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O-kay, So I built my computer a little over a year ago, and its my baby.

My issue is this: I can't get it to go into standby mode, -it jumps in for about 30 seconds, then right back out, with a ctrl+alt+del prompt to unlock the computer, ( I know how to turn that off, I just like it so much).
No matter what I do it won't stay in standby, at first I thought It was an issue with the mouse, but nothing happened when I switched mice, so I tried around the bios, apparently soft-on is known to jump a computer out of stand-by, no such luck (theres a really good chance I did that wrong- bis scares me sometimes)

I would just love to not have to waste so much electricity on this computer, *I would turn it off, but I'm one of those legal downloaders*, (most of my hd is full but stand-by didn't work when it was empty)
I know this post seems erratic and I must sound like I only have the vaguest idea as to what I'm doing, but I assure you, I'm just trying to cover all of my bases, and figure this thing out.

So, anyone who can help me, thankyou, anyone who can't, thankyou anyway
-Lyz

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reported the PC appears to enter Standby briefly then immediately resumes to the locked logon screen. That pattern almost always means something is configured to wake the machine right after suspend: an input device, the network adapter (Wake‑on‑LAN), a scheduled wake timer/task, or a BIOS/motherboard power setting. ’s request for BIOS/motherboard details is relevant because some boards expose wake options and ACPI sleep-type choices; ’s download question is also important — Standby normally suspends the CPU and most device activity, so active downloads stop in that state. (support.microsoft.com)

Suggested quick diagnostics (safe, reversible)

Run these from an elevated command prompt (if powercfg is present) to find what can wake the system and what woke it last:

powercfg /devicequery wake_armed
powercfg /lastwake
powercfg /waketimers

Those commands list wake‑armed devices, report the last wake source, and enumerate active wake timers. Use the exact names returned by the first command when changing device settings. (learn.microsoft.com)

Key GUI and BIOS checks (do these in roughly this order)

  • Device Manager: open properties for Keyboard, Mouse, USB Root Hubs, Network Adapter and on the Power Management tab clear “Allow this device to wake the computer” for anything unwanted.
  • Network adapter: check the Advanced tab for Wake on Magic Packet/Pattern Match and either disable them or set “Only allow a magic packet” if WoL is wanted. Also check BIOS for Wake‑on‑LAN / “Resume by PCI/PCIe” and temporarily disable. (support.microsoft.com)

Other likely causes and followups

  • Scheduled tasks or wake timers can wake the system; check Task Scheduler and the task Conditions for “Wake the computer to run this task”, and use powercfg /waketimers to find active timers.
  • If the above fails, update chipset, NIC and video drivers and the motherboard BIOS (record original BIOS settings first). Check Event Viewer for wake/resume entries to narrow the source. If downloads must continue unattended, Standby is not suitable — leave the system on or use a different solution. (learn.microsoft.com)

Cautions: note original BIOS settings before changes and update drivers/firmware only from trusted vendor pages.

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I know this post seems erratic...

Not really, but a bit light on specifics perhaps ;)

Can you give us the exact make/model of the computer, a run-down of the hardware specs and BIOS make/version, and any other info that would help (for instance- has this been a problem since you first built the 'puter, or has it started happening more recently than that)?

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the exact make/model of the computer, a run-down of the hardware specs and BIOS make/version, and any other info that would help (for instance- has this been a problem since you first built the 'puter, or has it started happening more recently than that)?

Okay I built this- but here
AMD Athalon xp 2500+
1.84 GHz
1.00 GB ram
LanParty NFII Ultra -board

Running Win XP Pro
Genie BIOS v.03
and one by HighPoint technology v.03

I've never been able to go into standby

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