Dell Laptop Shuts Down Instead Of Going To Sleep - Solution

From some days I was facing a problem that my dell laptop was directly shutting down instead of going to sleep mode or on standby mode. I searched a lot and finally found a solution which I am sharing below for you.

Save any unsaved data before you proceed to the solutions as laptop may need to be restarted.

First Solution:

You need to reinstall your video drivers or update them.

To uninstall the video driver:

• Click on 'Start' and right click on 'My Computer'.
• Click on 'Manage' and click on 'Device manager'.
• Expand 'Display adapters'.
• Right click the video driver and click on 'uninstall'
• Once the driver is uninstalled, click on 'Start' and click on 'Control Panel'.
• Click on 'Programs and features'.
• A list of applications will be listed.
• Look for the video driver's application.
• Right click on it and click on 'uninstall'.
• Once done, restart the system.

To re install the video driver:

• Click on the link: http://dell.to/QjjZDA
• Enter your system's Service Tag and select the operating system.
• Go to 'Video' and select the appropriate video card driver depending on the video card your system has.
• Click on 'Download File'.
• Select 'Single-file download' and click on 'Continue'.
• Click on 'Save' and save the driver on the desktop.
• Right click on the driver from the desktop and select 'Run as administrator'.
• Install the driver following the on screen instructions.
• Restart the system after the installation is done and check if the issue is fixed.

Second Solution:

If the above solution does not work, you will have to update your bios.Do same as given below to update your bios.

• Click on the link: http://dell.to/SmwyAf
• Enter your system's service tag.
• Go to 'BIOS' and select the BIOS.
• Click on 'Download Now'.
• Select 'Single-file Download' and click on 'Continue'.
• Click on 'Run' and follow the on screen instructions.

Reference: Dell Community.

For any questions, queries & suggestions feel free to leave a comment.

Content Worth A Share ?

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Google+
• Pinterest
• StumbleUpon
• Dig
• LinkedIn

Written by Unknown

Satyam Bora Is 18 Years Old Boy Addicted To Blogging And Technology.He Is A Part Time Blogger And Student Of Civil Engineering. This Guy Is Always Here To Help You :)