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Ken
I'm running W2K Professional, SP 4 on Dell Dimension 8100
desktop PC with Intel Pentium IV @ 1.7 GHz. The latest
FlashBIOS from Dell is installed. Windows Update is run
regularly.
Formerly, Windows gave a message that the device driver
for the NIC was preventing standby, but updating the
driver to the most recent version available fixed this.
The "Power Management setting to "Allow computer to turn
of this device to save power" is checked.
NOW, The PC "hangs" on "Preparing to enter Standby" unless
I first disconnect the established DSL connection (right
click on the icon and choose "disconnect"). The PC has to
be powered off. and rebooted. "Ctrl - Alt +
Delete", "Esc" and anything else I can think of do
nothing.
If I first "disconnect" the DSL connection
(Verizon "iVasion PoET Adapter by Wind River Systems), the
PC enters standby, BUT IT WON'T RESUME. Pushing the power
button (light blinking) turns the backlight on
continuously but the PC DOES NOT RESUME, AND THE MONITOR
COMES ON BUT INDICATES THAT IT IS STILL IN POWER SAVING
MODE AND INSTRUCITNG ME TO USE THE PC "SETTINGS" TO
REACTIVATE IT. I have to do a hard shutdown by holding in
the power button for 5 seconds or so.
Dell offers a fix for the LATTER BEHAVIOR, but the fix is
only for Windows XP and points me to its SP 1
(http://support.dell.com/us/en/kb/document.asp?dn=1071253).
The article seems to incriminate the "Pci.sys driver" not
waiting the required 10 msec for this behavior.
Is there a way to deal with this in W2K?
NEITHER DELL NOR VERIZON HAVE ANY HELP FOR THE "HANG"
ON "PREPARING TO ENTER STANDBY".
I've searched both Dell's and Microsoft KB archives
extensively but found no help for W2k.
Can anyone offer suggestions for fixing both problems?
Im desperate after wrestling with this for 2 years.
Please help anyone!
desktop PC with Intel Pentium IV @ 1.7 GHz. The latest
FlashBIOS from Dell is installed. Windows Update is run
regularly.
Formerly, Windows gave a message that the device driver
for the NIC was preventing standby, but updating the
driver to the most recent version available fixed this.
The "Power Management setting to "Allow computer to turn
of this device to save power" is checked.
NOW, The PC "hangs" on "Preparing to enter Standby" unless
I first disconnect the established DSL connection (right
click on the icon and choose "disconnect"). The PC has to
be powered off. and rebooted. "Ctrl - Alt +
Delete", "Esc" and anything else I can think of do
nothing.
If I first "disconnect" the DSL connection
(Verizon "iVasion PoET Adapter by Wind River Systems), the
PC enters standby, BUT IT WON'T RESUME. Pushing the power
button (light blinking) turns the backlight on
continuously but the PC DOES NOT RESUME, AND THE MONITOR
COMES ON BUT INDICATES THAT IT IS STILL IN POWER SAVING
MODE AND INSTRUCITNG ME TO USE THE PC "SETTINGS" TO
REACTIVATE IT. I have to do a hard shutdown by holding in
the power button for 5 seconds or so.
Dell offers a fix for the LATTER BEHAVIOR, but the fix is
only for Windows XP and points me to its SP 1
(http://support.dell.com/us/en/kb/document.asp?dn=1071253).
The article seems to incriminate the "Pci.sys driver" not
waiting the required 10 msec for this behavior.
Is there a way to deal with this in W2K?
NEITHER DELL NOR VERIZON HAVE ANY HELP FOR THE "HANG"
ON "PREPARING TO ENTER STANDBY".
I've searched both Dell's and Microsoft KB archives
extensively but found no help for W2k.
Can anyone offer suggestions for fixing both problems?
Im desperate after wrestling with this for 2 years.
Please help anyone!