System won't hibernate

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  1. Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
       #1

    System won't hibernate


    Hibernate used to work fine on my machine, but a few days ago my computer suddenly stopped being able to hibernate.

    When I try to hibernate, the screen goes black and nothing happens. If I move the mouse using my laptop's touchpad, the computer returns to the login screen as if I enabled the screensaver instead of hibernating.

    Devices with the ability to wake up the computer:
    C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -devicequery wake_armed


    C:\Windows\system32>
    Last wake information:
    C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -lastwake
    Aantal keren ontwaken - 0
    What else can I try to fix the hibernation issue? I haven't changed any BIOS settings in the last couple of weeks as far as I can recall.
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  2. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #2

    Check with WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics whether there is a hibernation file. You should see it easily in the colored area - it is a big chunk about the same size as the pagefile.
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  3. Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Do you mean C:\hiberfil.sys? Yes, I can see that file in WinDirStat. Its size is about 2.2GB.
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  4. Posts : 1,036
    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
       #4

    Try recreating that hibernation file in case it if its gone corrupt.
    In an elevated command prompt type 'powercfg -h off' and then 'powercfg -h on' and make sure 'Allow hybrid sleep' option is off under advanced settings of active power plan.
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  5. Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Alas, Windows still won't suspend to my hard drive. I verified that hiberfil.sys was gone after doing powercfg -h off and that it reappeared when I did powercfg -h on.
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  6. Posts : 1,036
    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
       #6

    Is the hybrid sleep option turned off?
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  7. Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Yes, it is.



    ("Uitschakelen" means "Disabled".)
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  8. Posts : 1,036
    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
       #8

    Are there any errors related to this in the event viewer?
    Could be a power issue too, run powercfg -energy in an elevated command window.
    Or try the solution posted here- Why doesn't Hibernate work any more (Windows 7)? - efreedom
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  9. Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Interesting energy report... I have uploaded it here: http://pieterdedecker.be/tmp/energy-report.html

    I set my system language for English for your convenience. I also had a look at your link, which seems to imply that this problem could be related to the bootloader. Perhaps it's good to know that my computer runs in dualboot with openSUSE using a GRUB bootloader.
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  10. Posts : 1,036
    Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
       #10

    Can you try that method which i posted the link-to above?
    Backup your mbr first in case if anything goes wrong, it can be restored.
    5 Free Tools to Backup and Restore Master Boot Record (MBR) | Raymond.CC Blog
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