Re: Hibernate comes on by itself?

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/01/05


Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:13:54 -0700

Ah, there you go. Good job! Glad you got it worked out.

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Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:7KBLd.2224$CW1.284@fe06.lga,
rwrede <rwrede2@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> Fixed... went to System>Hardware>Device Mgr.>Network Adaptor (and
> Modem)Properties>Power Management> uncheck "Allow this device to
> bring the computer out of standby"
> 
> 
> 
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eM5n8ZkBFHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Look for some sort of Wake-Up event, usually under Power Management.
>> 
>> Modem (Wake on Ring) or network card (Wake on LAN).
>> 
>> BIOS is an acronym for basic input/output system.
>> 
>> CMOS is short for complementary metal oxide semiconductor. 
>> Pronounced see-moss, CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor.
>> 
>> BIOS is often confused with CMOS.
>> 
>> CMOS is the physical computer chip that holds the BIOS settings in
>> memory. 
>> 
>> The CMOS or Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor is an on-board
>> semiconductor chip.  Which requires very low power generated from
>> various types of CMOS batteries. This chip is used to store
>> important system information and configuration settings while the
>> computer is off and on. This also allows things such as your time
>> and date to be stored on your computer.  This important system
>> information is the BIOS info. 
>> 
>> The BIOS settings that you use to control how your PC works must be
>> saved in
>> non-volatile memory so that they are preserved even when the machine
>> is off.
>> This is as opposed to regular system memory, which is cleared each
>> time you
>> turn off the PC.  A special type of memory is used to store this
>> information, called CMOS memory, and a very small battery is used to
>> trickle
>> a small charge to it to make sure that the data it holds is always
>> preserved.  These memories are very small, typically 64 bytes, and
>> the batteries that they use typically last for years.
>> 
>> --
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>> 
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> 
>> In news:0iRKd.2410$Tn4.1969@fe06.lga,
>> rwrede <rwrede2@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I checked the BIOS (Phoenix CMOS?) and fished through the different
>>> tabs, General, Power, etc and can't find anything. I don't think I
>>> was in the BIOS, I've seen a fellow at work in bios and it didn't
>>> look the same. Mine said CMOS
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OYB5B0iBFHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Check your BIOS for On Modem Ring or On LAN or Wake on LAN or Wake
>>>> On Modem
>>>> or similar.
>>>> 
>>>> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>>>> 
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>> 
>>>> In news:W9QKd.2374$Cb3.2038@fe06.lga,
>>>> rwrede <rwrede2@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> I have my computer Hibernate overnight but I noticed it coming on
>>>>> by itself about 9:15-9:40 am. I know this is strange because in
>>>>> hibernation only physically turning it back on is supposed to be
>>>>> the only way to bring it out of hibernation, no prompting by a
>>>>> program (such as "update" or the like) will work. How is it
>>>>> coming on by itself?
>>>>> 
>>>>> HP, windows XP, SP2 (sp2 was installed at factory not downloaded)


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