Re: HIBERNATING/CMOS

Hi Rock, Could you please forward this to db. I do not know how. Thank you!
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Hi DB,

I want to thank you for your assistance in solving my Hibernation problem
and giving so generously of your time. I have reviewed the problem and
associated fix it steps and have came up with the following analysis. I may
not be correct, but I am submitting it to you for review and if needed
corrections. Perhaps it can help someone else in the future. I am also trying
System Mechanic 7. All I can say is WOW!

Problem review: System set to hibernate. System did go into sleep state. At
:21 and :51 past the hour the system would awaken. 5 minutes later the system
would return to the sleep state and the cycle would repeat.

Fix it steps that are working:

1. Reboot then hit the appropriate F key to enter the bios settings. Remove
battery and all connections. Reinstall battery. Reboot and then hit the
appropriate F key to enter the bios settings. Making sure to reset the clock
(otherwise your programs will tell you have not had any updates in 1181 days,
etc). In the boot tab disable any LAN wake up commands. Save the settings and
continue boot up.
2. Check your internet connections looking in the LAN properties and
disabling any wake up commands unless you think you will need this.
3. In the power settings set the monitor to turn off at whatever you want.
Do not enable turn off hard disks. Check the hibernation tab and make sure
the hibernation option is checked. Apply changes.
4. For my preferences I set the sleep key on my keyboard to the hibernating
function. I prefer manual setting at this time. I may set the hibernating
function to a timed automatic setting in the future.
5. Note: the first time I did this the function it worked for 30 hours. The
reason this happened was a friend of mine was using the computer, downloading
graphics, and it froze up. They were not able to exit the program or restart.
Instead they cut the power and started the PC up again. I believe this action
caused the system to restore to a previous point before the fix it options
thus causing the hibernation problem to start again. I am not a software
engineer and this is only calculated guessing on my part.

The fix is still working! Thanks for your help and I hope this info helps
you help others.

Barbara ann



Redhead


"Barbaraann" wrote:

Hi Rock,

I have posted in the original thread using th reply function. It was
Hibernate/standby problem posted on 1/24/07. This is a copy of the new
question without caps. Thanks for your guidance.

Hi, still having ongoing problems with hibernation/standby. Rock and DB
offered useful suggestions.

To fix this I have disconnected any wire to the PC. Opened the unit pulled
the battery…waited 30 minutes. Reinstalled battery and booted up. This
appears to work. The first time worked for 36 hours. This reset has been
working for 3 hours.
My question is until I find what is causing the problem (The problem is at
:21 and :51 past the hour the PC is awakened by some command. 5 minutes later
the PC returns to the sleep state and the cycle repeats) is there a command
to rest the CMOS or bios in which I do not have to unseat the battery and
then reseat? Any advice or links would be appreciated.

Other steps I have taken
1. Eliminate as many background programs as I can.
2. Defrag, check disk, delete cookies, temp files and remove any unwanted
programs.
3. I have bypassed the power management window and have reset the Microsoft
keyboard sleep button to manually start hibernate. As I said this has been
working for 4 hours (fingers crossed).

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Redhead


"Rock" wrote:

"Barbaraann" wrote

HI, ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HIBERNATION STANDBY. ROCK AND DB OFFERED USEFUL
SUGGESTIONS.

WHEN I PULL THE AC POWER AND THE BATTERY (RESET CMOS) THE HIBERNATION
FUNCTION APPEARS TO WORK.

CAN I RESET THE CMOS/BIOS TO DEFAULT WITHOUT PULLING THE BATTERY? THIS
SEEMS
TO BE THE ONLY STEP THAT WORKS. ANY LINKS FOR MORE DETAILED INFO OR ADVICE
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

I HAVE ELIMINATED AS MANY BACKGROUND PROGRAMS AS I CAN.

THE PROBLEM WAS AT :21 AND :51 PAST THE HOUR THE PC WOULD BE AWAKENED FROM
SLEEP AND 5 MINUTES LATER RETURN TO SLEEP.

I HAVE BYPASSED THE POWER MANAEGEMENT WINDOW AND SETTING THE HIBERNATING
MODE MANUALLY. IT IS WORKING (3 HOURS) STILL EVALUATING TO SEE IF IT
WORKS.
THANKS IN ADVANCE!


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Rock [MVP - User/Shell]


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