Vista won't sleep

PiKe · 23 Aug 2008 at 16:07

I'm on a fresh Vista SP1 install with necessary drivers.

The machine is headless and just runs Media Center, if I'm logged into the machine and choose sleep from the windows security section moving happens.

I have checked to see that the machine is set up for S3 by running powercfg -a to show the allowed power saving modes, S1 and S2 are not by S3 is.

Could trying to make the machine sleep over RDP have something to do with it? I've looked at the event log and when sleep is clicked the entry is appearing in the log as informative 'The system is entering away mode' with no proceeding errors. I don't think the hard drives are powering down either after the predetermined timeout.

Anyone got any ideas?

PiKe · 24 Aug 2008 at 16:02

Nobody?

benjo · 24 Aug 2008 at 16:05

Try this - quoting myself

It's probably because your filesharing on your network. I had this problem and my computer wasn't fully going into sleep, it was keeping the HDD's etc running so it could continue sharing across the network.

Right click desktop
Personalize
Screensaver
"Change power settings"
Whichever power plan is selected, choose "change plan settings" below it
Change advanced power settings
Click Multimedia>Allow the computer to sleep

HEADRAT · 24 Aug 2008 at 16:43

Also disable screensaver and download:-

http://slicksolutions.eu/

MCE Standby tool.

Also you might need this HOTFIX if USB stuff doesn't wake up properly

KB949201

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949201

HEADRAT

Priapus · 24 Aug 2008 at 21:04

Also make sure Hybrid sleep is not on. I found this causes my machine not to sleep at all.

PiKe · 24 Aug 2008 at 21:11

Ice On Fire said:
Also make sure Hybrid sleep is not on. I found this causes my machine not to sleep at all.

Why is that?

HEADRAT · 27 Aug 2008 at 15:47

How did you get on?

PiKe · 27 Aug 2008 at 16:01

HEADRAT said:
How did you get on?

I've not tried yet, but hard drives aren't sleeping either.

adbp1 · 27 Aug 2008 at 18:41

benjo said:
Try this - quoting myself

It's probably because your filesharing on your network. I had this problem and my computer wasn't fully going into sleep, it was keeping the HDD's etc running so it could continue sharing across the network.

Right click desktop
Personalize
Screensaver
"Change power settings"
Whichever power plan is selected, choose "change plan settings" below it
Change advanced power settings
Click Multimedia>Allow the computer to sleep

thank you so much this problem has been driving me crazy and i couldnt figure out why, so i just checked as you said "networking" and it worked !!! woohooo

DragonWoLf · 4 Feb 2009 at 13:30

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benjo said:
Try this - quoting myself

It's probably because your filesharing on your network. I had this problem and my computer wasn't fully going into sleep, it was keeping the HDD's etc running so it could continue sharing across the network.

Right click desktop
Personalize
Screensaver
"Change power settings"
Whichever power plan is selected, choose "change plan settings" below it
Change advanced power settings
Click Multimedia>Allow the computer to sleep

omg dude you legend!!

PiKe · 4 Feb 2009 at 14:31

So what is 'away mode'?

bledd · 4 Feb 2009 at 15:13

how do you STOP media centre from turning the machine back on to download the latest guide / record programs?