SONY VAIO VGN-FE41S >> resolution changes after turning on from sleep mode << ????

[Deleted member 355029]

* Sony Vaio VGN-FE41S, Vista Home Premium Edition pre-installed, have disk to reinstall/upgrade too *

This is a really, really annoying problem - after resuming from sleep or hibernation mode the resolution reverts back to 1024 x 600 from 1280 x 800 pixels - and has to be changed back manually every time!

The only way I can currently get round it is to enable 'password on wakeup' in advanced power options. Though I dont have an account password, it keeps the resolution the same, so I have to click on my account pic when resume from sleep or hibernate.

Please help! Any advice/solution is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Ghost3203

 

[DaveA]

How are you waking the machine up?

 

[Deleted member 355029]

Either lifting the lid or pressing power button after automatic sleep activated...

There is also another associated problem: when the computer wakes up from sleep and goes to the screen with the icon and username of each user, if I click switch user the screen goes completely blank. The HD is still running, but there is then no way to get back to the desktop or turn the screen back on (at all) without holding down power key until reset! Phew!

This also happens intermittently when sleep occurs...

I usually put laptop to sleep - but is there a hibernate function like in xp?

I think the sleep and hibernate have been put together now, though...

P.S.: unlike xp, when I try to hibernate (manual says I can do this by pressing Fn and F12 - has a HD symbol with zzz on the key), the power light still blinks every few seconds and the laptop's adapter gradually gets very hot. THERE IS ALSO NO RESUMING/RESTORING WINDOWS SCREEN WHEN I BOOT BACK UP - IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE SAME SCREEN AS ABOVE!

Weird, or what?

 

[DaveA]

Go to the Control Panel, and then the Mobil PC, then Power options.
There are 2 items you need to check and set the way you want them,
Choose what the power button does?
Choose what closing the lid does?

 

[Deleted member 355029]

Thanks for that, DaveA, and I apologise for the ton of information in my earlier post

I have set these two as shut-down and sleep respectively, but the problem still happens - the resolution goes crazy on sleep resume and after hibernating the screen still goes blank...

 

[Deleted member 355029]

Would you suggest anything else?

 

[DaveA]

What happens if you reset the res to what you want and then reboot the machine?
Do NOT let go to sleep, just power it OFF, and then after a few minutes boot it back up.

Another thing NEVER "switch user" until your account is fully loaded. I do NOT use this as ALL of the programs in use MUST be copied to the hard drive and then the other account can be started. If you have switch back and forth between accounts this can really muck things up.

 

[Deleted member 355029]

The resolution doesn't change back again! Thanks, that part of problem solved.

Then I tried sleep without the require password on wakeup and resolution still changes back again!

P.S.: the hibernate mode in vista doesn't really turn the computer off, does it? So if i turned the power off and the power light is blinking every 3 secs - would that mess up the pc?

 

[Deleted member 355029]

I tend to now only use my laptop at home. Therefore, have disconnected the battery and running it purely off the mains.

Learnt the hard way not to leave battery in and power on too - my previous laptops battery drained so fast due to the memory effect...

 

[Deleted member 355029]

what do you reckon?

 

[DaveA]

I would turn OFF the hibernation and make sure that you restart the machine. Let it run for a few days without hibernation. This may clear up any of the OLD hibernation files which may be the root cause.

 

[Deleted member 355029]

Right. How the machine is not on hibernation now, so what should I do? Just leave it running or shut down after I've finished - and not use hibernate for a week/so?

 

[DaveA]

I leave my machines on 7/24.
But for this test, I would power down when finished for the day and then power up in the morning and keep it up and running all day. Try this for 2-3 days and then turn on hibernation and see what happens.

 

[Deleted member 355029]

ok. thanks for your help, DaveA!

is it ok if i post again in about 5-7 days?

p.s.: is it ok to keep laptops on 24/7 - only the adaptors get really hot and a previous laptop's stopped working when i tried this about a year ago...

 

[DaveA]

Yes, reply here in a few days about the hibernation issue.

What "adaptors" are you running with?