weird issue with sleep mode.

[rieds]

i have a socket 775 rig that i've used with 2 different motherboards, 3 different processors, multiple hard drives for the OS,  2 different power supplies, and a 5450hd card and the onboard video. i've never been able to get sleep mode to work without going to the start menu and putting it to sleep. the only common parts i've used is a ide controller card and the case. any ideas what the culprit is? the OS has never been on the drives plugged into the ide card. im running windows 7 pro. forgot to mention one other common part, a ide dvd burner. its been plugged into the ide port on both motherboards which both have onboard ide and sata controllers. 

Edited August 30, 2014 by rieds