Windows 7 Monitor will Sleep, Computer Won't

jharkema

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Hey all!

So I seem to be having a rather weird problem. My computer's screensaver will engage, the monitor will auto-sleep, but when the computer goes to sleep it immediatly wakes up. It goes to sleep for about 3 seconds, then wakes up. I have upgraded all of my device drivers (esp. Input devices), and it still will not goto sleep.

Anyone have any advice?

Thanks!
 

Solution
Hi All,

Found solution to this issue elsewhere. Turns out, unlike Vista, Win7 gives the network adapters ability to wake PC up from sleep by default. This is what usually causes the system to come back from sleep unexpectedly.

If you go to device manager and see properties for your network adapter, in one of the tap you will see the option to wake up from sleep checked. Turn that off (as well as the mouse if you havent already) to make sure Sleepy Win7 will stay asleep. :)

you can also use:
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
from command prompt to check which components can wake PC from sleep.

Original credit for posting the solution goes to Carlos at velocityreviews.com:
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Type msinfo32 in the start menu then press enter. File | save on the opened screen. Then zip the saved .nfo file. Attach the zip to a post and I can have a look at your current system to see what might be causing issues for you.

OK here it is... thanks in advance mate.
 

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Hey Cusco,

You have an old Realtek HD Audio driver, so you can update that from here:

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Your video driver is ancient, from January 12, 2008. There isn't any update for it and the problem is likely caused by it, so this problem you're having on 64 bit might be a permanent one with your particular hardware.
 

Hi TorrentG,

Thanks for taking the dedicated time to look.

I don't mind that my gfx card is now considered "legacy" by ATI. I will update my realtek driver, but I don't think that either of these drivers is causing the problem.

I had them long enough and this issue is just too recent. The ATI driver was there before and I could put my computer to sleep...

Suddently I installed Linux (Debian, with grub dual-boot, and can put the computer in sleep state S3)...

After a while I left my laptop with my girlfriend and later we noticed that it wouldn't sleep....

Im guessing that re-installing windows will fix it...
 

Re: I have tried everything I can find

THIS SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM -
· A hardware device might be keeping your computer awake. USB flash drives and USB mice and keyboards are common devices that can keep your computer awake. Make sure that you have the most current drivers all of your devices. (For more information, see Update drivers: recommended links.)
[h=3]To prevent a device from waking your computer[/h]1. Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button Link Removed due to 404 Error, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then, under System, clicking Device Manager.‌ Link Removed due to 404 Error If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. In the list of hardware categories, find the device that you want to prevent from waking your computer, and then double-click the device name.
3. Click the Power Management tab and then clear the Allow this device to wake the computer check box.
4. Click OK.
· A program or scheduled task might be waking your computer. By default, Power Option settings do not allow scheduled tasks to wake the computer from sleep or hibernate. However, some programs might awaken the computer if these settings have been changed.
[h=3]To prevent programs from waking your computer[/h]1. Open Power Options by clicking the Start button Link Removed due to 404 Error, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then clicking Power Options.
2. On the Select a power plan page, click Change plan settings for the plan that you want to change.
3. On the Change settings for the plan page, click Change advanced power settings.
On the Advanced settings tab, expand Sleep, expand Allow wake timers, choose Disable for both when your computer is running on battery and when it's plugged in, and then click OK

Best of luck,
Tony
 

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