According the event log, my PC wakes up from hibernation at 3:00 AM every
day. I have spent many hours on this. I checked BIOS, Task Scheduler,
McAfee security center, etc. and could not find a clue. I will check the
automatic updates tonight to see if it is the culprit. Thanks for the tip.

It has been very frustrating!!!!!


"Steve Easton" wrote:
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> I've just been told that Automatic updates runs at 3 AM.
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> "DRT" <DRT@nospam.net> wrote in message news:uQl5i.5142$sk.4590@fe71.usenetserver.com...[color=green]
> >I have Vista Ultimate running on my new Toshiba S-5034 notebook. In the middle of the
> >night, I don't know exactly when, the thing wakes up for some reason and sucks up juice!
> >Aaargh!
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> > The notebook gets awfully hot in the bag as the fan struggles to keep it cool in the
> > confined space. I am left with a weak battery for my commute too :-(
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> > I thought that hibernate was the deepest power saving mode? The hardware is completely
> > powered off. It is only that the O/S saves the CPU and memory state to HDD right and
> > makes a boot-up "note" to itself to restore the image? Therefore, can any task that was
> > running in Windows possibly wake up a system in hibernate state? I don't think so
> > because they aren't running.
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> > Since the notebook is in my bag with no Ethernet or wireless on, I am sure that
> > Wake-on-LAN (WoL) couldn't possibly be the culprit for problem or could it?
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> > Yes, I am sure my notebook is in hibernate mode and *not* in sleep mode. All lights go
> > off on this Toshiba (there is a standby light) and I have unplugged the notebook's
> > battery and power adapter. I can successfully resume where I left off after reattaching
> > everything and powering back on.
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> > Can anyone offer any advice on this problem? TIA!
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