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laptop into stby mode?

I have just installed a new HDD into my Dell Latitude X200 and installed WinXp Pro (as previously installed) with the old HDD setup when I closed the lid the system went into STBY mode, but it does'nt now? I have looked in the (control panel - power options- advanced settings) and in the box for (what to do when lid closed) it says (do nothing) with no other options available?? also on the normal (turn off computer) box it only gives the option too:- Restart or Turn off, the Stby button is greyed out??
Any ideas????

nigel
June 2009

Dell Computers, Notebooks/Laptop PCs

Well I don't know but my book on XP says...

"...you should disable all power management features in your computer's BIOS. Run its set up program (Del or F1 during power up) and browse the menus for all settings related to power management. Power management should be under the exclusive control of the operating system. When theOS and the BIOS contend for control problems often result."

It also says...

"Power management features - in particular standby & hibernation - rely on device drivers that support power management in addition to additional hardware. In particular, incompatible video drivers prevent these features from working. The built in VGA driver for example is a bare bones driver that doesn't support power management. If standby & hibernate don't work, install an updated driver for your display driver."

Good luck...

P
June 2009

Yes and saved it

nigel
June 2009

On the first Tab - Power Schemes - have you selected Portable/Laptop ?

Peccavi
June 2009