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    Vista waking up computer from stand by.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Vostro Guy, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. Vostro Guy

    Vostro Guy Notebook Consultant

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    When I put the notebook on stand by at night vista always seems to wake up the computer in the middle of the night.

    I have made sure that there are no scheduled tasks set to run at night.

    Any ideas? Thanks
     
    Vostro Guy, Jun 6, 2008
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  2. Gianni7

    Gianni7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Vista desktop occasionally does similar thing. Put it to sleep, wakes up after 30 seconds. On second attempt it stays asleep.
     
    Gianni7, Jun 6, 2008
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  3. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    You might go Device Manager to check if one of your network adapters is set to "Allow the device to wake the computer".(right-click - properties - Power Management)
     
    niGht kiD, Jun 6, 2008
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  4. HotBlood

    HotBlood Notebook Consultant

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    Check for updates on your drivers. I had a similar problem with sleep and it was caused by Nvidia, the leader in system crashes/problems according to a study a while back.
     
    HotBlood, Jun 6, 2008
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  5. ttupa

    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Just out of curiosity, what is your power plan set to? High Performance? Balanced?

    I had a similar issue that went unresolved when I set the computer to High Performance. x86 and x64

    Edit: On Balanced, sleep/hibernate works just fine.
     
    ttupa, Jun 6, 2008
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  6. THAANSA3

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    My little sister's computer does the same thing, except it does not work the second time around. No matter how many times I try, her desktop will not sleep or hibernate without waking itself up after 30 seconds or so.
     
    THAANSA3, Jun 6, 2008
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  7. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    Same here, I noticed it was due to windows live messanger lol. I stay connected on sleep mode and if someone talks to me....

    This is bad because my C90S could melt if the lid is closed
     
    JCMS, Jun 7, 2008
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