WinXP Home Edition: Entering sleep mode... for no reason?

[Harry Blue5]

I have a Windows XP Home Edition. Recently I have had the occuring problem of my computer 'shutting-itself down'.

Basically, while I do stuff, my daily junk, games and I.C.T. homework, my computer will suddenly go black and the words 'Entering Sleep Mode' appear on this screen, as though I had shut the computer down. However, I do nothing, I merely play my games and it enters sleep mode.

However the computer cube place (not sure of it's name), is definitely still on (still whirring and flashing). I've noticed that it shuts itself down mostly in laggy places. I've deleted all other accounts other than mine and my mums, and deleted everything no longer needed so I can't delete anymore things. Funnily enough, I've noticed I couldn't find any tips for fixing this and instead only being able to find things when sleep mode won't come...

 

[Pazuzu]

Are you on a laptop or desktop? If laptop, checked the battery status?
For both, check the energy settings. (Right click on desktop->Properties->Energy settings)

ALso check your computer's temperature with measuring tools.

And what is a "computer cube place"?

 

[Spinor]

There are two possible ways to fix this if you have a PC.

1.

Control Panel ─> Power Options

If you find anything with unusually low timing, change it higher.

2.

Restart PC ─> Press the button it tells you to enter setup. In most cases this will be the "Del." button ─> PC Health Status ─> SHUTDOWN TEMPERATURE If there is ANYTHING seemingly low there change it higher. If it is disabled, nothing I can do.

Try to check those things. It should work somehow

 

[Harry Blue5]

The computer cube thing, is I think the hard drive... it's usually a block with wires coming from it at the back and an on/off button.

I'm using a desktop computer I think. It's definitely not a laptop.

-AdvancedK9-, I'll try those options straight away.

EDIT: Advanced K9, all of the three options on Power Options (On Power Schemes) seem to be all set on Never. Good or bad?

EDIT 2: Erm... on my setup I have no option PC Health Status...

 

[matt561]

HMmm could your computer be overheating? because it would go into sleep mode to cool down try cleaning the dust off the fan

 

[Harry Blue5]

I've cleaned the dust of everywhere I can reach, however I can't get inside of the on/off/disc inserter/etc. cube or the back of it. Let me guess, the fan is either at the back or inside it.

 

[Spinor]

Fan are always accessible only inside the PC. As long as you disconnect it you won't need to buy health insurance.

Don't worry, if the Power Options are set to never then those have nothing to do with this. Don't touch them.

If you can't find a PC health status then try to keep looking for something in all the options that has something like that or Temperature and Options. Just keep looking and you should find a shutdown temperature or something

 

[Harry Blue5]

Ah, thing is my family admits I am great on computers, however I am twelve. My mum wouldn't let me open the insides in a million years... She insists that we let a specialist does it. And she bets it will cost £50, and we don't have enough money to pay for it. Which is another way of saying she'll never get it fixed. And my dad... he just complains about it whirring all the time.

 

[Spinor]

What the hell? I started opening inside of PC and heck, even Mac and Laptops when I was ELEVEN.

99% of the time, I fixed all the problems and installations that had to do with inside the central processing unit, and if I didn't, then my dad did.

If she insists, but is not prohibiting you, then I recommend you open up the CPU and check were the fan is connected.