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Monitor sleep issue
I usually have my monitor set to sleep after 15 minutes (power options
on desktop properties) I have had problems with something preventing it from sleeping and a boot got it back to normal. It will go to sleep but it seems to just flash on and off without actually coming all the way up or waiting 15 minutes to go off again. Another monitor plugged in acts the same. |
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:59:47 -0500, Paul wrote:
wrote: I usually have my monitor set to sleep after 15 minutes (power options on desktop properties) I have had problems with something preventing it from sleeping and a boot got it back to normal. It will go to sleep but it seems to just flash on and off without actually coming all the way up or waiting 15 minutes to go off again. Another monitor plugged in acts the same. So like, some sort of video driver recovering from sleep problem ? Did a Google of your video card model and driver release number version cough up any hints ? The only other thing that comes to mind, is RAM contents going bad and not restoring properly. Maybe you could test with purposeful hibernation, and see if the video recovers from hibernation. Paul Nothing from google that seemed productive but the idea of putting the machine to sleep has promise. |
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:30:50 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:
wrote on 2016/01/28: I usually have my monitor set to sleep after 15 minutes (power options on desktop properties) I have had problems with something preventing it from sleeping and a boot got it back to normal. So your monitor will /not/ go to sleep but it does after a reboot. That means the problem is exhibited not immediately after a boot but sometime later. That is, eventually the problem arises and a reboot resets the cycle. When the monitor eventually will not go to sleep, have you looked at the list of processes to see what is running? Something might still be running that you thought you had exited, or you are not aware of some processes that load on startup, or you left some program running that deliberately disables sleep mode while active. How long after a boot does it take for the problem to show up? Try keeping a log of what programs you run to see which of those were ran when the monitor would sleep okay and which were ran just before the monitor started to fail to go into sleep mode. You might discover some program screws with the video setup, like video games. I've got one (The Dark Mod) that repeatedly leaves the video in a higher gamma setting so I have to right-click on the desktop and use the Catalyst software to reenable Catalyst's color control (that it has control). Have you tried booting in Windows' safe mode to eliminate any possible interference by your startup programs? It will go to sleep but it seems to just flash on and off without actually coming all the way up Does that mean you cannot get the monitor out of sleep mode ("coming all the way up")? That could be a program that is active. I used to use MagicJack for VOIP. It caused sleep problems. Often it prevented sleep mode. When in sleep mode, I couldn't get out of sleep mode. If Magicjack was not loaded (killed before sleep would start) then sleep worked just fine. or waiting 15 minutes to go off again. That's your timeout setting you stated. Another monitor plugged in acts the same. So it is not a monitor problem. Cleanup what processes are running: exit all user visible programs, boot in safe mode, and see what happens when the timer expires for when sleep mode should begin. Run that way for longer than it took before for the sleep problem to crop up after booting into Windows. Watch what programs you run in that safe mode Windows session. Check what processes are listed when the problem crops up (if it does in safe mode). Make sure when you exit a program that its process(es) actually unload (look in Task Manager's Processes tab). Don't play any video games during the testing. The problem is it won't stay asleep but it does not completely wake up when it is sleeping., It just flashes and goes right back to sleep. If I do something to wake it up it comes up OK. This is just frustrating when you are in the room and it winks at you. I have not actually timed it but it might wink every 15 minutes (the time out setting) Maybe the timer is still running, forgets the monitor is already asleep and wakes it up, just to put it back to sleep. |
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[Default] On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:12:55 -0500, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general wrote: This is just frustrating when you are in the room and it winks at you. I have not actually timed it but it might wink every 15 minutes (the time out setting) Maybe the timer is still running, forgets the monitor is already asleep and wakes it up, just to put it back to sleep. My fourth wife was like that. |
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:03:33 -0500, Paul wrote:
