Stand-By Mode in Vista?

[Charliec]

In Win-XP, when my system heats up and and fans start going full
throttle, I would put the system in "Stand By" mode which would go
into sleep like mode and cut off the drives and various cards. Hitting
any key would bring it back.

I can't find the feature in Vista - I see the "Sleep" mode, but it
appears, all it does is shut off the monitor, while the drives and
cards fans are still going. What am I missing?

I'm new at Vista and still trying to get my feet on the ground.

Thanks for any tips.

Charliec
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Charliec

 

[Paul Smith]

Hello.

First off a question to ask, is this the same machine as Windows XP was
installed on?

If yes skip the next paragraph.

If no, then you'll probably need to go into the BIOS when you first turn the
computer on, and make sure that S3 Suspend is set, otherwise it is probably
S1 which is like you describe. Getting into the BIOS depends on the
computer manufacturer itself, its often opened by pressing Delete or F1 on
the first screen when powering on. The Suspend options will probably be
under Power options somewhere, but all the BIOS' are different.

Also, Windows Vista has something called 'Away mode' which is designed for
sharing media etc. This also puts the computer into a semi-sleep like you
describe, you can check to what that is set as in Control Panel > System and
Maintenance > Power Options > Change plan settings > Change advanced power
settings > Multimedia settings, and you want to make sure that the computer
is allowed to sleep.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[Charliec]

Thanks for the reply, I will look into this.

Charliec

Hello.

First off a question to ask, is this the same machine as Windows XP was
installed on?

If yes skip the next paragraph.

If no, then you'll probably need to go into the BIOS when you first turn the
computer on, and make sure that S3 Suspend is set, otherwise it is probably
S1 which is like you describe. Getting into the BIOS depends on the
computer manufacturer itself, its often opened by pressing Delete or F1 on
the first screen when powering on. The Suspend options will probably be
under Power options somewhere, but all the BIOS' are different.

Also, Windows Vista has something called 'Away mode' which is designed for
sharing media etc. This also puts the computer into a semi-sleep like you
describe, you can check to what that is set as in Control Panel > System and
Maintenance > Power Options > Change plan settings > Change advanced power
settings > Multimedia settings, and you want to make sure that the computer
is allowed to sleep.

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Charliec

 

[Charliec]

Hi Paul,
I took a look at the areas you indicated in Paragraph 2. Under Power,
there ae 3 "preferred plans" - Balanced, Power Saver, & High
Performance - each with a "change plan settings" - the first one
"Balanced" is checked. Under it's "change plan settings", thee are a
lot of options and a bit confusing.

Here's what I want to do:

In warm weather, my fans in the computer runs really loud, so when I'm
not using it, in XP I would put it in Stand-by mode and that would
shut down the monitor and the harddrives, etc, thus shutting off the
fans. A click on any key would bring it back to life.

When I look at Vista's Sleep mode, it appears to just shut of the
monitor, but the fans keep grinding away.

Is it possible to get this same XP type Stand-by effect under Vista -
with all the options, I was a bit scared to try things - as I said I'm
new to Vista and you are a MVP and probably know your way around much
better than I.

Any advise/directions you can provide?

Thanks for your time.
Charlie

Hello.

First off a question to ask, is this the same machine as Windows XP was
installed on?

If yes skip the next paragraph.

If no, then you'll probably need to go into the BIOS when you first turn the
computer on, and make sure that S3 Suspend is set, otherwise it is probably
S1 which is like you describe. Getting into the BIOS depends on the
computer manufacturer itself, its often opened by pressing Delete or F1 on
the first screen when powering on. The Suspend options will probably be
under Power options somewhere, but all the BIOS' are different.

Also, Windows Vista has something called 'Away mode' which is designed for
sharing media etc. This also puts the computer into a semi-sleep like you
describe, you can check to what that is set as in Control Panel > System and
Maintenance > Power Options > Change plan settings > Change advanced power
settings > Multimedia settings, and you want to make sure that the computer
is allowed to sleep.

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Charliec

 

[Lang Murphy]

Hi Paul,
I took a look at the areas you indicated in Paragraph 2. Under Power,
there ae 3 "preferred plans" - Balanced, Power Saver, & High
Performance - each with a "change plan settings" - the first one
"Balanced" is checked. Under it's "change plan settings", thee are a
lot of options and a bit confusing.

Here's what I want to do:

In warm weather, my fans in the computer runs really loud, so when I'm
not using it, in XP I would put it in Stand-by mode and that would
shut down the monitor and the harddrives, etc, thus shutting off the
fans. A click on any key would bring it back to life.

When I look at Vista's Sleep mode, it appears to just shut of the
monitor, but the fans keep grinding away.

Is it possible to get this same XP type Stand-by effect under Vista -
with all the options, I was a bit scared to try things - as I said I'm
new to Vista and you are a MVP and probably know your way around much
better than I.

Any advise/directions you can provide?

Thanks for your time.
Charlie


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Charliec

I have a Dell XPS Gen 2 here that sounds like a friggin' jet from the fan
noise. When I go into Sleep mode, the PC quiets down to no noise whatsoever.
I wonder if there's something that prevents your fans from shutting down?

Lang

 

[Charliec]

I have a Dell XPS Gen 2 here that sounds like a friggin' jet from the fan
noise. When I go into Sleep mode, the PC quiets down to no noise whatsoever.
I wonder if there's something that prevents your fans from shutting down?

Lang

Lang,

I figured it out. When I go into Sleep mode, the monitor shuts off
immediately, but it takes a couple of minutes before all the fans shut
off, but they do and I think I'm set. Vista is unlike XP where the
monitor and the fans shut off at about the same time.

Thanks for the reply.
Charliec
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Charliec

 

[Lang Murphy]

Lang,

I figured it out. When I go into Sleep mode, the monitor shuts off
immediately, but it takes a couple of minutes before all the fans shut
off, but they do and I think I'm set. Vista is unlike XP where the
monitor and the fans shut off at about the same time.

Thanks for the reply.
Charliec
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Charliec

Well... glad you sorted that out. In fact, it does take about a minute for
everything to "go toes up" on the XPS Gen 2... but it does. Glad yours does
too.

Lang