Power settings restting. Help Please.

jarvis

Hi

Hoping for some help here.
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and I use Dell's Quickset program to manage the power settings. I have a custom setting of:

Close the lid = 'No action'
Press power button = 'Hibernate'
Press suspend key = 'Standby'
Turn off hard drive = 'Never'
Turn off display = 'After 15 minutes'
System suspend = 'Never'
Timeout to Hibernate never = 'Never'
Display Brightness = 'Maximum'

I am constanly having to reapply these settings. They do save but a wile later, I close the lid only to find that standby mode kicks in and once restarted I find the quickset setting are back on default.

Anone any ideas???

Jarvis

jd83

have you tried control panel>system>power options


and then setting up what happens when lid is closed and when it sleeps etc etc there?

PogMoThoin

Uninstall the dell bloatware & use control panel

jd83

yes if it can be done in windows control panel dont bother with the dell crap. I think theres a dell decrpifier or something that makes it easy to delete al that crap of the computer

yoyo

I would advise against uninstalling Dell QuickSet if you wish to use all Fn keys, but definately try changing power settings from within windows in control panel as mentioned above!

Nick

jarvis

I have uninstalled Dell Quickset and the fn keys still work.
I am now using the control panel power settings, however these also keep resetting to defaults.
The only other program that I think may be interfering is my Ati catalyst control centre. Is this possible. Anymore ideas on how to resolve?

Thanks for all the replies so far
Jarvis

PogMoThoin

yoyo wrote: »

I would advise against uninstalling Dell QuickSet if you wish to use all Fn keys, but definately try changing power settings from within windows in control panel as mentioned above!

Nick

Bs, the fn keys even work on linux

yoyo

I empasised all function keys... My xp install wouldnt allow to turn on/off wireless, show battery dialog or even the handy eject cd thing w/out quickset, sure sound, brightness etc will work but you wont see on screen visual representation of levels

Nick

jarvis

yoyo wrote: »

I empasised all function keys... My xp install wouldnt allow to turn on/off wireless, show battery dialog or even the handy eject cd thing w/out quickset, sure sound, brightness etc will work but you wont see on screen visual representation of levels

Nick

This is true. That is what is happening. The FN controls I want to use, do actually work but I no longer see the volume bar (for example) on the screen.
Still looking for solution to problem.
Jarvis