Waking from Sleep

[MikeB]

From the start menu, I select to have the computer sleep, but it has been
waking up after 1 or 2 minutes. I think the DSL is causing the problem, it's
lights start flashing just before the computer wakes. Is there any setting
that can be adjusted to keep the computer asleep?

 

[FiOS-Dave]

You might have "Wake on LAN" selected.
This can be disabled through the Control Panel.
Dave

 

[Michael Walraven]

Check:
Device manager
Network adapters
right click <your adapter>
properties
Power management
for my system (win 7) I have allow the computer to turn off this device to
save power CHECKED
Allow this device to wake the computer NOT CHECKED

Michael

 

[SC Tom]

From the start menu, I select to have the computer sleep, but it has been
waking up after 1 or 2 minutes. I think the DSL is causing the problem,
it's lights start flashing just before the computer wakes. Is there any
setting that can be adjusted to keep the computer asleep?

In addition to what the others have posted, if you have a NIC on the
motherboard, you may have to go into the BIOS. Look under the Power (or
similar title) category for a "Power on by LAN" or "Power on by PCI device"
setting and disable that also. Even though I had "Wake on LAN" disabled in
Windows, my Asus MB still brought my PC ought of sleep occasionally because
of network activity.

 

[MikeB]

Thanks, that worked.

 

[SC Tom]

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Check:
Device manager
Network adapters
right click <your adapter>
properties
Power management
for my system (win 7) I have allow the computer to turn off this device to
save power CHECKED

*** The problem I have on my Windows 7 notebook is that if I allow it to be
turned off, I can't reconnect to the network when coming out of hibernation
unless I manually disconnect then reconnect.

Allow this device to wake the computer NOT CHECKED

***This is all I needed to do on my notebook to keep it from waking up AND
being able to reconnect upon wake-up.