P67: Machine shuts off when entering sleep mode

[you2]

I put together a P67 machine (msi p67a-g65) and the only real issue i have is that when the machine enters sleep mode (power saving) it goes off.

If I disable that option in windows then everything else seems fine (monitor goes off at the appropriate time).

What i can't tell is who's fault (i.e, bios, chipset, windows 7, ...). When I restart the machine windows shows a lost of power event.

On other boards I've been told it is associated with PLL, bios, Sp1 for windows 7, intel IME, ...
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Anyways has anyone here experienced the same issue or understand the technical implementation of sleep mode to suggest an appropriate test try (I've tried PLL on disable, and auto), updating the bios, installing intel IME (which I think I should uninstall), looking for updated drivers, ...

 

[Zap]

Very strange. Sleep should make the system essentially look and act like it is off, but still maintain RAM state so it picks up (in a couple seconds) exactly where it left off. Doesn't exactly work sometimes as some applications won't let the system sleep, plus some applications don't seem to like it (for instance if I leave MPC paused, sometimes I come back to a black picture, but the rest of the system is fine).

You can try manually setting sleep mode to S3 in BIOS/UEFI instead of leaving it on auto. Also, try updating the BIOS/UEFI. I recall in the past some motherboards not properly going into S3 sleep until after updating.

Other than that, it might be the PSU. Even though "off" the PSU needs to supply the proper standby power (5VSB rail).

 

[you2]

Very strange. Sleep should make the system essentially look and act like it is off, but still maintain RAM state so it picks up (in a couple seconds) exactly where it left off. Doesn't exactly work sometimes as some applications won't let the system sleep, plus some applications don't seem to like it (for instance if I leave MPC paused, sometimes I come back to a black picture, but the rest of the system is fine).

You can try manually setting sleep mode to S3 in BIOS/UEFI instead of leaving it on auto. Also, try updating the BIOS/UEFI. I recall in the past some motherboards not properly going into S3 sleep until after updating.

Other than that, it might be the PSU. Even though "off" the PSU needs to supply the proper standby power (5VSB rail).

[Bleh it is set to S3 for both wake up and sleep mode; back to square one]


Bios is configured as S3 (but maybe this is a different setting than the one you mentioned; this one means wake when USB device is used).

The power supply is a seasonic 760 X (though that does not mean it is hooked up correctly or is not faulty).

I going to assume wake on USB was not the setting you were referring to; any clue what it might be (btw the P55-GD65 does have an S3/S5 which controls sleep/shut off state). Maybe ACPI Sleep State ?

 

[you2]

One thing I should have mentioned (not sure if it is relevant) is that it will go into sleep mode if there is no load (the system is idle). But if it is under heavy load (prime95 for example) then it just turns off. I've tested this 6 or 7 times so I think this pattern is consistent.

 

[bankster55]

seems the sleep prob still hangs around with the ASUS and I guess the MSI also
I am not saying this is the solution but something you could try
In power options in cntrl panel you can set balanced or powersave
But there is also a "high performance" option with its own adv preferences in change plan settings sub window
Try that one and set all the dif options to sleep friendly
The lan chips (network adapters) also have sleep options in device man\properties\power manage - try disabling all those