Thanks Michael...
The laptop had this problem out of the box when it arrived.
Understand your comments below; have checked Task Scheduler as well as
Eventlog etc.
Tell me, does your laptop wake up from Sleep overnight? Do you have all of
the Dell utilities installed?
I have white boxes that I've built that do NOT have this issue. Some have
dual tuners...
Fun stuff eh! <VBG>
Thanks again!
Gary
"Michael Walraven" <mexxwalraven@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ecGOwjdOJHA.4776@xxxxxx
Quote:
> RTC - Real Time Controller (on the motherboard)
> You have set up something to run at a specified time
> Vista sets the RTC to wake the computer at that time as it was going to
> sleep.
>
> Possible items that are set to wake the computer at certain times:
> Scheduled software updates (Microsoft or security software for instance)
> Update the TV guide in Windows Media Player
> Calendar programs
> Backup programs
> Phone home programs (legit or malware)
>
> One area that you can check for scheduled programs is the Task Scheduler,
> not all programs that schedule themselves do so through the Task Scheduler
> however.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> "Gary J. Dikkema" <gary_d@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:#dqqUVdOJHA.3496@xxxxxx Quote:
>> ... and that made NO difference either. <VBG>
>>
>> the -lastwake points to the RTC.
>>
>> So how does that help?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Gary J. Dikkema" <gary_d@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:e9Ju4sWOJHA.3748@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Awesome! Didn't even see the device there; mine also *had* a checkmark.
>>>
>>> Now to see...
>>>
>>> Thanks so much!
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>
>>> "Michael Walraven" <mexxwalraven@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%230cxBjQOJHA.4760@xxxxxx
>>>> wake_armed tells what could start, not what did start.
>>>> powercfg -lastwake
>>>> gets you what caused the last wakeup.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> device manager
>>>> system devices
>>>> high definition audio controller
>>>> power management
>>>>
>>>> there is check box to allow this device to wake the computer
>>>> I have it unchecked on my Dell XPS 410
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gary J. Dikkema" <gary_d@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:e9PEMCQOJHA.4752@xxxxxx
>>>>> That's what command powercfg -devicequery wake_armed tells me when I
>>>>> run it after the machine wakes from Sleep.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bizarre!
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else seen this?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>