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I found this article to be helpful when I started my quest for S3 Sleep Nirvana. S3 Standby Done Right http://www.exoid.com/s3-standby-done-right

I found this article to be helpful when I started my quest for S3 Sleep Nirvana. S3 Standby Done Right http://www.exoid.com/s3-standby-done-right

Power Management Event wake-up. I think it's mainly used to enable or disable Wake-On LAN settings. Check the manual for your motherboard, if you still have it. Or google it.

How to troubleshoot hibernation and standby issues in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907477 Microsoft probably has a page for Windows 7 issues as well, if you search for it.

In general, it may help if you post photos of your BIOS screens. Then post the photos on a photo sharing site, and put the link here. Or you could list your computer brand and model, or motherboard brand and model, so others (who feel like it) can download the manual from the manufacturer's...

How to clean-install Windows XP with the appropriate HAL files to support ACPI: http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm If you want to clean installing Win7, you'll have to research it. Maybe it's handled that way, or not. ========================= Yeah, sometimes...

The "Resume by USB (S3)", "USB Wake-Up from S3", or "Power On By Mouse" settings are the settings to analyze. First, try with a WIRED USB mouse to narrow down the issue. If you get the wired mouse working, then you can try your WIRELESS USB mouse. Check the mouse device's POWER MANAGMENT...

So the quick rule of thumb: Depending on what you want, select EITHER S1 or S3 in the BIOS Power Saving Menu BEFORE installing the Windows OS. If your motherboard provides "Both S1 and S3" as a setting, good luck.

Fixes for Windows standby and sleep problems http://news.cnet.com/8301-13880_3-9827937-68.html Advanced Configuration and Power Interface http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface Standby Explained (S1, S3) http://blogs.msdn.com/b/omars/archive/2004/05/11/129553.aspx

I've built and used a lot of different PCs both at home and at work as a test engineer. I've found a big reason why S1 and S3 Standby (Sleep) mode behaves differently for different computers (i.e. people) is that the various motherboard manufacturers are NOT on the same page on how Standby...

Thanks for the correction. I guess "light or casual gaming" cannot be applied either, so I've removed that comment now.

Yeah, the reviews indicate that the GeForce GT220 is NOT a serious gaming card at all. And "games at decent settings" is very ambiguous. I'm sure someone can play online "Yahoo Games" with it. But anyone who buys this "Gaming" machine to play a recent game title at even medium settings may be...