HD Light Solid After Sleep Mode

[Desisuperman]

So just noticed in the past month my HD light stays solid after the computer ha been in sleep mode.

If I shut down the system and start it up again it's fine and works as it should. As soon as the computer wakes from being in sleep mode the light stays solid. The system doesn't seem to be using any resources and it operates as it always does but the light is solid.

I've tried everything listed below and nothing has helped. any suggestion... thanks in advance for any input and suggestions

1 Run the power troubleshooter http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Power-troubleshooter

2 Run both the Maintenance & Performance troubleshooters at Control panel, Troubleshooting.

3 Check the entries in Device manager for any warnings, then try to update drivers - particularly the video card driver as that accounts for many power management problems.

4 If that does not help then run the System File Checker to fix any corrupt files in Win7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 There is additional guidance on it in sfc.exe /scannow

5 Finally, check your hardware compatibility http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-gb/Default.aspx at the support sites of the PC maker & the manufacturers of the connected peripherals.

 

[mlc]

if its always been happening, it could be something like the hdd led wires from case to the motherboard are reversed...

if it just started happening.. and nothings changed on your system... in terms of new hardware, bios updates, etc.. it could be some type of malware/virus ... try running a scan for both....

 

[Desisuperman]

it just started happening. I've also made the following observations;

1. one of by DVD drives stops functioning once awaken from sleep mode. It doesn't show in device manager, in my computers and it won't eject manually.

2. My sound stops working however everything seems fine in device manager

3. It seems the computer needs to be in sleep mode for a longer duration. If i manually do it and wake it after a few mins or if i even set it to 1-10 mins and awake it after a few mins everything seems fine.

I'm running a virus scan now with Microsoft Security Essentials

 

[Desisuperman]

ran malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essential and computer was clean.. nothing showed.

 

[Desisuperman]

any other suggestions?

 

[denis280]

it just started happening. I've also made the following observations;

1. one of by DVD drives stops functioning once awaken from sleep mode. It doesn't show in device manager, in my computers and it won't eject manually.

2. My sound stops working however everything seems fine in device manager

3. It seems the computer needs to be in sleep mode for a longer duration. If i manually do it and wake it after a few mins or if i even set it to 1-10 mins and awake it after a few mins everything seems fine.

I'm running a virus scan now with Microsoft Security Essentials

Go see in event log.could be audio driver.(update)

 

[Desisuperman]

Go see in event log.could be audio driver.(update)

I tried formatting and that didn't help.. a huge waste of time!

Denis280, took your advice and it's possible that one of my two cd-roms is causing an error upon waking.

"The device, \Device\CdRom1, is not ready for access yet."

It gave that error right at the very moment i had woken the computer. Gonna try unplugging it and try to repeat the process.

 

[C1]

re: "The device, \Device\CdRom1, is not ready for access yet."

Verify what this actually means (eg, that there isnt a disk in the drive).

When this happens check in device manager that the DvD drive is statused as available and working. Also check the status of the controller that it is on and any available power/sleep settings. Verify that there are no power management settings in the BIOS causing an issue.