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<blockquote data-quote="michael_t" data-source="post: 715852" data-attributes="member: 85139">AW: Re: AW: [New Plugin] PowerScheduler++ (New Version 1.1.1.6)Away mode does not have to do anything with power saving modes. In away mode the system is fully running (S0), only audio and video are shut off. So there is no need for updating bios or drivers, because drivers and bios see no difference between normal operation and away mode.In Vista and Windows 7 suspend requests (either by software or by user) can not be ignored or refused, like it was possible in Windows XP. The only way to prevent the system from going to standby when a user presses the power off button (or selects shutdown in start menu or a process requests standby...) is to tell the system that it should enter away mode in these cases. This is done in PS++ while a recording is active and in some more (now configurable) cases. Then the system will not suspend but continues running with sound and display switched off, which is called away mode. Any user activity (key, mouse, ...) makes the system to leave away mode, ie. sound and display are switched on again. Away mode is a Windows operating system feature; you can only use it as it is or leave it... See <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/powermgmt/awaymode.mspx" target="_blank">Microsoft paper</a> for more details.Michael</blockquote>

[QUOTE="michael_t, post: 715852, member: 85139"] [b]AW: Re: AW: [New Plugin] PowerScheduler++ (New Version 1.1.1.6)[/b] Away mode does not have to do anything with power saving modes. In away mode the system is fully running (S0), only audio and video are shut off. So there is no need for updating bios or drivers, because drivers and bios see no difference between normal operation and away mode. In Vista and Windows 7 suspend requests (either by software or by user) can not be ignored or refused, like it was possible in Windows XP. The only way to prevent the system from going to standby when a user presses the power off button (or selects shutdown in start menu or a process requests standby...) is to tell the system that it should enter away mode in these cases. This is done in PS++ while a recording is active and in some more (now configurable) cases. Then the system will not suspend but continues running with sound and display switched off, which is called away mode. Any user activity (key, mouse, ...) makes the system to leave away mode, ie. sound and display are switched on again. Away mode is a Windows operating system feature; you can only use it as it is or leave it... See [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/powermgmt/awaymode.mspx"]Microsoft paper[/URL] for more details. Michael [/QUOTE]

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