will not wake again  

It will work if the USB port has power when in a sleep state. Some LT have that because I have one if the receiver is plugged in the port that is not live it will not wake the LT (wireless mouse and keyboard).

wptski said:

Plain Jane stock Dell Studio XPS hasn't missed a wake up call all day, so far....

I assume it works for most people, as the Internet isn't clogged up with complaints. :)

labeeman said:

It will work if the USB port has power when in a sleep state. Some LT have that because I have one if the receiver is plugged in the port that is not live it will not wake the LT (wireless mouse and keyboard).

My ports obviously power down, as there are no lights on the keyboard or mouse.

I could tell that the PS/2 mouse was still powered (when the PC was sleeping) as I could see the LED running.

It's frustrating, as I can normally fix various problems (even major ones) myself or by using info from the Internet, but I cannot fix this minor issue.

Wynona said:

If I'm understanding you correctly . . .

Umm, are you talking about a wired or wireless keyboard/mouse? I haven't used a wired keyboard/mouse in years, but this Logitech keyboard/mouse have a USB dongle.

Although I turn off my computer at night, I leave it on all day. It goes to sleep when I'm not on it in awhile. All I have to do is to wiggle the mouse or tap the spacebar to wake the computer when I want to use it. In fact, I had to set my Power options up to not require a password when waking it up from sleep.

I have an optical wired mouse (see System Specs). :)

I've just spent 5 days reconfiguring my system:

• Replaced a faulty HDD
• Battled with GPT (stalemate)
• Clean W7 install
• Clean LM17.1 install
• Program reinstalls
• Transferring TBs of data to and fro

I took the opportunity to play around with the USB settings in the BIOS and W7.

The only thing I was able to "achieve" was rendering my operating systems unbootable.

lehnerus2000 said:

I assume it works for most people, as the Internet isn't clogged up with complaints. :)

labeeman said:

It will work if the USB port has power when in a sleep state. Some LT have that because I have one if the receiver is plugged in the port that is not live it will not wake the LT (wireless mouse and keyboard).

My ports obviously power down, as there are no lights on the keyboard or mouse.

I could tell that the PS/2 mouse was still powered (when the PC was sleeping) as I could see the LED running.

It's frustrating, as I can normally fix various problems (even major ones) myself or by using info from the Internet, but I cannot fix this minor issue.


I have an optical wired mouse (see System Specs). :)

I've just spent 5 days reconfiguring my system:

• Replaced a faulty HDD
• Battled with GPT (stalemate)
• Clean W7 install
• Clean LM17.1 install
• Program reinstalls
• Transferring TBs of data to and fro

I took the opportunity to play around with the USB settings in the BIOS and W7.

The only thing I was able to "achieve" was rendering my operating systems unbootable.

You should have at least one USB port that is powered when in sleep state.

Check your jumper position on the MB.

Thanks labeeman. :)

I was wondering if I was missing a jumper on the motherboard.

Pity I didn't see your post earlier.
I've just finished reorganising my hardware (I could've checked then).

Now it can wait for my enthusiasm to return (that will take ~6 months).