Windows 8 Wake Up Issues?

Ron AKA

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It has been two months since I first installed Windows 8 (new build), and I am down to 1-2 remaining issues. One is that about 1 minute after the computer, or monitor, or ?? wakes up from sitting there running but with the monitor screen dark, the screen flickers or goes black for a second or so. When I move the mouse or touch the keyboard the monitor screen comes on as it normally should in a couple of seconds. However, after about a minute of operating normally, the screen flickers or goes black for a second or so. It is fine after that, until it (the monitor?) goes to sleep again.

I'm thinking it has something to do with power management, but no idea if it is a BIOS setting, or Windows 8 setting, or what? Any thoughts on where to start looking? Obviously this is not a critical issue, but is kind of annoying.
 

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Hello Ron,

Is this only happening after the computer sits idle for 1-2 minutes without activity from you?

If so, then here's a couple of things to check to see if they may be the issue:

1) Check to see if you may have Windows set to turn off your displays after a 1-2 minutes of being idle.
2) Check to see if you may have the "Blank" screen saver set to run after 1-2 minutes wait time. Selecting "(None)" for the screen saver will turn it off if on.
Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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Hello Ron,

Is this only happening after the computer sits idle for 1-2 minutes without activity from you?

If so, then here's a couple of things to check to see if they may be the issue:

1) Check to see if you may have Windows set to turn off your displays after a 1-2 minutes of being idle.
2) Check to see if you may have the "Blank" screen saver set to run after 1-2 minutes wait time. Selecting "(None)" for the screen saver will turn it off if on.
Hope this helps, :)
Shawn

Shawn, I will check into that, but the issue is kind of the reverse. The screen flashes about 1-2 minutes after I wake it up and start using it.
 

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    AMD FX-8350
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    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
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    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
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    HIS Radeon HD 7770
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    Realtek HD
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That's fine. If either one of those are turned on, then that's what would happen if they were set to turn off the screen after 1-2 minutes without activity by you.
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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Hello Ron,

here's a couple of things to check to see if they may be the issue:

1) Check to see if you may have Windows set to turn off your displays after a 1-2 minutes of being idle.
2) Check to see if you may have the "Blank" screen saver set to run after 1-2 minutes wait time. Selecting "(None)" for the screen saver will turn it off if on.

I've checked my Power Options, and I am currently configured for High Performance. The Display is set to turn off after 15 minutes. And, Sleep mode is configured to Never.

The Screen Saver is already set to (None), so that would seem not to be the problem either...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
    Memory
    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA248Q
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    128 GB 840 Pro Samsung SSD
    2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Storage Space - Simple)
    PSU
    Antec 550
    Case
    Antec Sonata II
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster TPC 812
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Quickfire XT Brn - wired PS/2
    Mouse
    Roccat Lua - wired USB
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    15
    Browser
    IE10
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
Hmm, ok. Do you have all of the latest device drivers and Windows Updates installed?
 

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
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    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Hmm, ok. Do you have all of the latest device drivers and Windows Updates installed?

Yes, I updated the motherboard BIOS to the latest version from Asus. I updated the graphics card to the latest driver available from AMD. It is later than the one by the graphics card manufacturer, HIS. Nothing changed when I updated these drivers.

All Windows updates installed except for optional Bing stuff.

I also checked my BIOS, and the EPU Power Saving Mode is Disabled. I checked the Catalyst Control Center, and couldn't see anything amiss there either. Seems to just reflect what was set in Windows Power settings.
 

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  • OS
    Win 8 x64
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
    Memory
    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA248Q
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    128 GB 840 Pro Samsung SSD
    2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Storage Space - Simple)
    PSU
    Antec 550
    Case
    Antec Sonata II
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster TPC 812
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Quickfire XT Brn - wired PS/2
    Mouse
    Roccat Lua - wired USB
    Internet Speed
    15
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    Antivirus
    MS Defender
Are you using Windows Power Management or an ASUS Power Manger. If ASUS, there should be an option to "Let Windows manage my power management plan." If applicable, you could try and switch to see if that fixes your issue.
 

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    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
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Are you using Windows Power Management or an ASUS Power Manger. If ASUS, there should be an option to "Let Windows manage my power management plan." If applicable, you could try and switch to see if that fixes your issue.

