Keyboard is DOA after resume from Standby

[Brian K]

I have an Aopen windows keyboard. It's on an AMD 64 3700+ Socket 754
1G RAM system. When I resume from Standby, it just doesn't get turned
back on. I've contacted Aopen but haven't found anything to help.
Suggestions, advice please.

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[Sharon F]

I have an Aopen windows keyboard. It's on an AMD 64 3700+ Socket 754
1G RAM system. When I resume from Standby, it just doesn't get turned
back on. I've contacted Aopen but haven't found anything to help.
Suggestions, advice please.

USB? If yes, go into Device Manager and find the entry for your keyboard.
Double click on it to open its properties. On the page marked Power
Management, uncheck the box next to "allow the computer to turn off this
device to save power." If you continue to have the same problem, repeat the
above exercise for your USB ports.

If there are updates available for your keyboard software/drivers, might
want to give them a try. They may deal better with standby conditions.

Also, could check the availability of motherboard updates that address
various power management issues. If any are available, read the
documentation carefully. Updating motherboards can be a tricky business and
you should be fully confident about performing such an update *before*
starting the update process.

 

[Brian K]

USB? If yes, go into Device Manager and find the entry for your keyboard.
Double click on it to open its properties. On the page marked Power
Management, uncheck the box next to "allow the computer to turn off this
device to save power." If you continue to have the same problem, repeat the
above exercise for your USB ports.

If there are updates available for your keyboard software/drivers, might
want to give them a try. They may deal better with standby conditions.

Also, could check the availability of motherboard updates that address
various power management issues. If any are available, read the
documentation carefully. Updating motherboards can be a tricky business and
you should be fully confident about performing such an update *before*
starting the update process.

Thanks Sharon. I failed to mention it's a PS2 keyboard.

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[Sharon F]

Thanks Sharon. I failed to mention it's a PS2 keyboard.

You're welcome. It's been a very long time since I've used a PS/2
keyboard... Might find power management settings for it in Device Manager;
might not. Worth a look, I guess.

 

[Brian K]

You're welcome. It's been a very long time since I've used a PS/2
keyboard... Might find power management settings for it in Device Manager;
might not. Worth a look, I guess.

No Power Management settings to be found in Keyboard Properties under
Device Manager. Any other ideas?

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[Sharon F]

On 6/30/2006 2:35 PM Sharon F did the "monkey dance", then made these
writings:
No Power Management settings to be found in Keyboard Properties under
Device Manager. Any other ideas?

Yes, check for updates. Sometimes drivers and software have issues with
power management. The keyboard uses at the very least drivers. To use
"extra" features such as user configurable keys, a keyboard program is
probably installed as well. Either one of these can have issues with
standby.

If you do use supplemental software for the keyboard, try disabling it.
Sometimes running on drivers only, "problems" melt away. If this happens,
you'll have to choose between standby and any benefits you experience from
its software. At least until an updated package is released for the
keyboard software.

Also, drivers or a particular BIOS version for a motherboard can have
issues. If updates are available, check the update documentation to see if
standby issues are being addressed. If they are listed, then consider
applying that update to your system. If a BIOS update, proceed with
caution.