laptop keeps wanting to go into standby

felix65

my laptop keeps wanting to go into standby
after 5 - 10 mins of use will just close down to standby mode
at the momment i got problems with loads of spyware problems

but that should not affect it should it?

, i have now gone into the power options and select never shut down
put now goes to the section where u can select if you to restart/close down/standby
so i can just select cancel

but still need it fixed so it dont do this

pizzaboy

might seem a bit of a daft question ,but are you fully charged..plugged in to the mains?

albertross_2

There are usually power settings in the bios, and in control panel, check both of them, and make sure your power supply is charging.

patwa_2

Please go to Start > ettings > Control Panel > Power Options.
As it's a laptop it is probable that your laptop's manufacturer's own power utility will open. If not Windows Power Options will appear.
If windows power options appear: Set the profile to portable. Check the settings for Monitor Off, Hard Disk Off, System Standby and System Hibernate. For full power it's best to set these all to off. For 'On Batteries' recommended settings would be: Monitor Off - 10 minutes, Hard disk off - 20 mins (unless you frequently do software installs or other tasks that require more than 20 minutes without user input), System Standby - 30 mins, System Hibernate - 45 mins. You may also want to Enable System Hibernate under the Hibernation tab if not already done so, and disable any Standby activity. NOTE: some systems get a bit dodgy with this and don't like Hibernate. An old Compaq computer was like that, and some older Toshiba's didn't like Hibernation either. This is only usually a problem if you have bad wireless card drivers, or other applications that do not easily move into a stopped state.

If your laptop manufactueres own power utility shows up:
Ensure the laptop is running on batterie4s. Select a profile that best suits your need. You may have a choice between say, Home Entertainment, Word Processing, Maximum power, etc. You will have much greater flexibility over the options available to you, such as the option to adjust CPU speed, fan operation and monitor contrast. Choose your profile and set settings as described above. Then apply those settings and close the utility. Re-connect the laptop to the mains and follow the steps again, but this time for mains operation. I recommend you disable all power saving features when running on the mains, there's no reason to have the enabled.

You may need to restart the computer to apply these changes, although this is not very common.

Hope this helps.

Cheers and take care.

Hussein.