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Tygur
Throughout my posts, I have not once mentioned that I had experience with HIBERNATE. The closest I got to HIBERNATE was several years ago, from a friend's machine running Windows 98. It was an OEM computer.
My machines are not in HIBERNATE mode; they're in STANDBY mode. I quote a recent post of mine wherein I said -
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HIBERNATE, or STANDBY, isn't a favorite subject of mine where XP is concerned. There are so many other exciting features and functions that occupy my time. HIBERNATE, or STANDBY? I didn't even think about either of them.
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In past months, I had done a lot of research into Microsoft's ONNOW Initiative which led to the implementation of ACPI/APM. All these came about from the concept of SIPC (Simply Interactive Computer). In my study of ACPI, I came across HIBERNATE. The "wait" state (I coined the word for want of a better word) is documented in one of XP's papers regarding ACPI and HIBERNATE mode. The document states that in some cases certain computer will take as long as 30 seconds to power up, depending on what's written to disk.
That same document stipulates that unless the BIOS supports HIBERNATE mode, it wouldn't work in Windows XP.
I have a question for you.
How is your BIOS configured in POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP under ACPI SUSPEND TYPE. Is it S1(POS), S3, or S4. If you haven't got S4 (the equivalent of HIBERNATE mode), then HIBERNATE mode is not supported in your machine. How about POWER OPTIONS. Do you have a HIBERNATE tab in the properties box. If you haven't, then HIBERNATE mode isn't supported either. Do you have a file (Hiberfile.sys) in your system. This is where all data is written to when your machine lapses into HIBERNATION. If this file is non-existent, then HIBERNATION is not supported.
That is my conclusion after reading the document on the mechanics of ACPI.
Michael Chiew
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