Computer randomly starts from sleep mode

2012-02-02 12:57:58

#1

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6797|Portland, OR, USA

Been a while since I've been here, but I've googled and cant figure it out so I figured I'd see if anyone around here can help.

Specs
Windows 7 x64
E8500
EVGA 680i SLi
460 GTX
8 Gigs ram

I put the computer to sleep and it randomly turns back on with no apparent pattern. I've disabled any antivirus/defrag/external hard drive backup schedules. I've shut off the "magic packet" wake setting under "network adapters" in the device manager.

Ideas?

2012-02-02 13:21:39

#2

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6792|Area 51

Had this twice this week too. Put my laptop in sleepmode and for no reason it turns on again, but the screen stays black.

2012-02-02 13:23:26

#3

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5711|Bolingbrook, Illinois

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2012-02-02 13:27:30

#4

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Can a Windows or other update cause the wake up?

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2012-02-02 13:28:31

#5

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6224

happens to me too #OMG

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2012-02-02 13:48:52

#6

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6795|NYC / Hamburg

Some USB device wake it up?

Shocks from you walking moving the mouse ever so slightly?

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2012-02-02 14:05:51

#7

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5711|Bolingbrook, Illinois

2012-02-02 15:39:43

#8

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6970|London

other than what everyone else said:

it's possible to set a scheduled task to wake the computer to run the task, i suppose it's possible a program could have created a scheduled task in there with that ticked

eg: http://i.imgur.com/Zurhk.png

also you can set the bios to turn the computer on when the power is disconnected and then reconnected to the power supply, doesn't seem very likely but maybe there was a spike in the power or a mini power cut or something? maybe try turning that setting off in the bios or setting it to resume last state.

2012-02-02 16:34:28

#9

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6728|so randum

max wrote:
Some USB device wake it up?

Shocks from you walking moving the mouse ever so slightly?

would this usb thing be why my taskbar pops up randomly, or the volume drops?

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2012-02-02 16:37:32

#10

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6966|Toronto | Canada

ive had this a few times in the past week i noticed. put it to sleep then into my bag and it was burning hot when i took it out. only happened recently too ive had to use hibernate #fwp

2012-02-02 16:39:08

#11

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6797|Portland, OR, USA

RDMC wrote:
Had this twice this week too. Put my laptop in sleepmode and for no reason it turns on again, but the screen stays black.

this, usually in the middle of the night. fucking annoying.

can't be a USB device (keyboard/mouse are the only things plugged in) - usually in the middle of the night so doubt it's vibrations from walking.

I live in an old ass house so I wouldn't be surprised if the the electrical stuff is a little shoddy.

Also there's a "mcupdate_scheduled" thing in the task scheduler that has the "wake the computer" box checked and it's set for every day at 12:07AM (thought it usually turns on between 1230 and 1245) would it be bad to disable it?

2012-02-02 19:06:02

#12

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6517|Pacific NW, USA

My desktop does this as well. Usually within 20 minutes of putting it on sleep. Duh other nite muh wife and I wurr all leik doin it n sheeit and den duh compooter came on and we wurr leik. 0-o

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2012-02-02 19:23:23

#13

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6224

*they're watching you do it*

2012-02-03 09:05:37

#14

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6797|Portland, OR, USA

Hah.. good to see that things haven't changed much

2012-02-03 11:24:16

#15

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6517|Pacific NW, USA

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
*they're watching you do it*

That's what i thought.

it turned me on.

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2012-02-03 11:48:47

#16

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,978|6859|949

This happened to me last night. Computer woke up but the screen was still black. Wtf...

2012-02-08 15:51:58

#17

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2012-02-08 16:20:22

#18

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6966|Toronto | Canada

i assume its a windows update fuckup. its still happening to me, if i want to put it in sleep mode i need to hit sleep mode, close it, wait 10 seconds for it to decide to start up again then open and close it again

2012-02-08 20:30:33

#19

HaiBai: Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me; +304|5711|Bolingbrook, Illinois

CommieChipmunk wrote:
RDMC wrote:
Had this twice this week too. Put my laptop in sleepmode and for no reason it turns on again, but the screen stays black.
this, usually in the middle of the night. fucking annoying.

can't be a USB device (keyboard/mouse are the only things plugged in) - usually in the middle of the night so doubt it's vibrations from walking.

I live in an old ass house so I wouldn't be surprised if the the electrical stuff is a little shoddy.

Also there's a "mcupdate_scheduled" thing in the task scheduler that has the "wake the computer" box checked and it's set for every day at 12:07AM (thought it usually turns on between 1230 and 1245) would it be bad to disable it?

mcupdate? sounds a lot like mcafee update. in that case, delete that shit you dont want that

2012-02-09 08:19:43