I can't use StandBy mode in Win 2000?

[zxczxc]

I just installed Win 2000 over my WinME system. WinME had no problem
detecting my ACPI enabled, but Win 2000 does not seem to use it. It just
says APM is enabled. I'd like to be able to put my system in StandBy mode. I can't do that now. Does anybody know what could be the problem?

 

[Sugadaddy]

It can be many things. Standby and hibernate just sucks in Win2K. I reinstall the OS, and it seems to work fine, but after a few days for no reason it doesn't work anymore. (goes into standby once, but hangs the second time I try it, so I have to reboot) I don't use it anymore, I just got tired of trying to make it work right. Good luck...

 

[Doctorweir]

Hmmm, even hibernate works fine with my system...did you activate all neccessary options in the power options?

 

[Kindjal]

I have similar issues in Win2k. My computer goes for periods at a time where it will not shut down. I click "shut down"...and the computer just restarts itself. This is a total pain in the ass. It also will not hibernate. It is certainly a software issue...at least on my computer.

Bill Gates needs to drop me a line so he and I can fix this problem.

 

[jaywallen]

Hibernate and standby work perfectly under W2K on the hundreds of machines at the locations I serve. Sounds like hardware / driver issues to me.

 

[jaywallen]

BTW, it occurs to me that you're not talking about notebooks. You do know that hibernate and standby are primarily useful for portable systems, right? A lot of desktop motherboards (and especially the cards / peripherals that get used with them) are not any great shakes at the more advanced ACPI functions. All of our desktops do standby and hibernate, but we were very careful in the choice of hardware. I, frankly, don't see why anyone bothers -- except with a portable system.

 

[TruculentTucan]

On my system, if I select Standby, the screen goes blank but everything still runs at full power. So much for it working 😉