Sleep not working

Since installing the Apple drivers on my Mac mini 2012 with Windows 7 successfully installed, there is absolutely no option of making the computer sleep. I've updated the drivers from this website but it's made no difference. Attached is the output from powercfg -a
Help please?

On a Mac mini 2011 (i5/6630), I have four options in a Boot-camped Windows 7 Pro installation under Start menu - Shutdown, Sleep, Restart, Log-Off. If I click on Sleep, the Display turns off first, then all external drives go to sleep in random sequence (i have three Firewire drives, and an external iSight). Once they are fully asleep if I move my BT mouse or hit Shift key on a BT/USB keyboard, it takes a few seconds, but the computer starts waking up. All my FW drives (which have LEDs on them also start waking up - these are in an OWC dual-mini enclosure).
Is you Mac mini a 2012 Server model, or is it the regular non-Server model? If it is the Server, then I will also try and test this on a Server.

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Well, there's this faq also....weird that it's happening to all three Macs. Do you have them networked together? Is there a USB device all three share?
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Here is Apple's KB article HT1776 with their tips.
Mine follow;
USB devices and hubs often cause Macs to not sleep or wake quickly from sleep (notably HP printers and scanners, HP all in ones, and Cannon scanners). Disconnect all USB except for keyboard and mouse and try. If it sleeps, add one back at a time testing after each one to find the culprit.
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After few days of messing around I found out that I had desktop background (wallpaper) set to change every 1 minute.
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Check the printer queue!"
One user has had success, after trying all these tips, using an App. called PleaseSleep. I've never used it though.
Good Luck!  DALE

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This is for a Mac that won't sleep.
First, read things in Apple doc.#25801 on sleep settings.
Here is Apple doc.#303698 with their tips.
Mine follow;
USB devices and hubs often cause Macs to not sleep or wake quickly from sleep (notably HP printers and scanners, HP all in ones, and Cannon scanners). Disconnect all USB except for keyboard and mouse and try. If it sleeps, add one back at a time testing after each one to find the culprit.
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