Cannot wake or resume Win7

[zkvvoob]

Hello people,

I've had my laptop for over a year and half. First it ran on Windows Vista and everything was as perfect as one could expect.

Now, when I installed the Windows 7 a few months ago, I noticed that no matter what, I simply cannot wake the computer after putting it to sleep or resume it after hibernation.

In the latter case, I see the computer boot... and that's it. No Windows logo, nothing, just a black screen and my two LEDs indicating power alight. After a forced shutdown, Windows asks me whether I'd like to delete the restoration data and that does the trick.

For wake-up, it's similar: I open the lid, hear the HDD power up... and the screen stays black. No more HDD activity no matter how many keys I press.

Could anyone please help me identify the problem and possible solve it?

Thanks!

 

[zigzag3143]

Hello people,

I've had my laptop for over a year and half. First it ran on Windows Vista and everything was as perfect as one could expect.

Now, when I installed the Windows 7 a few months ago, I noticed that no matter what, I simply cannot wake the computer after putting it to sleep or resume it after hibernation.

In the latter case, I see the computer boot... and that's it. No Windows logo, nothing, just a black screen and my two LEDs indicating power alight. After a forced shutdown, Windows asks me whether I'd like to delete the restoration data and that does the trick.

For wake-up, it's similar: I open the lid, hear the HDD power up... and the screen stays black. No more HDD activity no matter how many keys I press.

Could anyone please help me identify the problem and possible solve it?

Thanks!

Hi and welcome

Resume can be affected by several factors. auto hide taskbar, power configuration, a device not responding. Are you running 64bit?

Ken J+

 

[zkvvoob]

No, Ken, 32bit.

I never use taskbar auto-hide.

 

[kegobeer]

What model Lenovo do you have? Did you install the chipset drivers, or did you let Windows find and install everything?

 

[zkvvoob]

It's Lenovo 3000 N200. I think it's no longer supported because it does not appear on Lenovo's Support page.

At any rate, I have not installed any chipset drivers, do you think this could be it? I simply assumed Windows was a big boy now and would find whatever he needs.

By the way, I did flash my BIOS with the latest patch I could find on Lenovo before removing my laptop from their page. It did no good, obviously. But I will look for a chipset driver in a moment and will report back if that solves the issue.

EDIT:
Ok, so I found a driver for my chipset on Intel's website, installed it, restarted my pc and put it to sleep. Surprise, surprise - it's just like before: a black screen and LEDs (wifi, bluetooh, power) alight.

Any other suggestions?

 

[zkvvoob]

Can noone help me with this?

 

[kegobeer]

Is this your computer?

Lenovo Support & downloads - Drivers and software - Lenovo N200 (type 0769)

If so, try using the Vista drivers.

 

[zkvvoob]

Yes, that's indeed my laptop. I installed the Vista chipset driver, but that did not do the trick.

What else would you suggest that I do?

 

[kegobeer]

Try using the Vista video driver and Vista touchpad driver.

 

[johnhoh]

try the standard vga driver