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    Sleep Mode issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by AtolSammeek, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. AtolSammeek

    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    It has been a long time I been on the forums.

    Just give you updates on the laptop. They keyboard lighting was not a software issue it was Motherboard. Been fix.

    The Main issue now sleep mode. hybrid sleep mode.

    Basicly when I want to watch tv I eather close the lid or manualy set the computer for sleep mode. So it save where I am at. Keyboard laptop light turn off and the Alienware head slowly glows off and on. Which is what it what it should do. When exiting sleep mode.

    Now 15% to 20% of the time

    1 The computer turns off Automaticly and when you reboot you get the message Your computer did not turn off right do you want to restart windows normaly.
    2 The computer turns off automaticly and when you reboot windows starts up normal.
    3 Before you hit login screen it shuts off.

    Ok things that I checked or tried
    I check the Problem report Solutions.
    Ok disabled everything on msconfig as in startup and everything but MSMirosoft Services.
    Differnt Ram 2x 4gb of DDR2 5300 667mhz. (Notice a jump in game speed) 2x 512mb ddr2 5300 667mhz
    Windows Vista on secondary hard drive.
    tried differnt Bluetooth items. Internal, Belkin both from alienware and Logitech. Disabled them all
    Tried it with 1 Hard drive.
    On a Nexus laptop cooler (it hardly feels warm kinda useless for this laptop)
    Cleaned the GPUs and CPU Fans.
    Closed lid or start menu sleep mode.
    Just on battery power or Power supply.
    Made sure nothing was Loaded but windows Applications.

    This problem seems to progress over time.
    The computer running games temps are cpu are 42c gpu are 59c and 66c.

    One request from other M15X and M17X leave the laptop in Sleep mode for a few hours a few times and see if your computer shuts down. That will show it eather windows or the computer issue. It will tend to happen in less then one Min. and please save your work before doing so.

    Oh I can not get to Cmos battery.
     
    AtolSammeek, Mar 10, 2009
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  2. findvikas

    findvikas Notebook Deity

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    This is Windows + GM965 board issue... almost all of m15x owners face this issue I guess. I have changed the setting to hibernate instead of sleep
     
    findvikas, Mar 10, 2009
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  3. AtolSammeek

    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    Ya findvikas that what the tech told me to do use hibernate. Second try on hibernate mode. But my system shut off. I will try hibernate mode a few times and see if the problem keeps happing.
     
    AtolSammeek, Mar 10, 2009
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    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    I also get this same problem sometimes on my m15x too. So, I just put it to sleep nowadays.
     
    kobe, Mar 10, 2009
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  5. AtolSammeek

    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    So dhoang417 your sleep mode work but hibernate messes up?
     
    AtolSammeek, Mar 10, 2009
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