Vista - Power Button will not shut down

"Daze N. Knights" <Daze@microchip.com> wrote in message
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> Dave R. wrote:
>> "Joshua Eason" <jeason@ccboe.org> wrote in message
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>>> I believe the system settings option for changing how the power
>>> button reacts is actually referring to the power button on the
>>> machine and not the on-screen power button. Personally, my Vista
>>> install has always went into hibernate when pressing the stupid
>>> on-screen power button and I really, really hate that.
>>>
>> To change the behavior of the Start Menu Power Button, go to Control
>> Panel - System and Maintenance - Power Options - Change Plan Settings
>> (for whichever power plan you are using) - Change Advanced Power
>> Settings - Power Buttons and Lid - Start Menu Power Button - Setting:
>> Shut Down.
>>
>> Works fine for me, but of course YMMV.
>>
> Something I don't understand about changing the functions of these
> "buttons" is that three are listed: "Power button action," "Sleep
> button action," and "Start menu power button." I know where the "Start
> menu power button" is located and have changed it from Sleep to Shut
> Down. But where are the other two buttons located?

Well, "Power button action" is the hardware power button for your PC.
I'm not sure what the "Sleep button" might be, I don't have an option to
change it so I can't fiddle with it and find out. Does your PC have a
separate physical hibernate / sleep button maybe?

Regards,

Dave

Dave R. wrote:
> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@microchip.com> wrote in message

>>>
>> Something I don't understand about changing the functions of these
>> "buttons" is that three are listed: "Power button action," "Sleep
>> button action," and "Start menu power button." I know where the "Start
>> menu power button" is located and have changed it from Sleep to Shut
>> Down. But where are the other two buttons located?
>
> Well, "Power button action" is the hardware power button for your PC.
> I'm not sure what the "Sleep button" might be, I don't have an option to
> change it so I can't fiddle with it and find out. Does your PC have a
> separate physical hibernate / sleep button maybe?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>

You mean that changing the "Power button action" setting actually
changes the function of the on/off button on my tower? That's interesting.

As for the "Sleep button action," the settings options I have are
"sleep," "do nothing," and "hibernate." And no, I have no such button
that I am aware of on either my tower or my keyboard, so I have no idea
what a "Sleep button" might be.

Some computers have them. It depends on the case manufacturer. The
electronics are built in to all computers these days. So the case people
save 2c drilling a hole and 25 c for a switch.
"Daze N. Knights" <Daze@microchip.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dave R. wrote:
>> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@microchip.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>> Something I don't understand about changing the functions of these
>>> "buttons" is that three are listed: "Power button action," "Sleep button
>>> action," and "Start menu power button." I know where the "Start menu
>>> power button" is located and have changed it from Sleep to Shut Down.
>>> But where are the other two buttons located?
>>
>> Well, "Power button action" is the hardware power button for your PC. I'm
>> not sure what the "Sleep button" might be, I don't have an option to
>> change it so I can't fiddle with it and find out. Does your PC have a
>> separate physical hibernate / sleep button maybe?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave
>
> You mean that changing the "Power button action" setting actually changes
> the function of the on/off button on my tower? That's interesting.
>
> As for the "Sleep button action," the settings options I have are "sleep,"
> "do nothing," and "hibernate." And no, I have no such button that I am
> aware of on either my tower or my keyboard, so I have no idea what a
> "Sleep button" might be.

In message <#DeERiEXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl> "Daze N. Knights"
<Daze@microchip.com> wrote:

>As for the "Sleep button action," the settings options I have are
>"sleep," "do nothing," and "hibernate." And no, I have no such button
>that I am aware of on either my tower or my keyboard, so I have no idea
>what a "Sleep button" might be.

It's likely a couple pins on your motherboard that don't have connectors
on the front of your case.

In other words, they're not connected.
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DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <#DeERiEXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl> "Daze N. Knights"
> <Daze@microchip.com> wrote:
>
>> As for the "Sleep button action," the settings options I have are
>> "sleep," "do nothing," and "hibernate." And no, I have no such button
>> that I am aware of on either my tower or my keyboard, so I have no idea
>> what a "Sleep button" might be.
>
> It's likely a couple pins on your motherboard that don't have connectors
> on the front of your case.
>
> In other words, they're not connected.

I assembled my computer in January and know of no such pins on the mobo
lacking connectors on the front of the case.

In message <ewTgFjIXHHA.896@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> "Daze N. Knights"
<Daze@microchip.com> wrote:

>DevilsPGD wrote:
>> In message <#DeERiEXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl> "Daze N. Knights"
>> <Daze@microchip.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As for the "Sleep button action," the settings options I have are
>>> "sleep," "do nothing," and "hibernate." And no, I have no such button
>>> that I am aware of on either my tower or my keyboard, so I have no idea
>>> what a "Sleep button" might be.
>>
>> It's likely a couple pins on your motherboard that don't have connectors
>> on the front of your case.
>>
>> In other words, they're not connected.
>
>I assembled my computer in January and know of no such pins on the mobo
>lacking connectors on the front of the case.

It's also possible that they're supported by your chipset, but not your
motherboard manufacturer.

I had a couple older motherboards that were identical, except that one
had two SATA ports, the other had four. As it turns out, the chipset
was identical, both chipsets supported four ports, they simply didn't
put the connectors for the second two SATA ports on the less expensive
motherboard.
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