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Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:47 pm
by jfrancis
I came home expecting a big render had been running all day, and I found it stopped shortly after I left in the morning.
When I woke the computer up Maxwell resumed normally.
Anyone know how to avoid this situation?
Windows 7 74-bits
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:00 pm
by EADC
pretty sure its the 74-bits Os system
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:36 pm
by m-Que
Well, you just can't render images while your computer is asleep - that just sounds way too good to be true
.
In Win 7: Hit
'Start', type
sleep in search bar, select
"Change when the computer sleeps" 
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:44 pm
by Bubbaloo
Yeah, turn that off and automatic Windows Updates, some of them restart your computer.
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:40 pm
by jfrancis
Thanks, everyone!
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:24 pm
by numerobis
here is a small program that lets you temporary disable the sleep modes.
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/DontSleep
...but it would be nice, if maxwell could do this automatically
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:26 am
by itsallgoode9
Yeah I've had that happen alot too. I'm curious if it's a Windows issue or Maxwell issue. Anybody know?
Re: Windows Sleeps. Render Stops
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:05 pm
by Half Life
I think it is a byproduct of Maxwell running as a background task, ie priority:low... but I've not tested that -- I never use sleep on my machine and I just turn off the monitor manually at night.
Best,
Jason.