hello everyone. For some reason when I but Windows to Sleep, a couple minutes later it turns itself on again. In the power options I don't have any "auto-wakeup" sort of feature enabled, so I have no idea what it could be. This never happened to me on Vista before, and I checked the Bios and...

Hi, I am using Windows 7 RC & all is running perfect!!!!! ...........except...... I cannot restart/shutdown/hibernate the machine. If I select Restart or Shutdown the machine will stay at the "Shutting Down..." screen forever If I select hibernate the screen goes black... The only way out...

Hello, I have recentley installed Windows 7 RC. Since installing it, I have noticed that when I close my laptop lid, the screen stays on. How do I get the screen to turn off without going into sleep or hibernate mode? I've tried messing around with the power options but nothing seems to work...

I bought an HP laptop and installed Windows 7, 64-bit in order to test it. I've noticed something rather annoying with the power options which may be a bug in the software that others are experiencing as well. Allow me to explain my situation: I use my laptop at work and connect an external...

I am using Windows 7 on my laptop, and I generally switch between High Performance (when the power cable is in) and Power Saver (when the power cable is not in). When I switch between power modes, I click the battery icon, and that brings up a list of the available power schemes. However, it...

I am running win7rc 64 on a home build, asus m2a-vm mb, ati hd4670, 4 gig OCZ ram. All drivers are current win 7 or latest Vista64 drivers. Away device is disabled. Symptoms: when my computer is in use it performs as advertised, no problems with booting lockups or anything. after my machine...

Sorry about the long title but I wasnt sure how else to describe it. I'm running a Dell Dimension 5100c with a new 320gb sata hd and a gig of ram. has a intel p4 3.20 dual core processor. Basicly, after I install windows 7 and get my drivers all good, everything is fantastic. no problems what so...

Howdy, forum! I officially love Windows 7! Its been working very nicely, with one minor (and really, it *is* minor) complaint. Every time I "wake up" my computer after the screen saver has been on, I actually have to log back in! I have looked at the screen saver options and unchecked the...

Just installed RC 7100. I know its early days but i was wondering if anyone had ideas about the following. The processor is running at full speed all the time when plugged in, the speedstep is not working. The Screen is at full brightness all the time, the function keys or the slider in...

Not sure which forums to start posting this at so I will start here and move my way around. So here goes: I seem to be unable to stop Windows 7 RC1 7100 from auto Throttling my CPU. CPUID reports that the multiplier is fluctuation anywhere from x21 down to 8x dropping my corespeed from 3519 down...

Hi! I am running on my notebook Windows 7 RC 64bit ( build7100). I had a problem, which actually occured in all Win7 builds I tried ( build 7048, 7057, 7068, 7077). In Power Options I activated the option "Turn off Display" for 5 minutes. Well the display turns off indeed, but after 2-3...

I have my power options set to turn the monitor off after 10 minutes and put the computer to sleep after 1. Neither is working. Anyone else seen or experiencing this issue.

The following is an instruction on how to have some semblance of a Power Management group policy in an environment operating under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Unfortunately, the Power Management options in XP, as opposed to Vista, are stored in binary files, thereby making it difficult...

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...