I have connected a USB keyboard to my machine but the only way to wake
it up after stand-by is pushing on the power button. Is there any way I
can alter this behavior? Specifics: Acerpower1000. Not exactly a laptop
but close enough ...

Regards
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John Doue

"John Doue" <notwobe******.com> wrote in message
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>I have connected a USB keyboard to my machine but the only way to wake it up
>after stand-by is pushing on the power button. Is there any way I can alter
>this behavior?

Generic advice (I don't have an Acerpower1000): Check (1) the BIOS setup --
some have settings for whether or not the keyboard can wake up the machines
and (2) device manager in Windows -- right-click on the keyboard in question,
go to Properties->Power Management and make sure that "allow this device to
bring the computer out of standby" is checked.

---Joel

Joel Kolstad wrote:
> "John Doue" <notwobe******.com> wrote in message
> news:3lSmh.200$jr6.11@read3.inet.fi...
>> I have connected a USB keyboard to my machine but the only way to wake it up
>> after stand-by is pushing on the power button. Is there any way I can alter
>> this behavior?
>
> Generic advice (I don't have an Acerpower1000): Check (1) the BIOS setup --
> some have settings for whether or not the keyboard can wake up the machines
> and (2) device manager in Windows -- right-click on the keyboard in question,
> go to Properties->Power Management and make sure that "allow this device to
> bring the computer out of standby" is checked.
>
> ---Joel
>
>
Thanks Joel, I had tried these options before posting. Not such setting
in Bios nor in the Keyboard properties ...

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John Doue

John Doue wrote:
> Joel Kolstad wrote:
>> "John Doue" <notwobe******.com> wrote in message
>> news:3lSmh.200$jr6.11@read3.inet.fi...
>>> I have connected a USB keyboard to my machine but the only way to
>>> wake it up after stand-by is pushing on the power button. Is there
>>> any way I can alter this behavior?
>>
>> Generic advice (I don't have an Acerpower1000): Check (1) the BIOS
>> setup -- some have settings for whether or not the keyboard can wake
>> up the machines and (2) device manager in Windows -- right-click on
>> the keyboard in question, go to Properties->Power Management and make
>> sure that "allow this device to bring the computer out of standby" is
>> checked.
>>
>> ---Joel
>>
>>
> Thanks Joel, I had tried these options before posting. Not such setting
> in Bios nor in the Keyboard properties ...
>

I eventually found a solution. For lack of obvious Bios setting and in
the absence of Power Management tab in Device Manager, I came to realize
that there are different stages of Stand By (S1 ...S3) and I entered the
following in the registry:

________

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\usb]

"USBBIOSHACKS"=dword:00000000

"USBBIOSx"=dword:00000000

________

The only thing I can say is, this works and my keyboard does wake up my
machine. The file's name is "usbkb_s3_wakeup.zip" but unfortunately, I
am not sure where I found it. Probably on MS site, but I am not sure.

Of course, I backed up my registry before applying this entry.

Hope this will be of use to someone.

Best regards



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John Doue

"John Doue" <notwobe******.com> wrote in message
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> The only thing I can say is, this works and my keyboard does wake up
> my machine. The file's name is "usbkb_s3_wakeup.zip" but
> unfortunately, I am not sure where I found it. Probably on MS site,
> but I am not sure.
> Of course, I backed up my registry before applying this entry.
>
> Hope this will be of use to someone.
>
> Best regards

I did a search and this might be the only place.

ftp://ftp.aopen.ru/pub/xccube/epc/un..._s3_wakeup.zip

I was thinking of this problem. And I thought a self powered USB hub
might be the trick. But I like your solution. Thanks John. <grin>

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Bill

This solution worked for me!

Before I had a PS/2 keyboard and the wake up was no more working since I changed it for a USB.

Thanks!