Vista Sleep Problem

[Johnnymushio]

First of all, this is a copy of cmd message

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -a
The following sleep states are available on this system: Standby ( S3 ) Hibernat
e Hybrid Sleep
The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S1)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -LASTWAKE
Wake History Count - 0

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -lastwake
Wake History Count - 1
Wake History [0]
Wake Source Count - 0

C:\Windows\system32>


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Okay, so it looks like my laptop only supports deep hibernation, not s1, or s2. just,,

s0 (on)

s3 (deep hibernation)

s5 (off)

doesnt say anything about s4, but it says s1 and s2 do not work.

so the problem all along that i thought was vistas, was actually my laptop.

is there some upgrade i can download to enable the s1 and s2 sleeps?

what exactly would i update

[Twey]

Is your laptop 64-bit?

[Johnnymushio]

ummm 32 bit

[Johnnymushio]

hmm i thought i finally found a sleep mode that worked, s3, deep hibernation, but i just woke it up and it stood there with a black screen. then i had to hold the power button, the it went through 8 minutes of error checking

[Johnnymushio]

i take it no ones knows...

[djr33]

Xp?

[BLiZZaRD]

Run your command prompt as Admin... once there run:

powercfg /hibernate on

or

powercfg -h on

Hibernate should be on your shut down menu options after that and the actual option reinstalled.

Also note deep sleep is s4 not s3.

[Johnnymushio]

yes hibernate is in the options, just like sleep.

and when resuming from both of them, the computer either takes 10 minutes to resume or stays at a black screen.

[Johnnymushio]

Run your command prompt as Admin... once there run:

powercfg /hibernate on

or

powercfg -h on

Hibernate should be on your shut down menu options after that and the actual option reinstalled.

Also note deep sleep is s4 not s3.

These option were already here...

Switch User
Log Off
Lock
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Restart
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Sleep
Hibernate
Shut Down


Shut Down works, restart works, log off works, ive never used lock or switch user, but hibernate and sleep dont work right.

ive had to hold down the power button to restart computer after waking up for sleep or hibernate.

i guess i just cant use them anymore.

[tech_support]

Your motherboard might be too old.