from overnight, computer asks for password - HDD light stays on

[DaveG]

Two things:
1. if I leave my computer on overnight, when I press a key in the AM,
there's a pop-up saying that I have to supply my password.

Can I avoid this?

2. After this happens, the hard light drive stays on until I reboot.
I've opened the box and looked and the individual drive lights are NOT
on nor are the disks seeking/working or making any noise whatsoever.
Everything is functional and all hard disk diagnostics report no
problem.

What is this? (It's a SCSI drive system)

Dave

 

[Nepatsfan]

In (e-mail address removed) DaveG
wrote:

Two things:
1. if I leave my computer on overnight, when I press a key
in the AM, there's a pop-up saying that I have to supply my
password.

Can I avoid this?

2. After this happens, the hard light drive stays on until I
reboot. I've opened the box and looked and the individual
drive lights are NOT on nor are the disks seeking/working or
making any noise whatsoever. Everything is functional and
all hard disk diagnostics report no problem.

What is this? (It's a SCSI drive system)

Dave

1. Check the following settings:
Go to Control Panel.
Double click Display.
Click on the Screen Saver tab.
Make sure "On resume, password protect" is unchecked.
Next, hit the Power button.
This should bring up "Power Options Properties".
Click on the Advanced tab.
Remove the check mark from the box next to "Prompt for password
when computer resumes from standby".
Click OK twice.

2. I couldn't even give you a good guess.

Good luck

Nepatsfan