On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 16:17:22 +1200 Colin Maddock (cmaddock@clear.net.nz)
wrote:
> Slightly off topic here, sorry about that. Recently installed a Matrox
> G450 on my W98 (not SE) machine, and now I can't wake the
> computer/monitor up after the monitor only has gone into Standby after x
> minutes of idleness. It hangs, and has to be re-booted.
Depressingly common behaviour. Try different Windows Control Panel & BIOS
settings for APM, but don't be too optimistic that it's ever going to work
reliably. Even on machines which appear to handle it fairly well, I still
get the odd go-to-sleep which turns out to be a coma. It's Windows and the
mobos, I think. Oh, and don't put the hard disk to sleep - that's a
sure-fire recipe for problems IME.
Regards
Tony Sleep
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