I'm at my wit's end: Weird Sleep Problem :-(

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ChriskK

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I had zero problem with my home built PC until recently (Vista Ultimate 32, Intel Q6600, Corsair 4GB).

When waking up from a long sleep (several hours), the PC reboots with an error saying, "It didn't shut down properly" or something like that. However, when waking up from a short sleep (e.g., 30 minutes), it properly wakes up. Hibernation works fine, too.

-No hardware or software was added before the problem started.
-I checked power setting and everything looks fine (HDD goes into sleep after 43 minutes, PC goes into sleep after 45 minutes, hybrid sleep disabled, etc.).
-Updated the video driver
-Updated Vista
-I gave the PC a torture test by running various benchmark programs for hours. The PC works 100%.

What might cause this weird problem?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    Intel Bad Axe 2
    Memory
    Corsair 4G
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon X5000
    Sound Card
    Creative Lab
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 24"

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
Welcome
Do you have a problem with a normal shutdown?
Yes?. Then the problem is a pure shut down problem.
No? Then it is related to sleep. Make sure that you are not set for power conservation and that
your power function is set to performance.
In addition, after the problem go to search and type event viewer. Put your cursor in the left panel (adminstrative) and look for any errors or critical ratings of the various problems.
Finally, and this is a good test. Try a clean boot then go to sleep. If it works follow procedure.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
this is for Vista, too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
It could also be that the time at which the display goes to sleep and the computer goes to sleep are too close. You might try 35 and 45 minutes respectively.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
Yard Dog said:
Hello, yes, that is strange. Try this program to check your files : http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html If it does find any integrity issues , run it up to 4 or 5 times to make sure it fixed all it could.
Click to expand...

This seems to have fixed the problem (fingers crossed). It reported and fixed an integrity issue. If my PC wakes up from sleep without a problem, I'll mark this thread as solved.

PS. To other posters: The PC has no other issues and shuts down with no problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    Intel Bad Axe 2
    Memory
    Corsair 4G
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon X5000
    Sound Card
    Creative Lab
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 24"
Yard Dog has his paws crossed .. hope that works.. woof woof ..
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
I spoke too soon :-( The same problem came back.

I suspect it's a hardware problem. I shut the PC down (the last time I shut down my PC was last November). When I pressed the power button, it struggled to boot as if it didn't have enough power. Fans didn't run at full speeds, and hard & DVD drives struggled to spin. Several tries didn't work. Then, I unplugged the power cord, left the PC for a while draining the PSU, and then pressed the power button. The PC booted fine. I shut the PC down again to test. It didn't boot. Only after did I drain the PSU, the PC booted fine.

Memtest resulted in no memory error. I used Seatool to test my hard drives and got no error.

If it's indeed a problem with the PSU (it's a Zalman 550W), then why is my PC fine even when it's subjected to a torture test (e.g., running 3D Mark for hours)? Shouldn't it stress the PSU and result in a crash or something like that?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    Intel Bad Axe 2
    Memory
    Corsair 4G
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon X5000
    Sound Card
    Creative Lab
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 24"
Wondering if BIOS has issues.. check chipset drivers for any update . Speccy has hardware info on Mobo.. free program : Speccy - Download Double check that please.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
I think it may be a psu. Can you get another ps to try it out? Even for a small redstocking fee, it'd be easy and worth trying.


ChriskK said:
I spoke too soon :-( The same problem came back.

I suspect it's a hardware problem. I shut the PC down (the last time I shut down my PC was last November). When I pressed the power button, it struggled to boot as if it didn't have enough power. Fans didn't run at full speeds, and hard & DVD drives struggled to spin. Several tries didn't work. Then, I unplugged the power cord, left the PC for a while draining the PSU, and then pressed the power button. The PC booted fine. I shut the PC down again to test. It didn't boot. Only after did I drain the PSU, the PC booted fine.

Memtest resulted in no memory error. I used Seatool to test my hard drives and got no error.

If it's indeed a problem with the PSU (it's a Zalman 550W), then why is my PC fine even when it's subjected to a torture test (e.g., running 3D Mark for hours)? Shouldn't it stress the PSU and result in a crash or something like that?
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
richc46 said:
Welcome
Do you have a problem with a normal shutdown?
Yes?. Then the problem is a pure shut down problem.
No? Then it is related to sleep. Make sure that you are not set for power conservation and that
your power function is set to performance.
In addition, after the problem go to search and type event viewer. Put your cursor in the left panel (adminstrative) and look for any errors or critical ratings of the various problems.
Finally, and this is a good test. Try a clean boot then go to sleep. If it works follow procedure.
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup - Windows 7 Forums
this is for Vista, too.
Click to expand...

No one here, including myself, can guaranatee a solution, but dont forget these.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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