I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
drivers)

I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
but that had no effect.

And I forgot to add that my computer is NOT rebooting. I've read
about that problem and that's not happening here.

On Feb 2, 10:51 am, "Ryetronics" <ryetron...******.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> drivers)
>
> I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> but that had no effect.[/color]

Do you have any version of Intuit software installed? Quicken, or
Quickbooks? There is a POS update service that runs and keeps the PC from
entering sleep mode. DO a search on the microsoft KB and you'll find it.

"Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> drivers)
>
> I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> but that had no effect.
>[/color]

POS = "point of sale" or, er, something else???

;-)

"Edwin Smith" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Do you have any version of Intuit software installed? Quicken, or
> Quickbooks? There is a POS update service that runs and keeps the PC from
> entering sleep mode. DO a search on the microsoft KB and you'll find it.
>
> "Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
> news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> >I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> > mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> > when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> > right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> > Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> > drivers)
> >
> > I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> > but that had no effect.
> >[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

No I basically have a clean install of Vista with AVG Free, Office
2007, and ATI Catalyst Control Center installed at this point.

And for POS I was thinking Piece of sh*t...

On Feb 2, 11:36 am, "Edwin Smith" <smithgold...@aol.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Do you have any version of Intuit software installed? Quicken, or
> Quickbooks? There is a POS update service that runs and keeps the PC from
> entering sleep mode. DO a search on the microsoft KB and you'll find it.
>
> "Ryetronics" <ryetron...******.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>[color=green]
> >I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> > mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> > when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> > right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> > Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> > drivers)[/color]
>[color=green]
> > I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> > but that had no effect.[/color][/color]

Piece Of Salami

jimmuh wrote:
[color=blue]
> POS = "point of sale" or, er, something else???
>
> ;-)
>
> "Edwin Smith" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Do you have any version of Intuit software installed? Quicken, or
> > Quickbooks? There is a POS update service that runs and keeps the PC from
> > entering sleep mode. DO a search on the microsoft KB and you'll find it.
> >
> > "Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
> > news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
> > >I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> > > mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> > > when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> > > right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> > > Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> > > drivers)
> > >
> > > I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> > > but that had no effect.
> > >[/color]
> >
> >
> >[/color][/color]

I have the same problem on my Dell Inspiron 9300. I did an inplace update
over a stable XP. Updated all necessary drivers and bios direct from Dell.
Still won't sleep with the same symptoms that you have. I removed all usb
devices, still won't sleep. Contacted MSFT support, they got back to me
within a few hours with the following suggestions: (they didn't work for me
but may help.)

Suggestion 1:

***************

To work around this problem, enable the USB selective suspend option. To do
this, follow these



1. Click Start , type power options in the Start Search box, and then click
Power Options in the Programs list.



If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
your password or click Continue.



2. Under the selected power plan, click Change plan settings.



3. Click Change advanced power settings.



4. In the Power Options dialog box, expand USB settings, and then expand
USB selective suspend setting.



5. click Enabled in the On battery list.



6. and then click OK.



Once you have completed the steps above, kindly check if you are still
encountering the same issue. If the issue remains, please proceed to the
below resolution.



Suggestion 2:

*************

Examine the BIOS settings

1. Click Start, type msinfo32 in the Start Search box, and then click
msinfo32 in the Programs list.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type
your password, or click Continue.



2. In the System Information dialog box, click System Summary in the left
pane.



3. In the right pane, examine the value that appears next to BIOS
Version/Date.

Incorrect BIOS settings may cause this problems in Windows Vista.

Examine the BIOS settings to determine whether the BIOS is configured
correctly.



For more information about the correct settings for the computer BIOS,
contact the computer manufacturer.










"Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> drivers)
>
> I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> but that had no effect.
>[/color]

I was able to get my Dell Inspiron 9300 to Hibernate (not standby/sleep)
which is better but not perfect or how it worked in XP. Here's is what I
did. <disclaimer> it's not for the faint of heart...it worked for me may not
for you </disclaimer>

1. hit start, type in 'command prompt', right click 'command prompt' from
the list, select run as Administrator.
2. type in powercfg.exe -? - this shows a bunch of commands to control the
power management from command line.
3. type powercfg.exe -A this shows what your computer can suppport. I
got the following:

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg.exe -A
The following sleep states are available on this system:
Standby ( S3 )
Hibernate Hybrid Sleep

The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S1)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.

4. BINGO. according to Vista, I can't use S1 or S2 standby - S3 is deep
sleep. The list is:
S1_supported List devices supporting light sleep.
S2_supported List devices supporting deeper sleep.
S3_supported List devices supporting deepest sleep.
S4_supported List devices supporting hibernation.

5. type powercfg.exe -H ON this turns on S3 sleep for me. It actually
hibernates the laptop.

That's it. You're mileage may vary. If I get any more info on getting S1
or S2 to work, I'll post it here.

If S3 takes you to Hibernation, what's S4 do?

"Greg McGuinness" <gregmcg@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:92645AF4-A1CD-4296-9D0A-FA50A8803661@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I was able to get my Dell Inspiron 9300 to Hibernate (not standby/sleep)
>which is better but not perfect or how it worked in XP. Here's is what I
>did. <disclaimer> it's not for the faint of heart...it worked for me may
>not for you </disclaimer>
>
> 1. hit start, type in 'command prompt', right click 'command prompt' from
> the list, select run as Administrator.
> 2. type in powercfg.exe -? - this shows a bunch of commands to control
> the power management from command line.
> 3. type powercfg.exe -A this shows what your computer can suppport.
> I got the following:
>
> C:\Windows\system32>powercfg.exe -A
> The following sleep states are available on this system:
> Standby ( S3 )
> Hibernate Hybrid Sleep
>
> The following sleep states are not available on this system:
> Standby (S1)
> The system firmware does not support this standby state.
> Standby (S2)
> The system firmware does not support this standby state.
>
> 4. BINGO. according to Vista, I can't use S1 or S2 standby - S3 is deep
> sleep. The list is:
> S1_supported List devices supporting light sleep.
> S2_supported List devices supporting deeper sleep.
> S3_supported List devices supporting deepest sleep.
> S4_supported List devices supporting hibernation.
>
> 5. type powercfg.exe -H ON this turns on S3 sleep for me. It actually
> hibernates the laptop.
>
> That's it. You're mileage may vary. If I get any more info on getting S1
> or S2 to work, I'll post it here.
>
>[/color]

Greg McGuinness wrote:[color=blue]
> I was able to get my Dell Inspiron 9300 to Hibernate (not standby/sleep)
> which is better but not perfect or how it worked in XP. Here's is what
> I did. <disclaimer> it's not for the faint of heart...it worked for me
> may not for you </disclaimer>
>
> 1. hit start, type in 'command prompt', right click 'command prompt'
> from the list, select run as Administrator.
> 2. type in powercfg.exe -? - this shows a bunch of commands to control
> the power management from command line.
> 3. type powercfg.exe -A this shows what your computer can
> suppport. I got the following:
>
> C:\Windows\system32>powercfg.exe -A
> The following sleep states are available on this system:
> Standby ( S3 )
> Hibernate Hybrid Sleep
>
> The following sleep states are not available on this system:
> Standby (S1)
> The system firmware does not support this standby state.
> Standby (S2)
> The system firmware does not support this standby state.
>
> 4. BINGO. according to Vista, I can't use S1 or S2 standby - S3 is deep
> sleep. The list is:
> S1_supported List devices supporting light sleep.
> S2_supported List devices supporting deeper sleep.
> S3_supported List devices supporting deepest sleep.
> S4_supported List devices supporting hibernation.
>
> 5. type powercfg.exe -H ON this turns on S3 sleep for me. It
> actually hibernates the laptop.
>
> That's it. You're mileage may vary. If I get any more info on getting
> S1 or S2 to work, I'll post it here.
>
>[/color]
Done this, supports S1&S3 but STILL does not sleep, just goes into
splash screen asking to log on different users. It did once, PRIOR to
media centre extender i think. what makes that such a problem?
Cheers
Un.

