System standby failed HELP

disconnect your external keyboard before you go into suspend mode and use the built in one that might work 

Have you tried ?

I had the same problem and neither of those suggestions would have helped (hate to be the pessimist), hopefully I was the peculiar case and all you have to do is unplug your keyboard. Whatever the problem was I never found out. I recently had to have my motherboard replaced (twice) processor replaced (once) and RAM replaced (twice). None of those problems (actually it was all one problem) were related to my inability to go into Stand-By, but after they were fixed, I was able to go into Stand-By. Because my motherboard was replaced, my BIOS also had to be flashed so my service tag # could be placed on it. I suggest that you try to flash to the newest BIOS (even if it doesn't say it will fix your problem) and see if that works.

Good luck.

csmith06 yah your rite unplug the external keyboard i didnt think about just unplugging it  

well did you update your driver if not try that

as  I said before I cant fine that driver... at least not on the dell website.  I just dont understand why I would even need it especially since Ive never used an ext keyboard with it.

If you could tell me where I could find it I'd appreciate it though

 

the microsoft web sight should have the driver your looking for i get driver,s for my gateway pc,s on the microsoft web sight give it a try

Guess what... I NEVER HAD AN EXTERNAL KEYBOARD plugged in 

so if ya got any other suggestions, shoot.

Thanks.  I'll try to find it there I s'pose.

Still dont quite understand the need for it though

Try flashing to the newest BIOS even if it doesn't say it will fix the problem. Read my above post to see my reasoning.

Thank CS... Guess I might try flashing the BIOS then.  Just wanted to avoid it 'cus Ive never done it before (and have always been told to not bother unless you really HAD to).  Seems relatively easy though.  My current BIOS is A25 so would I have to do A26, A28, A29 and THEN A31?  Ive just always heard of problems if you jump a whole bunch of BOISes is that true in this case?

Those sound like the 5150 bios revisions, after A22 you can directly upgrade to any subsequent bios's, without upgrading to the interval revisions.  However, from reading some posts, I would stay away from A31.  I run A29 on my 5150 with no problems.

JK

ok so then your saying that since the system came with the A25 BIOS I can just run the A29 one right, and not go through all of the other ones before 29?

Just making sure.  I'm a little on the ignorant side

Thanks.

I really do hope thats it though.  Cus it was working quite fine and then "poof" it wasnt.  Didnt think things like that happened unless you were using new hardware devices or some kinda new software even... oh well.  Thanks a bunch.

 

Thats what I'm saying.

JK