Resolved My new(USB) keyboard won't put the computer into complete STANDBY mode

This is a Logitech Internet keyboard with many extra buttons. It is USB wired. I had a cheapie Dell KB( a PS2 wired one) that has a "sleep" key, which has a 1/4 moon symbol on it.
When I pressed the sleep key on it, the computer would go into standby and then go completely quiet. With the Logitech KB, which also has an essentially identical sleep key, the computer goes into standby, but the cooling fans for the CPU, the video card, as well as the case fans continue to run. The PS fan also probably runs, but I am not sure, because of where the case sits.
The MB is an ASUS A8Ne(AMD Socket 939). IT accomodates 4 EIDE devices as well as 4 SATA drives. I have it set up as dual boot, with WinXP on a SATA drive and VISTA Ultimate on an EIDE drive. During a cold start, as soon as you hear the beep on the POST, but before any OS starts to load, pressing F8 gets you the boot menu. You can then select which drive to boot from, and reach the desired OS.
If you don't catch the F8 key in time, or if you don't press anything, the computer preferentially, or automatically, boots into Vista.
I don't know if any of the above is helpful, or even relevant, but I would like to find some way to put the computer into standby and have all of the fans stop like they did with the Dell PS2 keyboard. Thus far, I've only attempted to go into STANDBY from WinXP, but I suspect that it would behave the same if I tried Stanby while in Vista.
Any ideas?

 

The Dell keyboard would "invite" a lower level of sleep than the new one, the way I read it.

Look up S2, S3 and S4 levels of sleep in a websearch. Look at the motherboard's manual for power settings. Look at the possible power settings for that button, you might need to open the Logitech settings/options, look in the Notification Tray (System Tray), look in Start -> Programs for a Logitech listing, look in Control Panel for a Logitech listing (Classic View) or maybe in the Keyboard listing.

I don't have a Logitech keyboard. Maybe those are some suggestions to find the setting you are looking for.

Matt
PS Did you run an installation disk for the new keyboard? If not, standard drivers could be running.

 

Hi Mattman. Thanks for your continued awesomness. Based on your hints, I decided to try and use a USB to PS2 adapter.
After uninstalling the logitech software that I had previously installed, which prevented Windows from even recognizing the keyboard, the keyboard is now back to "normal" functionality, including putting the computer into complete standby.
I might venture to install the Logitech software later. For now, I'm happy with the functions-so, I'll let it be for a while.
Thanks again.

 

OK, good one. Thanks for letting us know.