Black display bug after resume from standby or hibernate

[BachManiac]

Hi!

All Thinkpads i owned, (T20, T21, T23, T43, T60p, R52) had the same problem: After resume from hibernate or standby sometimes the display keeps off until i move the mouse or press any button.

Sure, this is no problem in normal use but I use a thinkpad for a media - center and this is only controlled by a remote. And here it makes me very nervous to stand up 2 of 3 times when I want to switch it on and I have to open the display and tip the touchpad, this is stupid!

Does all Thinkpads have this bug? Even the new ones? Or is there a solution for this bug?

Please post when you have experience in that!

thanks!

[Harryc]

There should be an advanced power option to never turn off the display. Try that.

[BachManiac]

I've set this setting in the windows standard power options. (no lenovo powermanager ect. installed)

did you mean that?

[Harryc]

Sure, did that work?

[BachManiac]

i had already set this settings before.

It neither works with this windows settings or the lenovo powermanager.

does anyone have more help please?

[Nick Y]

This is an XP problem, not just Thinkpads. Sorry to say that I don't have a solution, but see my post Post subject: Returning from Hibernation Re-Hibernate Feature of XP in Board index » Operating System Discussions » Windows OS (Versions prior to Vista) with a link to the microsoft article.

There is a timer that needs to be disabled... somewhere

Nick

EDIT: Re-reading, it appears that 'sleep' rather than hibernate may be the solution.

[BachManiac]

my mediacenter always goes to sleep, my T60p always hibernates, and this bug exists on both systems.

when it is a xp problem does it exist on W7 too?

but I can't believe that this is a xp problem because in the MediaPortal-Forum many members uses xp and I am the only on who uses a Thinkpad for MediaCenter and I am the only one with this bug.

[Nick Y]

...when it is a xp problem does it exist on W7 too?

No idea as I only have XP pro.

but I can't believe that this is a xp problem because in the MediaPortal-Forum many members uses xp and I am the only on who uses a Thinkpad for MediaCenter and I am the only one with this bug.

I have it on a Gateway ML6226b running XP as well.