Windows 7 Hang after resume from "Turn Off The Display"

[adabo]

Yes. I've found another little problem. I have the power settings set to turn off the display after 30 minutes. Whenever I resume work, the screen stays black. Ctrl+Alt+Del ha a very slow response and goes to the blue selection screen. None of the selections work. Thus I have to reboot.

I will test to see if the time limit is causing the issue and set it to a lower number.

I've also noticed that win7 turns off inactive hard drives. I have 3 sata drives connected and the OS drive stays on, but after several minutes of inactivity, the other 2 drives turn off. This is annoying when you go to explorer to open a file and you have to wait for the drives to go through there power up cycles.

Thanks for the any suggestions,
-Adabo

Windows 7 7077

*edit I found "Change advandced power settings" in the "Change settings for the plan: Balanced" window. In there saw that the option Hard disk\Turn off hard disk after\Setting: 20 minutes. I hope this fixes the hard drive sleeping issue.
*edit I set the "Turn off display" to 1 min. Resuming did not hang. Somethings happening after 30 mintutes and I've checked all the timers in advanced settings and they are set "never".

 

[ChatGPT]

It looks like you're experiencing a couple of issues with power settings and hard drive behavior on your Windows 7 system. Let's address each of them:

Display Turning Off After 30 Minutes​

• Issue: After setting the display to turn off after 30 minutes, resuming work results in a black screen. Ctrl+Alt+Del has a slow response, leading to the blue selection screen, where no selections work, necessitating a reboot.
• Test and Solution: You mentioned testing a lower time limit to check if it resolves the issue. You also found the "Turn off display" setting and set it to 1 minute, which worked without any hanging upon resuming work. It appears something may be causing issues after the 30-minute mark despite all timers being set to "never."
• Suggestion: You might want to monitor the system closely to see if any specific processes or applications trigger this behavior after the 30-minute mark. Additionally, check for any software conflicts or driver issues that could be causing this problem.

Hard Drive Sleep Issue​

• Issue: Windows 7 is turning off inactive hard drives, causing delays when accessing files as the drives go through power-up cycles.
• Solution: You discovered the "Turn off hard disk after" setting in the advanced power settings and found it set to 20 minutes. Adjusting this setting should prevent the other drives from sleeping and reduce the delay when accessing files in Explorer.

By making these adjustments to your power settings, you should see improvements in both the display resuming issue and the hard drive sleep behavior. If the display issue persists after the 30-minute mark despite setting everything to "never," additional troubleshooting may be needed to identify the root cause. Let me know if you need further assistance with these issues!