Sleep issues with Win8 Intel Smart Connect Technology and Intel Rapid Start

Having issues with my Win 8 computer behaving erratically when trying to sleep, going into suspend modes, with Biostar tz77xe4 Motherboard with z77 chipset:

quote from motherboard product description that makes me think this may be an issue with Intel Rapid Start and or Intel Smart Connect Technology ie. chipset drivers for Win 8., any possible solutions, know fixes are much appreciated:

"The BIOSTAR TZ77XE4 is a great foundation for your next PC build supporting the state-of-the-art Intel 3rd generation Core processors in LGA 1155 packaging. The Z77 chipset natively supports USB 3.0 technology bringing the USB peripherals data transfer to a new level at up to 5Gbps.Intel Smart Connect Technology keeps you always up to date with social networking even when system is asleep, while Intel Rapid Start Technology allows your PC to resume from deepest sleep in a flash."

Info:

running powercfg /energy output:

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /energy
Enabling tracing for 60 seconds...
Observing system behavior...
Analyzing trace data...
Analysis complete.

Energy efficiency problems were found.

6 Errors
0 Warnings
23 Informational

See C:\Windows\system32\energy-report.html for more details.

C:\Windows\system32>

Contents of energy-report.html:

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Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report

Computer Name	-----
Scan Time	2013-02-07T01:18:01Z
Scan Duration	60 seconds
System Manufacturer	BIOSTAR Group
System Product Name	TZ77XE4
BIOS Date	08/22/2012
BIOS Version	4.6.5
OS Build	9200
Platform Role	PlatformRoleDesktop
Plugged In	true
Process Count	77
Thread Count	1060
Report GUID	{95613153-da53-43a5-be79-d70e337c1daa}

Analysis Results Errors

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend

This device did not enter the USB Selective Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented when this USB device is not in the Selective Suspend state. Note that this issue will not prevent the system from sleeping.

Device Name	USB Composite Device
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E31
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 20, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_046D&PID_C517
Port Path	1

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend

Device Name	USB Root Hub
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E26
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_8086&PID_1E26
Port Path

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend

Device Name	USB Composite Device
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E26
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_19FF&PID_0227
Port Path	1,5

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend

Device Name	Generic USB Hub
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E26
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_8087&PID_0024
Port Path	1

USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Selective Suspend

Device Name	USB Composite Device
Host Controller ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E26
Host Controller Location	PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID	USB\VID_046D&PID_C52F
Port Path	1,6

Platform Power Management Capabilities:PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) Disabled

PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) has been disabled due to a known incompatibility with the hardware in this computer.

Warnings Information

Platform Timer Resolution:Platform Timer Resolution

The default platform timer resolution is 15.6ms (15625000ns) and should be used whenever the system is idle. If the timer resolution is increased, processor power management technologies may not be effective. The timer resolution may be increased due to multimedia playback or graphical animations.

Current Timer Resolution (100ns units)

156250

Power Policy:Active Power Plan

The current power plan in use

Plan Name	Custom
Plan GUID	{e7e4d2ac-172c-412c-8d3b-918aa03fb4a3}

Power Policy:Power Plan Personality (Plugged In)

The personality of the current power plan when the system is plugged in.

Personality

Balanced

Power Policy:802.11 Radio Power Policy is Maximum Performance (Plugged In)

The current power policy for 802.11-compatible wireless network adapters is not configured to use low-power modes.

Power Policy:Video quality (Plugged In)

Enables Windows Media Player to optimize for quality or power savings when playing video.

Quality Mode

Optimize for Video Quality

System Availability Requests:Analysis Success

Analysis was successful. No energy efficiency problems were found. No information was returned.

CPU Utilization:Processor utilization is low

The average processor utilization during the trace was very low. The system will consume less power when the average processor utilization is very low.

Average Utilization (%)

1.60

Battery:Analysis Success

Analysis was successful. No energy efficiency problems were found. No information was returned.

Platform Power Management Capabilities:Supported Sleep States

Sleep states allow the computer to enter low-power modes after a period of inactivity. The S3 sleep state is the default sleep state for Windows platforms. The S3 sleep state consumes only enough power to preserve memory contents and allow the computer to resume working quickly. Very few platforms support the S1 or S2 Sleep states.

S1 Sleep Supported	false
S2 Sleep Supported	false
S3 Sleep Supported	true
S4 Sleep Supported	true

Platform Power Management Capabilities:Connected Standby Support

Connected standby allows the computer to enter a low-power mode in which it is always on and connected. If supported, connected standby is used instead of system sleep states.

Connected Standby Supported

false

Platform Power Management Capabilities:Processor Power Management Capabilities