wrote: The problem is it won't stay asleep but it does not completely wake up when it is sleeping., It just flashes and goes right back to sleep. If I do something to wake it up it comes up OK. This is just frustrating when you are in the room and it winks at you. I have not actually timed it but it might wink every 15 minutes (the time out setting) Maybe the timer is still running, forgets the monitor is already asleep and wakes it up, just to put it back to sleep. OK, then you should 1) Open Device Manager. 2) Locate the NIC. 3) Find the property that allows the NIC to wake the computer. Untick the two boxes. You want the NIC to stay powered at all times when running the computer, as well as wanting the NIC to *not* wake the computer when sleeping. 4) On an Intel NIC, there are two properties with at least four Wake On LAN possibilities. One is effectively "Wake On Carrier", and if you switch your router off and on, the computer might wake up. It's possible to leave WOL enabled, and refine the conditions under which it will awaken. You can have it wake on a "Magic Packet" and have it ignore the carrier state. The NIC, mouse, or keyboard can wake a sleeping computer. For peace of mind, you can disable NIC and mouse waking, and leave keyboard enabled. Keyboard is plenty of functionality for purposeful waking. I have a new Microsoft mouse, the optical sensor is awake while the computer sleeps, and if I walk across the floor, the mouse sensor will wake the computer. My previous Logitech mouse isn't nearly that stupid. On the Logitech, only the mouse buttons trigger wake behavior, and the sensor does not run in sleep. The new Microsoft mouse on the other hand, flashes the sensor at regular intervals, as if it is trying to save power for me or something. Just disabling the mouse tick boxes, fixed that for me and turned off the blue LED inside the mouse. If a computer is in the process of entering the sleep state, and a driver file in the process of shutting down crashes, the computer will immediately "reappear" on you. Your symptoms don't match such a shutdown-type issue. But maybe, with a little luck, hammering a couple things in Device Manager will fix it for you. Paul The problem with that theory is once awaken by the software, it would stay awake for 15 minutes. This just looks like the adapter flashed a video signal to the monitor and immediately went away. |
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:40:22 -0500, Paul wrote:
The problem with that theory is once awaken by the software, it would stay awake for 15 minutes. This just looks like the adapter flashed a video signal to the monitor and immediately went away. Windows 7 might have a few more options for debugging. All I see on my WinXP, is something like this (admin command prompt) powercfg /devicequery wake_armed And it (properly) says only my keyboard can wake the computer, because the "pesky" wake sources have been disabled. Standard 101/102-Key... My search engines couldn't find a Power-Troubleshooter from MATS (that's the web page that had troubleshooters for WinXP era). I would think that if the software thought it saw a wake up signal, it would be awake for 15 minutes. I think I need to learn a little more about the failure before I can proceed. I am going to see if the "wink" interval equals the time out in the power setting for a start and I will play with other time out intervals. It really doesn't bother my wife but my wife complains because she is up reading her book at night and my PC flashes at her. |
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gfretwell wrote on 2016/01/28:
The problem is it won't stay asleep but it does not completely wake up when it is sleeping., It just flashes and goes right back to sleep. If I do something to wake it up it comes up OK. This is just frustrating when you are in the room and it winks at you. I have not actually timed it but it might wink every 15 minutes (the time out setting) Maybe the timer is still running, forgets the monitor is already asleep and wakes it up, just to put it back to sleep. What winks at you? - Windows desktop - Screensaver display - Login screen - Something else? What tasks are defined in Task Scheduler that have wake-up enabled? What backup program do you use? Does it have an idle-triggered background backup or file versioning feature? Have you yet booted into Windows' safe mode to test? The WOL (Wake On Lan) features that Paul mentioned are Windows attributes for the device. Have you checked your BIOS settings to make sure the WOL feature(s) is(are) disabled? |
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In message , Paul
writes: [] I have a new Microsoft mouse, the optical sensor is awake while the computer sleeps, and if I walk across the floor, the mouse sensor will wake the computer. My [] How about if you walk across the walls or ceiling? (Sorry) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf If it ain't broke, don't download updates. - Al Drake in alt.windows7.general, 2015-4-4 |
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J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Paul writes: [] I have a new Microsoft mouse, the optical sensor is awake while the computer sleeps, and if I walk across the floor, the mouse sensor will wake the computer. My [] How about if you walk across the walls or ceiling? (Sorry) If I walk across the ceiling, for some strange reason I get a headache. Paul |
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On 1/31/2016 10:09 AM, Paul wrote:
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Paul writes: [] I have a new Microsoft mouse, the optical sensor is awake while the computer sleeps, and if I walk across the floor, the mouse sensor will wake the computer. My [] How about if you walk across the walls or ceiling? (Sorry) If I walk across the ceiling, for some strange reason I get a headache. Paul I had the same problem. Diddled with the usb power settings and tried to disable the mouse, but the only thing that worked also disabled the keyboard. Stayed off, but couldn't turn it on. Finally gave up and got a mouse with a power switch. Wonder if you can get something like memory foam and store the mouse on it. If the floor shaking doesn't cause relative movement at the sensor, it should work. Or maybe just fix the floor ;-) |
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