Locks up on "Sleep"

When I close the lid on the computer, the computer normally goes into sleep
mode. And it does this just fine if I turn off the modem and internet
connection.

If I don't hit the switch on the front of my laptop that turns off the
modem, it locks up, I have to remove the battery and reboot.

On Jan 30, 11:08 pm, Rick <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> When I close the lid on the computer, the computer normally goes into sleep
> mode. And it does this just fine if I turn off the modem and internet
> connection.
>
> If I don't hit the switch on the front of my laptop that turns off the
> modem, it locks up, I have to remove the battery and reboot.

I've seen something like this issue before. Just a few more questions
and I may be able to help you out a little bit.
What operating system are you using?
What brand of notebook do you have? and what model?

If you would like, you may email me at .
I will be happy to help you out. :-)

Thr OS is Vista Home Basic on an Acer Aspire 3100 notebook, AMD Sempron

"404.notfound" wrote:

> On Jan 30, 11:08 pm, Rick <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > When I close the lid on the computer, the computer normally goes into sleep
> > mode. And it does this just fine if I turn off the modem and internet
> > connection.
> >
> > If I don't hit the switch on the front of my laptop that turns off the
> > modem, it locks up, I have to remove the battery and reboot.
>
> I've seen something like this issue before. Just a few more questions
> and I may be able to help you out a little bit.
> What operating system are you using?
> What brand of notebook do you have? and what model?
>
> If you would like, you may email me at .
> I will be happy to help you out. :-)
>

Go to Advance Power Settings.
Set hard drive to turn off a minute or 2 before sleep.
Set Hybrid and Hibernate modes to "Off"
Under USB settings select "Disable"
Under Multimedia select "Allow ....."

"Rick" <> wrote in message
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> When I close the lid on the computer, the computer normally goes into
> sleep
> mode. And it does this just fine if I turn off the modem and internet
> connection.
>
> If I don't hit the switch on the front of my laptop that turns off the
> modem, it locks up, I have to remove the battery and reboot.