I believe Asus calls their system EPU. In BIOS EPU is Disabled. When I check the EPU status with the Asus AI utility, it shows it is set for Performance, and I have reduced CO2 emissions by 0.000 mg since system startup 2 months ago. The only other two choices are Auto, and Maximum Power Savings. I take this to mean the EPU is not doing anything.

I believe in total the only energy saving function I have enabled is to shut the monitor down after 15 minutes of inactivity, and that is controlled by Windows.
 

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  • OS
    Win 8 x64
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    AMD FX-8350
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    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
    Memory
    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
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    HIS Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
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    Asus PA248Q
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
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    128 GB 840 Pro Samsung SSD
    2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Storage Space - Simple)
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    CM Storm Quickfire XT Brn - wired PS/2
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Hello again Ron,

I believe there may be more places to look than the specific BIOS setting you identified. For example, here is a description of the ASUS AI Suite II utility that can be installed in Window 8:

pwr.jpg

Now, if I were you, I'd be poking around in there to be 100% sure that Windows 8 is, in fact, handling all of my power management needs. Good luck.
 

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    Windows 8.1
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    CPU
    Intel G2020
    Motherboard
    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
    Memory
    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO
    PSU
    400w
    Internet Speed
    57/11
The Digi+ Power Control is for overclocking. I do have a mild overclock on this PC, but all settings except bus frequency and PCIe frequency were not changed. I have manually changed the memory timing. The Digi+ Power Control is essentially still using the non overclocked Optimized Bios settings. It boosts CPU and DRAM voltage when necessary, and keeps them low when not loaded.

All the AII Suite does is give you access to some of these BIOS settings from a Windows application.

Digi+.JPG

I will look at the BIOS again to check the settings.
 

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  • OS
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    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
    Memory
    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA248Q
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
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    128 GB 840 Pro Samsung SSD
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    Antec 550
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All the AII Suite does is give you access to some of these BIOS settings from a Windows application.

All I can suggest is you look for a way to confirm how your Power Options are being managed and switch to Windows Power Management. What you have described is a form of Power Management and I'll leave it at that so good luck.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel G2020
    Motherboard
    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
    Memory
    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO
    PSU
    400w
    Internet Speed
    57/11
All I can suggest is you look for a way to confirm how your Power Options are being managed and switch to Windows Power Management. What you have described is a form of Power Management and I'll leave it at that so good luck.

Yes, I guess in effect it is a form of power management. But, it is controlling things like how much the voltage droops when more current is drawn. And, it also drops the CPU voltage when the bus frequency or multiplier drops. There are huge advantages to that, so for the minor inconvenience of a screen flicker, I will leave that intact. However, I don't think the issue is related. This seems more like the signal to the monitor being interrupted , or being resyncronized. I do use a Spyder4 monitor calibration system, but all it does is load a different color profile when the PC boots up. Should be no need to reload it when just turning the monitor back on. Plus this issue existed from day 1 of the new build, and well before I added the Spyder4.

In any case the power management features are described a bit more in this link. The way I read it, the basic power management is controlled by the mother board EPU and I have that disabled.

Motherboard Features

Perhaps there is something in the hardware setup of the monitor itself. Will have to look there...
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
    Memory
    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA248Q
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    128 GB 840 Pro Samsung SSD
    2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Storage Space - Simple)
    PSU
    Antec 550
    Case
    Antec Sonata II
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster TPC 812
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Quickfire XT Brn - wired PS/2
    Mouse
    Roccat Lua - wired USB
    Internet Speed
    15
    Browser
    IE10
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
Checked the monitor hardware menu and can't find anything set there. I have also monitored CPU frequency and motherboard voltages after the screen display is restored from sleeping. When the screen flickers about a minute after wake up the CPU frequency is unchanged at about 1/3 maximum. And the voltages are steady and reduced through the flicker.

Perhaps this is just a Windows 8 and/or driver bug that will go away when I upgrade to 8.1?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
    Memory
    16 GB Viper 3 DDR3-2133
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS Radeon HD 7770
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA248Q
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    128 GB 840 Pro Samsung SSD
    2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Storage Space - Simple)
    PSU
    Antec 550
    Case
    Antec Sonata II
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster TPC 812
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Quickfire XT Brn - wired PS/2
    Mouse
    Roccat Lua - wired USB
    Internet Speed
    15
    Browser
    IE10
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
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