I'm running Windows 8.1 on an Acer Aspire M5 481PT. Anytime the computer goes into sleep mode and/or hibernate mode there is only one way for me to wake it up: I have to hit the small power button on the lower right front of the laptop.
When I press the power button to wake it up, I am not touching it for a "long hold" like you would if you were forcing a shut down. I touch it as lightly and for as short a time as I possibly can for it to wake up. Sometimes when I do this it will just wake up "normally" and I log back in with my security pin and everything is fine and programs I was running are still open where I left them, etc. The problem is that most of the time the computer "reboots" like a fresh start-up. This takes a long time and programs I was running get shut down, potentially causing data loss or the pain of sorting through auto-saved versions of documents.
With all other computers I have owned, you could wake them up with just about anything. You could just wiggle the mouse or mousepad, hit a mouse button or mousepad button, hit any button on the keyboard, hit the escape key, and so on. That doesn't work with mine. Are there set-up options or preferences I can modify to make my laptop wake up from sleep without the power key and its possible reboot implication?
Thank you.
-- Anthony
United States