When not using the system, most of us put it to sleep. This helps in not wasting power unnecessarily. The good thing about the Windows sleep mode is that you can turn it on instantly. The problem is, I'm switching up my setup, getting a port replicator which will sit on my desk and moving my laptop to a shelf under my desk.
That means the lid will stay closed most of the time. I don't want to have to reach under my desk, open the lid and press the power button every time I need to wake the computer. I want to do what I've done with every other computer I've ever owned: move the mouse and wake it up.
I've tried fiddling with the power settings, but there doesn't seem to be an option for this. I also went into the device manager and opened the mouse properties. In XP, you used to be able to go into the mouse properties and set an option to wake or not wake via the mouse. Not so in Vista, apparently.
Such a silly little problem and no fix that I can find. Thanks for the advice - I appreciate your input! Posted 08 May - PM. Someone on this board knows how to make this fix. Hi seamusoldfield, you can try this, its standard for Vista so it should work Open the Control Panel. Click on the Device Manager icon.
Click on Continue in the UAC prompt. Open the device's list that you want to change. My last 5 computer all laptops have been set up the same way with the external monitor and keeping the lid closed - I've never had any problems waking up the computer with the keyboard or mouse. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. JC in Philly. I'm using Windows 10 Pro on my laptop, which is connected to an external monitor.
How do I fix this? In this case, you have press the power button to wake the computer. If you cannot resume computer operation by using any of these methods, you may have experienced a system problem. For information about how your system resumes operation, see the documentation that accompanied your computer or contact the computer manufacturer.
Therefore there are a couple of workarounds that you can use:. If you can open the lid of your laptop, use the embedded keyboard or pointing device or an external non-Bluetooth device to wake the computer. If you cannot open the lid for example, because it is in a docking station or if you have it plugged into external power that is, you are not using the battery , you can change the Power settings in Windows to not go into Sleep mode when plugged in.
Because BIOS access varies by computer, to resolve this issue, see the documentation that is included with your computer. Alternatively, contact your computer manufacturer for information about how to configure the BIOS. For more information about hardware and software vendor contact information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:. The ability to recover from sleep mode by pressing a key on the keyboard or by moving the mouse on a computer that supports ACPI is dependent on the computer's motherboard.
This ability is disabled in older Intel motherboards, and the only way to wake the computer from sleep mode is to press the Power button. With most newer motherboards, you can wake the computer by pressing the Power button, by pressing a key on the keyboard, or by moving the mouse.
If you are not sure whether your computer is ACPI-compliant, please see the printed documentation for your computer or motherboard, or contact the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard. This contact information may change without notice.
0コメント