Re: Thinkpad T-20 won't hibernate

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:24:52 -0500

Did you install the Thinkpad utilities for Win2k (downloadable from the IBM
website) ? Have you checked w/HP support?

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> All,
>
> I installed Windows 2000 over an existing Windows NT system. I can't
> get the Hibernate tab in the Power Options object.
>
> AFAIK, the Thinkpad does support hibernation - it worked in NT and
> still works in W98 (another primary partition). But nothing I've
> done so far will get the hibernation option available.
>
> I've gone through the MS database and found a lot of things. One
> possibility is that I have a driver which doesn't support hibernation.
> I've taken out everything I know I can get rid of. There are still
> some non-MS drivers I don't know what they do.
>
> Rather than trying to disable each of these (and possibly screwing up
> the system), is there any way for me to tell what the system is
> finding that doesn't allow hibernation?
>
> If not - I think this would be a great utility. I've searched the
> Internet quite a bit also, and it seems I'm not the only one with this
> problem.
>
> TIA.
>
> Jerry

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