Thanks for the return. I'll give it a try. I'm still trying to figure out
why those "wake me" check marks were checked when I received the PC. I know
I did not put them there.
Jerry
"Joaneee" wrote:
Quote:
> Re: the mouse - it's to easy for mice to be disturbed, so I'd leave it
> unchecked and use the keyboard to wake up the computer. RE: network adapter -
> you have a lot more options than I do, but I'd still uncheck them. You can
> always check them again if things don't work right for you.
> Re: scheduled events, by all means continue to let them wake up the computer.
>
> --
> Joaneee
>
>
> "Jerry" wrote:
> Quote:
> > Joaneee –
> >
> > It appears you steered me correct. This is what I found. I have two
> > entries in Device Manager for my mouse and they both have checked “Allow this
> > device to wake the computer.” A network adapter listing has a heading “Wake
> > on LAN” with three options checked as follows: Wake on Directed Packet, Wake
> > on Magic Packet and Wake on Magic Packet from Power Off State. A fourth
> > option, Wake on Link, was not checked.
> >
> > Now, with all of these checked, am I suppose to uncheck them all? It seems
> > like I will be missing something if I uncheck them all; and these checked
> > items were as I received my PC when new.
> >
> > Also, I have some scheduled events that I have checked “Wake the computer to
> > run this task.” I don’t want to lose that option. Also, if I uncheck the
> > mouse items, how do I take my PC out of Sleep mode? Do I use the keyboard?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> > "Joaneee" wrote:
> > Quote:
> > > You might want to check which devices are allowed to bring your computer out
> > > of sleep mode. > --
> > > Joaneee
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jerry" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Power Scheme-Sleep Mode
> > > >
> > > > I use Vista on my Dell PC and have my power settings set to turn off my
> > > > monitor in 15 minutes and my PC in 20 minutes (sleep mode). When my PC
> > > > enters the Sleep mode, it only stays in that mode a short time, usually three
> > > > or so minutes at the maximum, then it activates and my monitor turns on. Is
> > > > this normal for this power option? I would expect my PC to stay in the Sleep
> > > > mode for a longer period of time, at least some of the time.
> > > >
> > > > Jerry
> > > >