Vista and Chuck Norris have one thing in common ....


They dont sleep, they wait.



"Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
> mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
> when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
> right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
> Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
> drivers)
>
> I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
> but that had no effect.
>[/color]

Are you using a wireless mouse and keyboard? Any one of these that run in
the 27mhz range will prevent Vista from entering into sleep mode. The
2.4ghz range products do not have these problem.

"Nut Cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
news:OlQ1j6xRHHA.3316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Vista and Chuck Norris have one thing in common ....
>
>
> They dont sleep, they wait.
>
>
>
> "Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
> news:1170435077.036737.259450@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>>I have a fresh install of Vista, and whenever I try to enter Sleep
>> mode, the monitor turns off, the disks begin to shut down, and right
>> when everything "clicks" off, the fans and discs begin to spin and I'm
>> right back into Windows. Does anyone know what is causing this?
>> Perhaps the video card? (I'm using an ATI x800 Pro with new Vista
>> drivers)
>>
>> I already went into Power Options and changed the Multimedia settings,
>> but that had no effect.
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

On 2-Feb-2007, "Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> No I basically have a clean install of Vista with AVG Free, Office
> 2007, and ATI Catalyst Control Center installed at this point.
>
> And for POS I was thinking Piece of sh*t...
>
> On Feb 2, 11:36 am, "Edwin Smith" <smithgold...@aol.com> wrote:[/color]

You said you are using the ATI drivers that can with Vista and you said you
installed the Catalyst Control Center. How did you do this because when I
went to ATI's web site there was no option to download the Vista CCC by
itself only the WinXP has that option. Are you using WinXP CCC with Vista? I
would like to use the 7.1 Vista drivers but people are having some problems
with them.

I downloaded the Driver/CCC package from the ATI website. It was the
only option available for me. I'm running an x800Pro if that makes
any difference.

On Feb 3, 7:28 am, "Gary" <z...@nospam.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> On 2-Feb-2007, "Ryetronics" <ryetron...******.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > No I basically have a clean install of Vista with AVG Free, Office
> > 2007, and ATI Catalyst Control Center installed at this point.[/color]
>[color=green]
> > And for POS I was thinking Piece of sh*t...[/color]
>[color=green]
> > On Feb 2, 11:36 am, "Edwin Smith" <smithgold...@aol.com> wrote:[/color]
>
> You said you are using the ATI drivers that can with Vista and you said you
> installed the Catalyst Control Center. How did you do this because when I
> went to ATI's web site there was no option to download the Vista CCC by
> itself only the WinXP has that option. Are you using WinXP CCC with Vista? I
> would like to use the 7.1 Vista drivers but people are having some problems
> with them.[/color]

Several posters reported that wireless keyboards/mice have caused the
systems to not go to sleep. If yours is wireless, unplug it and see if the
problem goes away.


"Ryetronics" <ryetronics******.com> wrote in message
news:1170536521.807102.169890@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I downloaded the Driver/CCC package from the ATI website. It was the
> only option available for me. I'm running an x800Pro if that makes
> any difference.
>
> On Feb 3, 7:28 am, "Gary" <z...@nospam.com> wrote:[color=green]
>> On 2-Feb-2007, "Ryetronics" <ryetron...******.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > No I basically have a clean install of Vista with AVG Free, Office
>> > 2007, and ATI Catalyst Control Center installed at this point.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> > And for POS I was thinking Piece of sh*t...[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> > On Feb 2, 11:36 am, "Edwin Smith" <smithgold...@aol.com> wrote:[/color]
>>
>> You said you are using the ATI drivers that can with Vista and you said
>> you
>> installed the Catalyst Control Center. How did you do this because when I
>> went to ATI's web site there was no option to download the Vista CCC by
>> itself only the WinXP has that option. Are you using WinXP CCC with
>> Vista? I
>> would like to use the 7.1 Vista drivers but people are having some
>> problems
>> with them.[/color]
>
>[/color]