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More info?)
Thanks for the info, for now is working ok after i removed all power options
Will try following your steps again when I get back from vacations
Thank again
Saldir
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saldirusa
"Vanguard" wrote:
> "saldir" <saldir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:038576F9-A8F7-463E-928F-7883C5FBB6E2@microsoft.com...
> > Please help
> >
> > My computer monitor does not wape up
> > if idles for sometime, tried extending the time for screensaver, power
> > Options selected to "never" ; still the same. Changed hardrives
> > refresh BIOS
>
>
> Other than just disabling the power-down options (for monitor and
> drives), also disable going into Standby mode (and especially Hibernate
> mode). Then make sure your system actually does not go into a power
> mode; i.e., check that your monitor and hard drives do not power down,
> and that your system doesn't go into Standby (or Hibernate) mode. If
> they do then go into BIOS and disable its power-saving functions. Once
> you get your system so it stays up all the time then try setting the
> power-saving option to turn off the monitor after some specified number
> of minutes. Once the monitor goes into the power-save mode, move the
> mouse or hit a key to see if the monitor comes back on. If it doesn't
> come back on, you have hardware or driver problems. Could be the
> monitor doesn't work for coming out of power-save mode. Could be the
> video card doesn't bring the monitor out of the power-save mode. Could
> be you have a driver that doesn't support the "green" modes for saving
> power.
>
> If the monitor does come out of power-save mode okay, and if the same is
> okay for bringing the drives out of power-save mode, then the problem is
> with hardware or drivers that won't work when the system is put into
> Standby or Hibernate mode. Be sure to test only one green mode at a
> time: enable Standby mode but NOT Hibernate mode and test again. Some
> systems work okay for Standby mode but not Hibernate mode. If it is
> only Hibernate mode that locks up your system (i.e., won't wake up from
> Hibernate mode), disable it under Power Options and just use Standby
> mode. Updating the drivers is easy enough so I don't need to tell you
> how to go through that process. If updating the drivers doesn't fix
> your problem then your you have hardware that really doesn't support the
> green modes (Standby or Hibernate).
>
> If it is Standby mode (or, more likely, Hibernate mode) from which you
> cannot awake, and if you have the mouse or keyboard connected to USB
> ports, try moving them to the PS/2 ports.
>
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