Power options: monitor set to go off after inactivity but keeps coming back on

[jbclem]

I have my monitor set in the Win2000 Power Options power scheme to go off after 2
minutes of inactivity, and it does...but a few minutes later it turns back on. This is
a new problem, I've been using the power scheme successfully for quite a while but now
this problem. I've tried putting up a window with no activity, which was never
necessary before, but that doesn't help.

Any suggestions? I don't want to turn the monitor off physically(Samsung 17" LCD)
because it has a different problem with the backlights and doesn't always come back on.

John

 

[Bob I]

Determine what software or hardware is responsible for waking up the PC.

 

[jbclem]

I'll take suggestions as to how to do this.

Determine what software or hardware is responsible for waking up the PC.

 

[Bob I]

Software (what programs are running in the background)
Hardware ( do you have a wireless mouse or keyboard )

 

[Dan Seur]

Could also be mechanical, a small intermittent vibration a mouse etc is
sensing.

 

[jbclem]

Thanks for the suggestions. I do have a wireless mouse, but it hasn't caused this
problem before and it spends the night in the same position it always has. Same with
software programs, nothing new that I don't know about but perhaps an upgrade has
changed something. I'll try closing some of the programs that I usually leave on.

John

 

[Bob I]

Wireless mouse receiver can pick up interference and wake the system up too.