my laptop keeps starting automatically
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Topic: my laptop keeps starting automatically
Posted By: whiterob
Subject: my laptop keeps starting automatically
Date Posted: November 27, 2008 at 4:00 AM
This has been bugging me for a while now. I can't seem to figure out the problem. My laptop is starting up by itself after I put it into hibernation mode. It doesn't start right away but after it sits. I didn't change anything (that I know of).
I'm running Vista Home Premium. I know there are some people on this forum that can help me out.
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Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: November 27, 2008 at 4:03 AM
Oh yeah, one more piece of information.
It starts after it sits 6 hours on the dot. That should help narrow down the possibilities.
Windows update is off (that I know of).
It only does this in hibernation mode. If I completely turn off my laptop it doesn't have this problem. And no, I don't want to have to turn my laptop completely off everytime I'm done using it.
*I just realized I should have just edited my first post...my bad 
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 27, 2008 at 7:56 AM
Go into the Bios and also in control panel under power options. There are several things that can be turned off. Turn off every "Wake On" option. There is probably a Wake On ethernet, Wake On Modem Event and maybe others. Turn them all off.
Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: November 28, 2008 at 2:08 AM
i am an idiot wrote:
Go into the Bios and also in control panel under power options. There are several things that can be turned off. Turn off every "Wake On" option. There is probably a Wake On ethernet, Wake On Modem Event and maybe others. Turn them all off.
I forgot to mention that I did that previously with no success.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 28, 2008 at 3:49 AM
What is the make and model of the laptop?
Posted By: audiovibe-mike
Date Posted: November 28, 2008 at 3:44 PM
is it an HP laptop. because i bought one last month(with the swivel touch screen) and Ill be laying in bed and hear the fans start turnin on and sure enough all the lights are on and the battery dies. so now i lave it plugged in with No battery in it. Its very strange ------------- Have you ever seen an Acura with them butterfly doors???
Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: November 29, 2008 at 12:42 AM
audiovibe-mike wrote:
is it an HP laptop.
because i bought one last month(with the swivel touch screen) and Ill be laying in bed and hear the fans start turnin on and sure enough all the lights are on and the battery dies. so now i lave it plugged in with No battery in it. Its very strange
It is an HP. That is exactly the problem I am having. Don't have the touch screen or anything like that.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 29, 2008 at 4:43 AM
i am an idiot wrote:
What is the make and model of the laptop?
We're half way there, I know it's an HP. And I know it is not a touch screen.
Are you running Windows Vista?
In Device Manager, Under Network Adapters, What Ethernet Controller is listed, also what brand is the wireless adapter?
Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: November 30, 2008 at 1:30 AM
i am an idiot wrote:
i am an idiot wrote:
What is the make and model of the laptop?
We're half way there, I know it's an HP. And I know it is not a touch screen.
Are you running Windows Vista?
In Device Manager, Under Network Adapters, What Ethernet Controller is listed, also what brand is the wireless adapter?
It is Vista Home Premium 32 with SP1.
Ethernet is Realtek RTL8101
Wireless adapter is Intel 4965AGN
It's an HP Pavilion dv6000 series.
This is a really odd problem. At first I was thinking it was my wireless adapter that was causing the problem but I checked everything and turned it off when I put the computer into hibernation mode and it still had the problem. I ruled that out, and especially when I saw it started after sitting 6 hours every time. I talked to HP and they said to turn off Windows Update, which did nothing.
I checked device manager for all the "wake on" devices and found nothing.
I have been at another location the last couple of days and it hasn't had a problem once. This is making me think it is something with my wireless adapter again.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2008 at 3:44 AM
Bluetooth is an option on that unit. Do you have bluetooth? I read a couple things about the unit but did not notice if there was an Infrared Port on the unit. If it has Infrared, try covering the sensor to see if that helps. I have seen cases where the operating system failed to write to the bios, go to device manager and enable the wake on feature on both adapters, restart if it wants to. Then go back and remove the checks, restart again.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 30, 2008 at 3:54 AM
Read Page 81
There is a wireless event viewer that will possibly tell you if the wireless adapter is causing the wake up. The 6 hour thing is puzzling.
Be Glad you do not have the Broadcom Wireless Adapter
Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: December 03, 2008 at 5:24 PM
i am an idiot wrote:
Bluetooth is an option on that unit. Do you have bluetooth? I read a couple things about the unit but did not notice if there was an Infrared Port on the unit. If it has Infrared, try covering the sensor to see if that helps. I have seen cases where the operating system failed to write to the bios, go to device manager and enable the wake on feature on both adapters, restart if it wants to. Then go back and remove the checks, restart again.
I tried to cover my laptop with a blanket and a bunch of other stuff but it still turned on. I checked the event viewer, didn't see a wireless viewer anywhere but nothing significant showed up.
I can't turn the wake on on and off because the box can't be checked. I turned off the bluetooth on my laptop which didn't help.
This problem makes absolutely NO sense to me. I would think it was a software problem but it only happens at my apartment which implies wireless or bluetooth. It only happens after six hours which doesn't make sense if it is wireless or bluetooth. I turn off the wireless on my laptop before I put it into hibernate but it still happens. It only when I am sleeping. It doesn't happen when I'm gone during the day even if it sits for six hours. I have NO clue anymore. By far the strangest problem I have ever had.
Tommorrow I think I'm going to try to totally isolate my laptop. Keep it somewhere where I know it can't get a wireless connection and see if that helps.
Thanks for the help but I think I'm going to contact Microsoft next. Contacting HP will take forever to figure it out so maybe Microsoft will know.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 03, 2008 at 7:08 PM
When you say it won't let you put a check in the box, where is this? In Device manager on the power management tab of the properties applet of the wireless or ethernet? I know you said earlier that you went into the bios and turned off all of the wake on options. Go back there and turn them all on. Restart and turn all off and restart again. Now go back to wherever it would not let you put a check, see if it will now.
Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: December 03, 2008 at 11:32 PM
i am an idiot wrote:
When you say it won't let you put a check in the box, where is this? In Device manager on the power management tab of the properties applet of the wireless or ethernet? I know you said earlier that you went into the bios and turned off all of the wake on options. Go back there and turn them all on. Restart and turn all off and restart again. Now go back to wherever it would not let you put a check, see if it will now.
For my wireless adapter it won't let me check or uncheck that box. I checked then unchecked the others which didn't help.
Posted By: whiterob
Date Posted: December 08, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Yeah so I figured out the problem. I feel kind of stupid now that I know what it is.
Basically, what was happening was when I closed the lid on my laptop it is set to go into hibernation mode. However, when I do this it will start after 6 hours for whatever reason. If I simply go to start then choose hibernate and put it into hibernation mode that way it stays in hibernation mode.
I can't believe I didn't notice this earlier. I think the reason was because when I did go to Start then put it into hibernate that way I would close the lid right away. So it wasn't actually hibernating because I told it to but because I shut the lid.
Thanks for those who helped!
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