T42 hibernating problems with xp

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mcky · #1 Post by **mcky** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:14 am

my T42 can hibernate and standby, but don't came back it just stay blank screen. Can anyone help me to fix this.

T42
Centrino 1.7
1.5 Gb RAM

#2 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:22 am

Do you press and hold down the Fn key for a couple of seconds?

jhonyl · #3 Post by **jhonyl** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:37 pm

I have a similar problem. But for me it happens only some times, after I hybernate and resume a few times. Only then I get a blank screen, and I see the disk icon flashs about once per second. But it doesn't resume, and I have waited even 15 minutes once.

There is a little button that sends the laptop into standby. It is near the screan on the left. If it is pressed then it blanks the screen out. Check it out, maybe it is stuck, though I think it isn't the problem for you.

christopher_wolf · #4 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:40 pm

Try hitting the FN key, it is a hardware trigger to bring the machine out of standby, then hitting the power button *once* for one second. Although it does sound like there is some service or device that is holding up the resume process.

fschwep · #5 Post by **fschwep** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:11 pm

I've gotten into the habit of never using the Standby mode but the Sleep mode instead (Fn-F12). I found that the standby mode may indeed be a bit erratic (in all models, it would not surprise me if it has something to do with Windows) and that some external hardware, modems in particular, need to be physically plugged out and in again so Windows will recognize them properly after waking up from Standby.

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:32 pm

fschwep wrote:I've gotten into the habit of never using the Standby mode but the Sleep mode instead (Fn-F12). I found that the standby mode may indeed be a bit erratic (in all models, it would not surprise me if it has something to do with Windows) and that some external hardware, modems in particular, need to be physically plugged out and in again so Windows will recognize them properly after waking up from Standby.

Yeah, Windows has a big part to play in it. The BIOS is all happy to suspend the system and RAM and hit the sleep state, but Windows makes it a bit more time-consuming since it has some extra HALs and ACPIs that it takes care of first, then lets everything go. If, however, you do a good job of eliminating the drivers/services/software that hold up the suspend/resume process.

#7 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:59 pm

FWIW, I always use Standby rather than Hibernate. It is faster, and I have found it to be reliable. However IMO, if you are traveling with your ThinkPad, Hibernating or Powering Off are better options. Less chance of your ThinkPad turning on unexpectedly without your knowing about it.

christopher_wolf · #8 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:53 pm

Or you could stick with suspend and use the RediSafe feature.

T42 hibernating problems with xp

T42 hibernating problems with xp

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