My server sleeping (S3) takes over 45 seconds until it wakes up when I open a folder located on the sleeping server computer from the client computer. Both computers have Windows 7 installed. The computers are connected with Cisco 8 port Switch. If I open the remote folder on the client and go to the server it will take about 45 seconds until the server wakes up. Once the server is awake the connection to the client machine is working in a second or two. In the past I used wake on LAN with Windows XP and it did not take so long. Is 45 sec a normal wake up time for Windows 7 or is there something wrong? Does Windows on the client computer automatically send a 'magic packet' to the server if a remote folder is opened?

Hi, Thanks for the post What’s your computers configuration? Since the wake up time is mostly related to the ACPI and motherboard, I recommend you check both of them firstly. In addition, please open your Event Viewer – Applications and Services Logs – Microsoft – Windows – Diagnostics-Performance , check if there are any related error messages. Please feel free to give me any update. Regards, Miya YaoThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.