Solved after I resume from sleep the PC (hard) reboots

Having this issue for a while: after I resume from sleep the PC (hard) reboots. Windows logs show nothing meaningful, simply the usual "the shutdown at xxx was unexpected" blah blah.

Tired of trying the 1001 ~solutions found here and elsewhere I tested a fresh w7 install on another disk, installed all drivers, and tried to setup the same environment as the main disk:

daemon tools virtual br drive
ramdrive with \tmp on there
pagefile disabled
some drives on truecrypt
software for logitech LCD keyboard and Corsair gaming mouse
gamepad driver
all usb hubs connected
cheap chinese front panel with USB3 through small pci-ex (via chip)
asus aids suite

few stuff I thought might be causing the issue

but nothing, sleep works 100%


Now, sure, I could reinstall w7, but given the amount of stuff I got customized and installed on this system, going fresh is a major pain in the ass. Asking for solutions is obviously pretty hard given the amount of possible causes and debug information I would have to be supplying, so I just want to ask for this:

is there any way I can "catch"/debug what is causing the reboot? like.. monitor everything that's happening when I resume until the hard reset? (windows logs are useless)

Let us know if it happens in safe mode. This information would be a big help.

richc46 said:

Let us know if it happens in safe mode. This information would be a big help.

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Errr I don't think sleep is available in safe mode.

Of course you are correct. See if you can sleep in clean boot
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup - Windows 7 Help Forums

richc46 said:

Of course you are correct. See if you can sleep in clean boot
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup - Windows 7 Help Forums

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Resuming after a clean boot results in a complete blank screen. All drivers and bios are up to date, using only WHQL nvidia, latest chipset usb etc drivers all from their makers, everything's updated.

Go to search (by start button), type device manager.
In DM look for small yellow arrows (might look like pyramids)
If you see any update (replace) that driver.

If there is no problem in that area, try an SFC command.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html

richc46 said:

Go to search (by start button), type device manager.
In DM look for small yellow arrows (might look like pyramids)
If you see any update (replace) that driver.

If there is no problem in that area, try an SFC command.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html

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Both are ok

Adjust your setting to agree with this tutorial, for Vista, too.
Windows Does Not Start After Sleep - Windows 7 Help Forums[2]=Power Management
If the tutorial does not seem to help, perhaps the changes suggested here will help.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems.html

Went through most of that already before making my 1st post here. Isn't there any way to log what's going on after the resume? trace what's triggering the reset?

Yes, there is. It is rather difficult to decipher, but if you have patience you may be able to figure out the problem. We will help if requested.
Go to search and type event viewer. Check for errors, etc in the administrative section

• Cleared all logs
• Did sleep
• Touched keyboard to wake up
• Blank screen, had to hard reset
• Since hybrid sleep was on, the system resumed
• Nothing in the logs about the failure

Noticed something odd, the times when it's a blank screen rather than reboot, I tried to enter my user account password as the keyboard seemed to be working (numlock etc respond), so after password + enter I hear the usual user logon sound, as if the computer is actually running normally, but there is no video signal.

Is this a laptop? If so there might be a hot key combination to reactivate the monitor. Check your instruction manual.

When the blank screen occurs, and I logon the user and leave it like that, exactly 10 minutes later the PC reboots on its own.

Nothing meaningful in windows logs as usual

townsbg said:

Is this a laptop? If so there might be a hot key combination to reactivate the monitor. Check your instruction manual.

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Nope. Full specs:

• Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V Pro (z68 chipset)
• CPU: Sandy Bridge i5-2500K with mild oc at 4 Ghz, average idle temp 40C over 25-30C room temp
• Cooler: Corsair H70 water cooling kit
• OS: Win7 x64
• Video: Asus GTX 660, idle temp 42C
• Sound: Asus Xonar DX Pci-e
• Monitors: Asus MX279H (27" IPS) HDMI->DVI, BenQ G2400W (24" TN) DVI, LG 50PA5500 (50" Plasma) HDMI
• PSU: Corsair TX650
• Mouse: Corsair M95
• Keyboard: Logitech G510
• SSD: Sandisk Extreme 240GB
• Disks: 2x 4TB Western Digital
• Extras: Pci-E USB3.0 front panel mod with Via chip, 32GB USB 3.0 JetFlash Transcend, Memcards reader
• DVD: Misc Samsung drive
• Ram: 16GB (4x Gskill modules on XMP timings)

• Disabled onboard peripherals: bluetooth, audio, GPU, extra sata ports by JMicron chip, Firewire
• Mobo has latest bios, Videocard has latest bios, everything has latest drivers and Windows has all updates installed.
• 2GB Ramdisk for \tmp from QSoft
• SSD with Windows on Intel SATA 6Gb port

Meaningful software installed:

• Comodo Firewall + HIPS
• VMWare Player
• Truecrypt
• VNC Server
• Daemon Tools virtual drive
• Ai Suite III
• Fraps

What do you have PCI-E set to on Power Options?

Set it to Off, see if that resolves the problem with the Asus GTX 660 card.

Same result, blank screen.

is there any way I can "catch"/debug what is causing the reboot? like.. monitor everything that's happening when I resume until the hard reset? (windows logs are useless)

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Tried also these with the same results, blank screen:

• Uninstalled VNC (it includes a mirroring-video driver)
• Completely cleaned and reinstalled nVidia driver, using Display Driver Uninstaller (formerly Driver Sweeper) from safe mode, the installing latest WHQL after restart.