New hard drive and sleep problem


  1. Victek
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    New hard drive and sleep problem


    I recently replaced my hard disk - upgraded from SATA 1.0 to SATA 2.0. I'm getting great performance, but unfortunately now the PC won't sleep or hibernate. I checked all the settings in the Power Options and nothing has changed. I already have wake timers disabled. I can live without this functionality, but your thoughts are appreciated
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  3. Jonathan_King
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    Have you tried updating your chipset/SATA controller drivers?

    Also make sure that the hard drive is set to turn off before the computer sleeps.
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  4. Victek
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    Jonathan_King said:
    Have you tried updating your chipset/SATA controller drivers?

    Also make sure that the hard drive is set to turn off before the computer sleeps.
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    I've made a little progress. I turned off hibernation and "sleep" started to work properly. I turned Hibernation back on and the problem returned. For the moment I've left it off while I check for BIOS/Driver updates.
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  6. Jonathan_King
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    Great, now we have something to go on.

    Have you read Shawn's excellent tutorial on sleep problems in the Vista forums? Power Options and Sleep Mode Problems - Vista Forums

    Still applicable to 7.
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