Vista won't go to Sleep

[Ryetronics]

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.

[jimmuh]

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

[Greg McGuinness]

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:

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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:
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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.

[Greg McGuinness]

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.

[Gary]

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.

[stev-o1569]

I have the solution FOR LAPTOPS. If you are going to Start > Sleep with
the lid OPEN it will go to sleep for a couple seconds and wake up. It
thinks since you have the lid open you want it to come out of sleep.
Simply go to Start > Sleep then after you click that, close the lid
quickly.

I don't know what to say for desktops.

[Yogi76]

I am having a problem with Vista going to sleep as well. When I
manually put the computer to sleep it works fine, but it won't go to
sleep automatically. I am using QuickBooks and Quicken (both version
2007), and I have searched the Microsoft KB as well as the Intuit KB,
but I can't find the information you're refering to. Could someone
point me to a solution?

[DerekK]

This was getting on my nerves. but I saw the reference to POWERCFG and
had a play with that. My desktop PC with RC1 Vista was not sleeping (it
would spin the disks down, blank the screen then wake up and I'd be back
at the "login" screen - type in password and you're back where you
started...)

Seems my mouse was the problem (it's a USB Optical MS wheel mouse - not
wireless)

I typed:

D:\Users\Derek>POWERCFG -DEVICEQUERY wake_armed
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical

D:\Users\Derek>POWERCFG -DEVICEDISABLEWAKE "Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse
Optical"

D:\Users\Derek>POWERCFG -DEVICEQUERY wake_armed
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

And now I can sleep. I had to open a command window as administrator to
disable the mouse as a wake device.

This may work for other sleepless users.

[stukindaguy]

I had that same problem on my desktop (I have a wireless keyboard and mouse but they weren't the problem)

1. Open Power Settings, choose the plan you have selected
2. Click change plan settings
3. Click change advanced power setting
4. Enable the setting under USB settings->USB slective suspend setting
5. If any of you are on a home network and/or have a media center extender, go to Multimedia Settings (under advanced power sttings)->When sharing media->and choose "Allow the computer to sleep"

All done, tell me how it works...also I apparently could go into S1 or S2 either, so I think that has nothing to do with it.

wow, that wasn't like...exactly the advice I gave was it...?

[drass]

If you want to reenable the ability to put the computer into sleep mode perform the following steps:


Start the Power Options Control Panel applet (Start, Control Panel, Power Settings).
Select the "Change plan settings" option for the current power plan.
On the settings dialog box, click the "Change advanced power settings."
Scroll down to the "Multimedia settings" option and expand the "When sharing media."
Change the setting to "Allow the computer to sleep.
Click OK, then close all open dialog boxes.

[aslate]

I can't get my Vista to sleep properly either. powercfg comes up with S3 sleep support only, and i have a Radeon X700 Pro GFX Card.

I think i remember Vista sleeping correctly before i installed the ATI drivers, but now i find the screen turns off. When i move the mouse / hit the keyboard it'll turn on and be locked, but the PC never slept.

It will hibernate properly, but not sleep.

[MarcS]

Well I have solved the sleep problem for my computer. After trying everything
(and I do have a wireless keyboard and mouse) I found my culprit. I have a
home network and media sharing was turned on. Somehow this is what was
preventing my computer from going into sleep mode. I turned off media sharing
in the Network and Sharing Center and rebooted my computer. After that no
problem with sleeping at all.
Hope this helps others.

[meliux]

Hi guys,
my problematic device is the Microsoft eHome Infrared Receiver (identified in the system as being "eHome Infrared Receiver (USBCIR)" in powercfg).

See, i need it enabled so that i can use the "power" button on my microsoft MCE remote control to manually wake up the computer from a sleep state. However, obviously the infrared receiver is waking the PC up of its own accord a split second after entering the sleep state. If disabled, i can't remotely turn it back on.

Any thoughts?

[bigmario]

I tried MarcS recomendation and the other ones about advaced power options..
enable selective support for usb...allow to sleed in multimedia and nothing
works. my comp wont go to sleep as timers ask it to.

[a_running_pir8]

THANKS SO MUCH!!!! The multimedia settings option was what was wrong for me thanks SOOO MUCH!!! I missed having my computer be able to sleep :)