u/iGatorade

Hello everyone,

I’m turning my PC into a console that boots straight into Steam Big Picture. All I want is to use my controller to wake the PC from sleep, boot into Big Picture, play, and put it back to sleep using the controller. That's it. I'm not looking for CEC support at the moment.

However, I can’t get it to wake from sleep using just my controller.

what I've noticed:

• It's not just the controller; my Keychron K2 and MX Master 3 also fails to wake the PC. However, the keyboard will work if connected using a cable.
• When entering sleep, I hear a physical click from my PSU's internal relay. It feels like the motherboard completely kills power to all USB ports during sleep I THINK but I'm not a PSU guru

Specs:

• Controller: Xbox Elite Series 2 + Official Wireless USB Dongle
• OS: Windows 11 (Fresh factory reset using Rufus no other program is installed) - I factory reset then followed the steps to use controller to wake from sleep
• CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus X570SI Pro AX (BIOS F7g)
• RAM: 32Gb 3200 MT/s Gskill Trident Z Royal
• GPU: PowerColor Hellhound RX 7900 (16GB)
• PSU: Corsair SF750 Platinum

What I’ve tried: In Device Manager, the "Allow this device to wake the computer" box is usually greyed out for my USB hubs. Unchecking "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" makes it clickable, but checking it still changes nothing.

• Disable USB suspend.
• Tried different USB ports.
• reading through similar previously asked questions (no solutions)
• I have already disabled ErP and Disable Fast Startup and Enabled Allow Device to Wake Computer under the USB device properties in Device Manager where possible

Keyboard K2 is counted using Bluetooth

Mouse is also connected using bluetooth

If the issue is Windows 11, does linux have native support for this? if so which one?.

Any advice to get this running like a true console would be awesome. Thanks!

Hello everyone!

I'm a beginner cyclist, focusing more on fitness and health rather than setting speed records. I’m hoping to find an all around endurance road bike that I can grow into or build one.

The Basics:

• Budget: Up to $3,000 USD
• Height/Weight: 5' 9" (175.26 cm) / 170 lbs (77.11 kg)
• Riding: Mostly Bay Area pavement, but I’d love enough tire clearance to try light gravel trails eventually.
• Frequency/Distance: Hoping to ride 4-5 times a week, starting with 10-15 mile rides and eventually building up to longer 30+ mile weekend rides.

Currently, I ride a Cannondale Quick 5 (flat bar / Size -M). It gets the job done, but it’s incredibly heavy and I'm ready to move on.

I don't know much yet, but from my research, my priorities are: a lighter frame, long-ride comfort, good tire clearance, good at climbing, short reach/higher stack/longer trail number, and buying new. (I want to avoid FB marketplace because I don’t know enough to spot a bad deal or a stolen bike).

Option 1: X-LAB  I test-rode the RS5 and the RS7. Honestly, they felt the same to me but people say the RS5 is endurance and the RS7 is race. I'm told they are a great value, but my absolute favorite part is the built-in Apple Find My (silly I know, but that's enough for me to buy it). If there are other brands that do this out of the box, I’d love to know. HOWEVER, based on the geometry I think the GT8 might suit me better. I didn't see the GT8 to test ride thought. I do dislike the loud logos, so if I got one, id try to remove it.

Option 2: Building my own Chinese Carbon Frame I’m really interested to learn maintenance. If I'm spending close to $3k, I’d love the chance to do a custom paint job. I have zero plans to resell, so resale value isn't a concern.

If I go the custom route, what do I actually need to know before I start? Are there huge beginner pitfalls? Again I'm not in it for setting records. I just want to stay healthy, have fun, learn and start riding in groups

I’m really open to any advice or bike recommendations you have. Thank you in advance! If I made any mistakes please using the terms let me know. This is my understanding from the research I did

*note: if I go custom. $3K does not include tools. I have separate budget for those items. I'm also leaning custom build because it seems fun. and I build custom PC's so dealing with no warranty with parts.