Power Management Issues: Standby / Wake / Hibernate Certain devices may not "wake" after the system has been in standby mode. It is best not to use system standby or hibernate mode on any system with these problems. The system may require up to three "waking events" prior to returning from power save mode. This may include moving the mouse, clicking the mouse, and pressing a key on the keyboard. How to Disable Power Management in Win98/Me/XP Click on start, run, type in MSConfig press ok Click on the "startup" tab Uncheck "LoadPowerProfiles" Click Apply, then OK Click yes to restart the machine You may wish to shutdown and restart your machine several times to verify that the system is shutting down properly.