NIC card wake up! 3

[inhand]

Using Windows Vista, once I put my computer in the "Low Power State", it seems to turn everything off (the power goes off, fans mercifully stop). When I turn it back on - everything comes back super fast and works great:

Except the NIC card, which IE 7 prompts me to reset. That takes a long while, and once it's done, everything works fine again.

Anyway to avoid this NIC reset and still be able to use this kind of shutdown feature?

Thanks!

 

[stduc]

Wrong kind of NIC card for Vista?

Incorrect or out of date NIC card drivers?

But most likely you have simply fallen foul of being at the leading edge. If you can be patient, updated drivers will be released. Keep an eye on the NIC vendors website for Vista drivers.

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[inhand]

Thank you, that sounds right!

 

[felixc]

Something to add to the Vista driver theory.

The PCI connector has no "standby" voltage, so for the NIC cards to support this sleep state they will provide a little cable that you have to connect to the backup supply (5VSB). They will also call it "wake-on LAN", as system maintenance people can do remote maintenance of such-equipped PCs through the LAN. Some mobos have a connector to allow outputting this backup supply. It is usually built-in with the on-board LANs that come on so most recent mobos.

 

[wubba68]

inhand, while I can't assist you with this problem, the title of your thread has inspired me to write this haiku for you:

NIC card wake up!
Vista has no drivers
No time for sleep!

 

[theo1881]

can you not manually tell the computer to not switch off the nic as with previous versions of windows in properties, configure, power management ?

Laters, phat, headshape

 

[felixc]

Yes if the NIC chip is built on the motherboard, and that it does support the standby modes. No if the NIC does not receive the standby power, as on an add-on card.