Hibernation?

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Sid Knee

I recently rebuilt my system and re-installed Win2K from scratch.

Now I don't have an option to turn on hibernation (which I believe was
under power settings). Iirc there is a file I need to install before
this option is available.

Can anyone educate me?
 
Your video adapter drivers probably need to be installed.
Visit the support web site of the manufacturer of your video
card adapter and download the latest drivers.

Before installing them, uninstall the old drivers. In your
Control Panel, open the Add or Remove Programs applet
and look for your video drivers to uninstall.

If you happen to have a notebook computer, visit the notebook
manufacturer's support website to download the correct video
adapter drivers for your specific notebook model.

After installing a fresh set of drivers, right-click on your
desktop and select Properties > Settings, change the Color
Quality to "Highest (32 bit), then adjust your Screen Resolution
to your liking, then click on Apply.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I recently rebuilt my system and re-installed Win2K from scratch.
|
| Now I don't have an option to turn on hibernation (which I believe was
| under power settings). Iirc there is a file I need to install before
| this option is available.
|
| Can anyone educate me?
 
Huh??? What do video drivers and 32 bit colors have to do with
hibernation? I think you got mixed up in your posts Carey ;-)

John
 
Carey said:
Your video adapter drivers probably need to be installed.
Visit the support web site of the manufacturer of your video
card adapter and download the latest drivers.

Before installing them, uninstall the old drivers. In your
Control Panel, open the Add or Remove Programs applet
and look for your video drivers to uninstall.

If you happen to have a notebook computer, visit the notebook
manufacturer's support website to download the correct video
adapter drivers for your specific notebook model.

After installing a fresh set of drivers, right-click on your
desktop and select Properties > Settings, change the Color
Quality to "Highest (32 bit), then adjust your Screen Resolution
to your liking, then click on Apply.
Click to expand...

Bit at a loss here since I don't really see why the video driver would
affect things. I can see that it might affect standby modes but not the
availability of hibernation mode.

In any event, This is a recent (couple of weeks) fresh install and, as
part of that setup I installed all the latest video drivers for my
adapter at that time. There were no problems during the installation and
the drivers appear to be functioning normally.

I had a feeling that this problem (lack of a hibernation tab or
selection box) was due to a power management file that needed to be
installed. Perhaps an ACPI file of some kind?
 
From the run box or a Command Prompt try: powercfg.cpl

The feature relies on ACPI Compliant BIOS. If the command doesn't work
it could it be that you disabled the feature or changed the setting in
the BIOS? It could be referred to as "Sleep State" (S1, S2, S3 or S4)
in the BIOS.

John
 
John said:
From the run box or a Command Prompt try: powercfg.cpl
Click to expand...

That's the same window as <power options> under control panel or
<screensaver> <power> under desktop properties. That's what I'd been
trying but the hibernation tab or checkbox (can't recall what it should
be) isn't present.
The feature relies on ACPI Compliant BIOS. If the command doesn't work
it could it be that you disabled the feature or changed the setting in
the BIOS? It could be referred to as "Sleep State" (S1, S2, S3 or S4)
in the BIOS.
Click to expand...


Good idea ... I'll poke around in the bios.
 
Now that I think of this I think Carey might be on the right track with
the video adapter drivers. For some reason or other if the video
adapter is not properly recognized the standby or hibernate feature may
be unavailable, it might be a good idea to check it out.

John
 
John said:
Now that I think of this I think Carey might be on the right track with
the video adapter drivers. For some reason or other if the video
adapter is not properly recognized the standby or hibernate feature may
be unavailable, it might be a good idea to check it out.
Click to expand...

See my response to Carey.
 
Ok...I see, did you set the colour to the "Highest (32 bit)" as
suggested? At this juncture I'll have to do like you and scour the
internet for possible answers because I'm out of ideas or suggestions.
If I find anything I'll report back.

John
 
How To Configure a Computer to Enter Hibernation in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308098

Troubleshooting:

..You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the administrators group to enable hibernation. If your computer is
connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent you from completing this procedure.

.. To put your computer into hibernation, the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer must support this option.

.. Hibernation is not practical for computers that function as servers because the server must be available; hibernation makes a
server unavailable.

.. The procedures described in are for computers that support ACPI; they are not for computers that support Advanced Power
Management. The procedure for Advanced Power Management may vary because the BIOS of the computer is responsible for hibernation.
Refer to your computer manual for complete instructions for this procedure.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Bit at a loss here since I don't really see why the video driver would
| affect things. I can see that it might affect standby modes but not the
| availability of hibernation mode.
|
| In any event, This is a recent (couple of weeks) fresh install and, as
| part of that setup I installed all the latest video drivers for my
| adapter at that time. There were no problems during the installation and
| the drivers appear to be functioning normally.
|
| I had a feeling that this problem (lack of a hibernation tab or
| selection box) was due to a power management file that needed to be
| installed. Perhaps an ACPI file of some kind?
 
Hibernate and Standby Features Are Not Available When Using Standard VGA
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257562

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| Huh??? What do video drivers and 32 bit colors have to do with
| hibernation? I think you got mixed up in your posts Carey ;-)
|
| John
 
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