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    G73 keeps automatically sleeping, but the setting is off!

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Divine_Madcat, Jan 3, 2011.

  1. Divine_Madcat

    Divine_Madcat Notebook Evangelist

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    OK, so I am hoping somebody can help with this, since i am puzzled. Call me crazy, but i am the kind of guy who leaves his computer on overnight, and its no exception with my new G73 (best buy version). However, for some reason, it keeps going to sleep; the thing is, i have changed every power profile option i can find to make it not do so. It is set to never sleep, never turn off the HDD, and do nothing on lid closing. I have gone into the advanced options, but nothing there seems like the culprit either.

    Any ideas guys? It is really annoying to leave my downloads going at night only to find they didn't make any actual progress (and thus i am no closer to having my new system set up....).
     
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  2. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    Divine_Madcat, I am on a a slow internet connection so I know all about overnight downloads! Are you using Power4Gear? If so I would switch to one of the 3 standard windows 7 power profiles. If you really like Power4Gear Hybrid Utility are you using the latest Version V1.1.42?
    Also what BIOS are you on, I had a sleep issue (not exactly like yours though)and going from 207 to 209 fixed the problem I had. Good Luck Josea
     
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  3. polish_pat

    polish_pat Notebook Consultant

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    had the same problem, it was resolved when i switched to to the stock power schemed in windows
     
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    Thanks for the advice, both of you. I am currently using the "Power4Gear" high performance profile, but i have no love for it, so i will certainly give the W7 defaults a try.

    As it is, i am on the latest vBios and system bios (211) - it was the first thing i did when getting this system actually. :)
     
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    <MarkS> Notebook Village Idiot

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    ....also check the hibernate settings if you haven't already....maybe it's hibernating, not sleeping?
     
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  6. polish_pat

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    in fact im sure he means hybernating...anyways, my comp hd hibernation issues and power4gear was the culprit
     
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