Re: Windows XP - Hibernate

From: Phillips (afn18721_at_afn.org)
Date: 07/25/04


Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 22:11:56 -0400

Depends what type of UPS you have - some will use the battery at all times,
others only in case of a power failure, others alternate (while recharging
the battery). Maybe a review of the UPS instructions would help. My take is
that XP reads one of the UPS states as "power failure."
Michael
"wdsteelman" <wdsteelman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB330C1A-DE62-4C98-966D-B640C230AC85@microsoft.com...
> My windows XP goes into hibernation for no apparent reason. While I am
working on something, the computer from time to time, hibernates and turns
off. This happens when the power schemes says "never" for hibernate.
>
> I do have my computer tied into a UPS system and configured the Power
Options UPS system to hibernate if there is a power failure. If I disengage
the "hibernate" feature, then the computer seems to work OK and does not
shut down.
>
> Is there a glitch in the Windows XP hibernate option?
>



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