Sleep Mode

dac419 · 08-16-2006, 12:14 PM

Good Afternoon!

For the past month, I've been having problems with my acer going into sleep mode. Everytime I try to put it into sleep mode, my screen will go black but it doesn't quite make it to sleep. The light that indicates that it is asleep

doesn't go on. When I press the power button to 'wake' it, nothing happens. I now have to press and hold the power button to comletely turn off the computer.

I'm not very good with computers, so small words of what you need to know would be appreciated

Thank you so much

dac

dac419 · 08-16-2006, 01:01 PM

can any help me ?

**Terrister** · 08-16-2006, 03:08 PM

Normally this is an issue with a driver. Try updating your video driver 1st. The Acer site should have updated drivers.

dac419 · 08-16-2006, 09:30 PM

thank you so much...i'll try that!!!

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 11:45 AM

Hi, me again....so I went to the acer webpage and updated my video driver.....it didn't help unfortunately :( Any other suggestions?!

Also, while I have you, I noticed at the Acer website there were other driver updates, I've never been there before, should I be downloading all of them?!

**Terrister** · 08-18-2006, 02:18 PM

yes. Try them one at a time.

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 03:07 PM

okay....so these are all the drivers and downloads that i can get for my notebook.....should I be downloading all of these, b/c I don't know what any of the do or mean.......
Title
Modem Drivers
Touchpad Drivers
Flash BIOS vR01-A1D
Audio Drivers
Launch Manager Utility
cdrw32.bdb
Chipset Drivers
LAN Drivers
Video Drivers
Wireless Drivers

**laboye** · 08-18-2006, 03:38 PM

Well, the modem driver is for your modem, the touchpad driver is for your touchpad, the Flash BIOS will update your BIOS (which might help), the audio drivers are for your sound, the launch manager is probably for shortcut buttons on the keyboard, cdrw32 is probably a firmware update for the CD drive, the chipset drivers are for your chipset, the LAN is for your network card, the video is for your video card and your wireless drivers is for your wireless card. You should try the BIOS update. If that fails, proceed in updating all of the drivers, one at a time. You might have to disable sleep altogether...

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 03:56 PM

What does this mean?!?! Do I just put in a diskette and save it to that drive? or do I save it to the computer?!?!?

Description
This is a Flash BIOS for the TravelMate 230/280 systems. Ensure that you have a blank bootable diskette for this self-extracting file to expand to. Insert the diskette and boot the system to install the Flash BIOS R01-A1D.

**Terrister** · 08-18-2006, 04:02 PM

you download it to the computer. when you run it it makes a floppy you boot your computer from to update your bios.

I think I would try the chipset driiver update before you do the bios update

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 04:39 PM

as i was running the bios one, and it was doing whatever it does to the disk, a message appeared saying 'can't create output file A:\MSDOS.SYS'

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 04:41 PM

oh and i already did the chipset one....it didn't work :( but when i reboot (b/c it asks me to) when I'm on windows again, am I supposed to do anything? or does it do whatever it does automatically after that?!

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 04:47 PM

ARgh....i'm sorry for bombarding you with questions....but I decided to download the one forlaunch manager while i waited for on of you to reply...so it asked me to unzip ...and it did...and then i clicked on run....and now it's asking me to confirm an unistall saying ; 'do you want to completely remove the selected application and all its components?' do i?!?!?

**Terrister** · 08-18-2006, 05:47 PM

Not sure about one for launch, but that brings up another question from me.

What programs do you have running on startup? Some programs can also cause problems with the computer going into standby.

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 05:51 PM

umm lol :) how do i know what programs are runningin start up?!

dac419 · 08-18-2006, 07:08 PM

well i'm off the computer for the night...so i'll check back tomorrow to see if you've replied...thanks again for all the help you've been giving me!

