Waking my computer

Vince53

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At different times I use sleep, hibernate, or standby. But all of them require me to push the power button to resume, and my old computer let me move the mouse or press any key. I've used Control Panel and the Search function, but I can't find how to change it.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
Being able to use the mouse or keyboard to wake from sleep/hibernate etc., is usually a BIOS setting. I check there first.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
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    HD7860
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    Xonar Essence STX
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    Benq
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    1920x1080
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    Corsair HX 850W
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    Corsair Obsidian
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    Thermalright
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    Logitech
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    Logitech
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    50/50
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After checking bios: In the device manager, right click on the mouse and then go to Properties | Power Management tab.

If that isn't helping, install the latest driver for it.

You can also check on the Power settings: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options
 

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  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
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    MSI-7211
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    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
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    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
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    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
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    Acer x223w
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    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
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    300W generic
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    Cybertron
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    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
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    Logitech M510
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    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
I have had the same problem since the consumer release. As Vince says, it is a keyboard and mouse problem, which probably eliminates the mouse driver. I have no bios settings which could affect it. Exchanges on the TechNet forums , or Microsoft answers, have not resulted in any constructive recommendations.. This is on an older stationary, but all the drivers are up to date. The problem seems to be emanating from the USBs (possibly?9 but no amount of jiggering there has solved the problem.
I have reluctantly chosen not to allow sleep mode, until the RTM comes out.

Added. Should add that if I manually put it into sleep mode, I can wake it within a reasonable amount of time - say, 20 minutes. It is only after prolonged lack of activity that the problem occurs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Out of interest dave, which motherboard do you have?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox
(Hangs head in shame) Sorry, I use this as a testbed, it is not the most upstanding motherboard anymore but is a solid model. - NF-MCP61.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
(Hangs head in shame) Sorry, I use this as a testbed, it is not the most upstanding motherboard anymore but is a solid model. - NF-MCP61.

NF-MCP61 - Is that the chipset or the Motheboard name/model?

With regard to problems coming out of prolonged sleep/hibernation, you can try disabling the power saving option on the USB root hubs. This has been known to cause this issue in the past. (image)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox
Did that a long time ago. Standard practise for me on an installation.

Yes. That was the chipset. The Motherboard is M26GT3-SVP[h=2][/h]
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Should add that if I manually put it into sleep mode, I can wake it within a reasonable amount of time - say, 20 minutes. It is only after prolonged lack of activity that the problem occurs.

That sounds like intentional design to me, so to save even more power by becoming unresponsive to the specific bus after a certain amount of time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
I am inclined to agree. But why not on Windows 7 or XP?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to find out much about the BIOS on your Motherboard but I imagine you've looked pretty thoroughly already. Just to make sure, are there any settings in your BIOS for power options/ACPI? As far as the prolonged sleep/hibernate problem is concerned, if you've already changed the USB hub properties, I can only guess there's some other device that's not responding to a wake up signal.

For what it's worth, I just installed Windows 8 on an spare PC and it has no problems waking on mouse/keyboard from sleep or hibernate. I haven't, however, let the PC sleep for more than 15 minutes. I haven't changed any of the default settings and there's no power option on the hardware tab for the mouse. Maybe it's a chipset specific problem...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox

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  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox
Tks, Calico. A few of those settings were not available. The only one which was different was "Wake up by PCI card", which I had enabled. Anyway, I,ll mess with a few things and post back (much) later.
 

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  • OS
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    PC/Desktop
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    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Unfortunately, I have made no progress, but it's no big deal at this stage. Playing around with the Bios settings led me into some booting problems so I have had to return them to the default and work through them again. Now back to what I call "normal"
Thanks again for the support though.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
My two ASUS motherboards have jumpers that will let you feed the AUX +5V to the USB ports and the PS2 ports. The default position is just the normal +5V from the power supply when the PC is on. Switching them to the AUX +5V means they have power even when the PC is off. The main function is to let me turn the PC on by pressing a key or clicking my mouse. I'm not sure if it effects standby or hibernate as I don't use those modes. The manual seems to suggest it does but the description leaves a lot to be desired. Anyway, if your motherboard has similar jumpers you could try switching them to the AUX +5v setting.
 

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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
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    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
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    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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    Stock heatsink fan
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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Thanks. I'll have a look

I think you may have it! I looked in my manual and I do have a jumper for power to the USBs. Next time I open the cabinet I'll check it.

Later. I have not opened up yet - I'm still trying to find what is diffrent in Windows 8, through the registry. No sleep problems in any previous OS's, including the developer.
 
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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Well, for the other two posters who have the problem, I solved mine (in Windows 8). A disappointing solution, but it might work for them.
In my Power settings, I have, since Vista, always selected "Balanced"

Under "Change Advanced Power Settings" - "USB selective suspend settings", I have always had this disabled. I did not want any interference with my USBs. This has worked, for sleep mode, right through from Vista. It seems that MS might have changed the understanding of this briefly entitled function. I have now found that enabling it, has solved my sleep problem???
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
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