[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

[EADC]

pretty sure its the 74-bits Os system

[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"

[Bubbaloo]

Yeah, turn that off and automatic Windows Updates, some of them restart your computer.

[jfrancis]

Thanks, everyone!

[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

[itsallgoode9]

Yeah I've had that happen alot too. I'm curious if it's a Windows issue or Maxwell issue. Anybody know?

[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.