**Terrister** · 08-18-2006, 08:09 PM

Go to start,run and type msconfig. Now go to the startup tab and see what programms start when your computer turns on. If you are not sure about them, post here or Google them.

dac419 · 08-21-2006, 07:21 PM

Okay, these are the onesthat are checked off.....
LaunApp-igfxtray-hkcmd-AGRSMMSG-acgcc-MSASCui-taskswitch-dlbubmgr-memcard-jusched-gttask-ctfmon-adobereader

08-16-2006, 12:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	Sleep Mode Good Afternoon! For the past month, I've been having problems with my acer going into sleep mode. Everytime I try to put it into sleep mode, my screen will go black but it doesn't quite make it to sleep. The light that indicates that it is asleep doesn't go on. When I press the power button to 'wake' it, nothing happens. I now have to press and hold the power button to comletely turn off the computer. I'm not very good with computers, so small words of what you need to know would be appreciated Thank you so much dac

08-16-2006, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	Normally this is an issue with a driver. Try updating your video driver 1st. The Acer site should have updated drivers. __________________

08-18-2006, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	yes. Try them one at a time. __________________

08-18-2006, 03:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Well, the modem driver is for your modem, the touchpad driver is for your touchpad, the Flash BIOS will update your BIOS (which might help), the audio drivers are for your sound, the launch manager is probably for shortcut buttons on the keyboard, cdrw32 is probably a firmware update for the CD drive, the chipset drivers are for your chipset, the LAN is for your network card, the video is for your video card and your wireless drivers is for your wireless card. You should try the BIOS update. If that fails, proceed in updating all of the drivers, one at a time. You might have to disable sleep altogether... __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler

08-18-2006, 04:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	you download it to the computer. when you run it it makes a floppy you boot your computer from to update your bios. I think I would try the chipset driiver update before you do the bios update __________________ Last edited by Terrister; 08-18-2006 at 04:03 PM.

08-16-2006, 01:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	can any help me ?

08-16-2006, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	thank you so much...i'll try that!!!

08-18-2006, 11:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	Hi, me again....so I went to the acer webpage and updated my video driver.....it didn't help unfortunately :( Any other suggestions?! Also, while I have you, I noticed at the Acer website there were other driver updates, I've never been there before, should I be downloading all of them?!

08-18-2006, 03:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	okay....so these are all the drivers and downloads that i can get for my notebook.....should I be downloading all of these, b/c I don't know what any of the do or mean....... Title Modem Drivers Touchpad Drivers Flash BIOS vR01-A1D Audio Drivers Launch Manager Utility cdrw32.bdb Chipset Drivers LAN Drivers Video Drivers Wireless Drivers

08-18-2006, 03:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	What does this mean?!?! Do I just put in a diskette and save it to that drive? or do I save it to the computer?!?!? Description This is a Flash BIOS for the TravelMate 230/280 systems. Ensure that you have a blank bootable diskette for this self-extracting file to expand to. Insert the diskette and boot the system to install the Flash BIOS R01-A1D.

08-18-2006, 04:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	as i was running the bios one, and it was doing whatever it does to the disk, a message appeared saying 'can't create output file A:\MSDOS.SYS'

08-18-2006, 04:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	oh and i already did the chipset one....it didn't work :( but when i reboot (b/c it asks me to) when I'm on windows again, am I supposed to do anything? or does it do whatever it does automatically after that?!

08-18-2006, 04:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	ARgh....i'm sorry for bombarding you with questions....but I decided to download the one forlaunch manager while i waited for on of you to reply...so it asked me to unzip ...and it did...and then i clicked on run....and now it's asking me to confirm an unistall saying ; 'do you want to completely remove the selected application and all its components?' do i?!?!?

08-18-2006, 05:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	Not sure about one for launch, but that brings up another question from me. What programs do you have running on startup? Some programs can also cause problems with the computer going into standby. __________________

08-18-2006, 05:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	umm lol :) how do i know what programs are runningin start up?!

08-18-2006, 07:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	well i'm off the computer for the night...so i'll check back tomorrow to see if you've replied...thanks again for all the help you've been giving me!

08-18-2006, 08:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	Go to start,run and type msconfig. Now go to the startup tab and see what programms start when your computer turns on. If you are not sure about them, post here or Google them. __________________

08-21-2006, 07:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
dac419 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12 OS: WinXP	Okay, these are the onesthat are checked off..... LaunApp-igfxtray-hkcmd-AGRSMMSG-acgcc-MSASCui-taskswitch-dlbubmgr-memcard-jusched-gttask-ctfmon-adobereader