If I leave my desktop inactive for fifteen minutes or so the monitor "goes to sleep" and won´t "wake up" when I move the mouse around. The only way I get it back is by shutting the computer off with the on/off button and then starting it again. I´m sure there must be a better alternative.
Maybe you can go to Control Panel and select Power Options to set it to where it just doesn't go to sleep. Actually, it hibernates, but the timing can be reset. Then, you'll have to put it to sleep manually. I think this will work.
When it goes into sleep mode you have to hit the power button to restart it. You should notice that it doesn't take as long to start up as if you shut it down and restarted it.
15 minutes seems a bit too fast to go into sleep mode for the computer. Check your power settings and change them to what you think will work best for you. Sleep the monitor earlier than the computer.
Ok I think I get it. When the monitor has "gone to sleep" (gone blank) and moving the mouse/hitting a key doesn´t wake it up I press the "on" button on the computer tower briefly and release it but don´t hold it for several seconds untill it shuts the computer down. Is that right?
Wow, thanks Intrepid, now I´ve found the classic view and the battery/cord image. So I click the third option down "high performance". Under the options there I selected "never" shut the screen down and "never" put the machine in a state of suspention. Does that sound good? I don´t leave my computer on all day and shut it off if I think I won´t be using it in the next hour or so.
Yeah, but when I leave, I just bump the sleep (Zz) button on the keyboard. The whole thing goes to sleep, and wakes up when I briefly touch the power button. Sleep is different than hibernate.
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