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| 205575 | 2004-01-06 01:20:00 | Hi all. Finally built myself a new PC with all the bells and whistles, re installed XP, absolutley happy with everything until I found out I can not go into hibernation mode or suspend/standby mode either. What I was wanting to know is, is it an XP thing I need to ''activate'' or is it with the MB. Being the latest gear I just assumed it would go into hib. and/or standby etc. Am I wrong in assuming this? I RTFM for the MB and it does give me the option to suspend to RAM, for which I went into setup and selected the option to do so. After re booting I still have no option to hib. or suspend etc. Any help on this is much appreciated. Cheers all. |
RonM (5082) | ||
| 205576 | 2004-01-06 01:43:00 | From www.pcmag.com There are more options than you might think when shutting down Windows XP, and at least one of them, Hibernate is hidden from view. Hibernate is useful because it saves the status of your Windows XP session (all the programs and documents you have open) to the hard drive, so it can automatically restore it the next time you power up. Here's how to access and use it: * Make sure you're logged onto your PC as Administrator or as a user with Administrator rights. * You can check the status of your user account by going to Start | Control Panel and selecting the User Account icon. * Your account should be listed there. * If it says Computer Administrator you have the rights to make this change. * To show the Hibernate option under shutdown, select Start | Control Panel, and select the Performance and Maintenance icon. * Select the Power Options icon under "or pick a Control Panel Icon." * Select the Hibernate tab, and click on the Enable Hibernation box. * If Hibernate still doesn't appear, it may be because your PC is fairly new and supports the Stand By low-power shut-down option. * To make Hibernate appear in the Turn Off Your Computer dialogue, simply hold down the Shift key and Stand By will switch to Hibernate. * You need to hold down the Shift key to see and use the Hibernate shut-down option |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 205577 | 2004-01-06 01:48:00 | But use cautiously . Desktop hardware is not optimised to use Standby and Hibernate, and systems can become quite unstable after its use . Its primary function is laptops . I have seen this on help forums for a major PC maker, where the maker was advising this caution, although my own experiences in Win 95, 98 ME and XP also mirror this . If it works OK, it works OK . If you have problems, then simply don't use it |
godfather (25) | ||
| 205578 | 2004-01-06 01:59:00 | Thanks for the speedy response guys. I actually have done all that you mentioned but to no avail. Under power options the only choices I have is what I want my PC to do when the power button is pushed. One thing I failed to mention was in setup options on the boot screen I also enabled the PC to go into suspend mode when the power button is only momentarily pushed, although this doesn't work either. It seemes to me that XP won't register these functions at all, even after enabling them from the setup at the boot screen. |
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