Power Saving Mode doesn't work?!

[Mags]

Hello, I thought I would test to see if the power saving mode on my PC would work, I have XP of course.

I set the shut off screen to 5minutes and shut off HDD to 5minutes and sat back, nothing happened.

Any thoughts?

See attachment.

[Potato Salad]

lol i take it you hit Apply after making the settings change?

[Mags]

Yes !

Just tried it again .. sommat wrong somewhere !

[Potato Salad]

What OS are you using
Derf this in teh the XP section my bad

[Potato Salad]

So when u try to get it into its powersaving mode are there any programs running in the system tray? alt+crlt+delete

[Mags]

Ah, yes I'm using Windows XP.

And yes of course, there would be programs running, because I'm trying to test it. Cos if something happens to me, when the computer's on, it looks like the computer will stay on for ever .. well until one of the people who hold a key to my house can come and turn it off.

So, this is more about my peace of mind, rather than power saving.

I'm beginning to see what you're saying. The Power Options 'turn off' would only happen if nothing was running on the PC, not if I am not touching the keyboard. So what is the point of having Power Saving Options if the system doesn't turn itself off?

My Belkin UPS only turns everything off if the Electricity Supply fails.

Ohh, hmm....

[Ferrit]

Frankly I dont use power saving. Had too many harddrives go to sleep and not wake up again. Even though software is ready for this, a lot of hardware is still not as far as I can see.

[Mags]

Hmm, Ferrit, I wonder why the option is there, if it won't work?

[emr]

I'm beginning to see what you're saying. The Power Options 'turn off' would only happen if nothing was running on the PC

No, power saving "should" work whether apps are running or not. It will even hibernate the pc with running apps if you tell it to. The HD may not go to sleep because various bits and pieces are keeping it awake but the screen at least should do.

I've had this before for hibernation but never for screen and HD. Really can't remember what it was though. Anything running in the background that may be causing this?

emr

[Ferrit]

Hmm, Ferrit, I wonder why the option is there, if it won't work?

As you get more familiar with MS you will find many things that are offered and should work but do not

[confus-ed]

As you get more familiar with MS you will find many things that are offered and should work but do not

Amen to that one !

[Mags]

As you get more familiar with MS you will find many things that are offered and should work but do not

Hmm, yes, I've only been using it, since August 2002 .. and there they are bringing out Vista, when they haven't got XP working properly yet .. hmm ..

[OvenMaster]

I've been running Folding@Home and leaving the PC running unattended for hours at a clip since June 2004, and I had my Power Options set to shut the screen down after 10 minutes, and any hard drives after 5 minutes. Worked fine until two days ago. Now, the screen will just blink and come right back on, and the hard drives never shut down anymore, no matter what settings I put in there. I guess it'd be too much to ask if anyone knows how to make 'em work properly again?
Tom

[Mags]

Tom, I don't know the answer ...

And welcome to Windrivers.

I wonder if you may get more replies if you start a new thread for your question? Just a thought.

Take care.