Whenever my laptop lid is shut for an extended period of time the wireless card shuts off and I lose my internet connection. Apparently one of the reasons was solved by another forum member:
go to the devise manager and open it, find your network card, expand it, right click on it, go to properties and uncheck the box "allow the computer to turn off".....
I have since done that and it still shuts off. I need to figure out how to fix this and I've searched through the power settings a bunch but I think I am missing the area that can fix it. Help!
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How long is "an extended period of time"? Does you laptop hibernate/sleep, or does the wireless just shut off?
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It goes to sleep after an hour and may hibernate but I don't know. I can't figure out where the hibernate controls are, I don't see them in the control panel power management section.
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I never lost connectivity when my Dell desktop went to sleep, why is it happening now?
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
Did you let MS install any updates ??????
More than likely MS did a security patch that has changed a setting in the OS. There have been reports of PC that came out of sleep or hybernation could be compromised. So my guess is MS attempted to fix a problem. -
Yeah that's definitely possible, I have done at least one update. Any idea on how to reverse whatever it might have done? There must be a way to have my internet stay on when the computer is sleeping. Think about how many reasons there are for people to need a continuous connection even while not at the comp...
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No, there is no way to continue to have connectivity while sleeping. Do you understand what happens to the computer while in sleep mode (aka standby mode)?
http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/Term_t...g_Differences_Between_Hibernate_and_Stand_By/
If a computer needs internet connectivity, it stays powered up. If you want to conserve power, you turn off the monitor/power down the laptop lcd.
HP dv9000t Wireless card problem
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Rift485, Mar 11, 2008.