AHCI and Hybrid Sleep

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hadiceberg

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I noticed that after resuming from (hybrid) sleep mode, I couldn't access my second HDD (Maxtor). sometimes it showed the root folder, sometimes not. anyway I had to restart by reset switch as Shutdown/Restart would stuck at "shutting down" message.
I removed all the USB devices and booted up windows and the problem was gone. The PC functioned properly after sleep mode. I connected a USB device (tried 2 different ones), put the PC into sleep and back on. The problem happened again. I also noticed that the HDD activity LED is solid on!
After searching the forum I noticed some people have problems regarding AHCI. Therefor I changed SATA mode in BIOS from "SATA->AHCI" to "Native IDE" and now I don't have the issue.
I don't know if disabling AHCI will have noticeable negative performance impacts.
Should I seek a solution for this or just keeping AHCI off is the only solution?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 build 7600AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory...IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Not branded
OS
Windows 7 build 7600
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Motherboard
Giga-Byte GA-MA69G-S3H
Memory
2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory (PDP Systems)
Graphics Card(s)
IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Sound Card
Onboard: ATI RS690 - High Definition Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2284 (Digital)
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360
Maxtor 6Y120M0
anyone?
Now my brother's PC, after it wakes from sleep, HDD LED is solid on (no seek noise heard) and PC is unresponsive. I have to hard reset it!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 build 7600AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory...IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Not branded
OS
Windows 7 build 7600
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Motherboard
Giga-Byte GA-MA69G-S3H
Memory
2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory (PDP Systems)
Graphics Card(s)
IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Sound Card
Onboard: ATI RS690 - High Definition Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2284 (Digital)
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360
Maxtor 6Y120M0
The problem solved. both mine and my brother's.
I installed the latest AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller Driver (DriverVer=08/16/2007, 2.5.1540.48) for my PC.
I also downloaded the latest nForce drivers for my brother's PC.
Now both computers resume from sleep as they should :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 build 7600AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory...IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Not branded
OS
Windows 7 build 7600
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Motherboard
Giga-Byte GA-MA69G-S3H
Memory
2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory (PDP Systems)
Graphics Card(s)
IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Sound Card
Onboard: ATI RS690 - High Definition Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2284 (Digital)
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360
Maxtor 6Y120M0
hadiceberg said:
The problem solved. both mine and my brother's.
I installed the latest AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller Driver (DriverVer=08/16/2007, 2.5.1540.48) for my PC.
I also downloaded the latest nForce drivers for my brother's PC.
Now both computers resume from sleep as they should :)
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Glad to see you found the solution for the issue. :)

Welcome to Seven Forums, and sorry for the delay in posting a response to your original query. Thanks also for coming back and posting the solution for other folks.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 x64 HP, Windows 7 HP, Windows 7 UltIntel I3, Cerelon, Pentium 4 @ 3Ghz8G, 3G, 3GOn-board Intel, On-board nVidia, nVIDIA card
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway, Toshiba Laptop, and Home Brew
OS
Windows 7 x64 HP, Windows 7 HP, Windows 7 Ult
CPU
Intel I3, Cerelon, Pentium 4 @ 3Ghz
Motherboard
Intel, Intel, Asus
Memory
8G, 3G, 3G
Graphics Card(s)
On-board Intel, On-board nVidia, nVIDIA card
Sound Card
on-board, on-board, SoundBlaster
Monitor(s) Displays
Hannspree HF237, Toshiba, SyncMaster 931B
Screen Resolution
default (all)
Hard Drives
1T internal, 320G internal, 160G internal, 1T networked
PSU
300w, unk, 650w
Case
black, black, grey
Cooling
air (all)
Keyboard
standard wired (all)
Mouse
standard wired (all)
Internet Speed
6M down, 768K up
Other Info
Home LAN through Linksys hub to 4 port and wireless switch/router. Networked HP 2600n. Wife's computer running Windows 7, and spare laptop running Ubuntu "Karmic Kola" (9.10).
Thanks for your response.
It's weird that AMD does not provide any South Bridge driver for my chipset on their support page!
Win Vista 32-bit -> Integrated/Motherboard -> Radeon X1250
It only lists graphics drivers :(
I remember that I've seen something related to SB on their site previously, but can't find it.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 build 7600AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory...IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Not branded
OS
Windows 7 build 7600
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Motherboard
Giga-Byte GA-MA69G-S3H
Memory
2x 1024 MB PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM Patriot Memory (PDP Systems)
Graphics Card(s)
IGP: ATI RADEON X1250 (RS690)
Sound Card
Onboard: ATI RS690 - High Definition Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2284 (Digital)
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360
Maxtor 6Y120M0
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