Won't stay in hibernation

[FrankSG]

I have XP Home edition which I've had for several years. Yesterday, I reformatted and brought it back to the original factory settings. I'm in the process now of getting everything to the way I want it. I've had no problems except for one annoyance. It won't stay in hibernation mode. When I put it in hibernation, it will only stay there for about two minutes and then it will turn itself back on. I've never had this problem before.
~Frank~

[supanatral]

Have you made sure that you've installed all the appropriate drivers from the manufactorer?

[FrankSG]

Yes, as far as I know, all the drivers are up to date....

[Sylvander]

When I hibernate my PC it closes Windows and powers off the hardware, so it isn't possible for it to power on again. :confused:
When I used it [don't now] I had it configured so that when I hit the "Sleep" button on the keyboard it hibernated. :)

Have you checked your BIOS Setup's "Power Management" configuration settings?
And the Windows Control Panel "Power Options" configuration settings?

[FrankSG]

Have you checked your BIOS Setup's "Power Management" configuration settings?
And the Windows Control Panel "Power Options" configuration settings?

I checked the settings in Power Options and they seem to be set correctly. But, I will look in the BIOS setting to see if there is anything there.

[FrankSG]

I just took a peek in the BIOS and the only option under Power was what action to take after AC power failure. I chose "Stay off". I then went to Control panel/ Power Options. Under the Hibernate tab, I selected "Enable Hibernation". Under Power Schemes where you choose when you want it to go into Hibernation or Standby, I selected "Never". I chose that because I don't want it to go into hibernation until I want it to. Wonder if I should change anything there. But, I believe that's the way I have always had it set. I have noticed one thing since I first posted on this. When I put it into Standby or Hibernation, it will take any where from a few seconds to 20 minutes before it turns back on--like whenever it makes up it's mind to.

[Sylvander]

Windows XP : Manually Put Your Computer Into Hibernation (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/magyar1.mspx).

[FrankSG]

Windows XP : Manually Put Your Computer Into Hibernation (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/magyar1.mspx).

That's the way I've alway had it set. It's funny, but I think all of my settings are correct. I'm going to do a little more looking on google and see if there is any thing there.

[Sylvander]

Your Windows XP-based computer powers back up after you put it on standby or in hibernation (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884903/en-us).

Your computer may unexpectedly resume from standby or hibernation (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810719/en-us).

[FrankSG]

Your Windows XP-based computer powers back up after you put it on standby or in hibernation (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884903/en-us).

Your computer may unexpectedly resume from standby or hibernation (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810719/en-us).

Thanks, Sylvander--I owe you a glass of beer! The second link provided the answer. I went in device manager and right-clicked on my network adapter, chose Properties then clicked the Power Management tab. There was a check mark in the box that said, "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby." I cleared the check mark and that solved my problem. So the next beer is on me--I'm buying.:)

[Sylvander]

Seek and ye SHALL find, eh? :)