Hibernate & Standby on XP Home

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On my PC with XP Home loaded I don't seem to have the power saving option of
Hibernate or Standby available. These are available on my other PC with XP
Pro.

Does anyone have any ideas on making these facilities avilable on XP Home?

Thanks for looking.

Paul
 
Paul said:
On my PC with XP Home loaded I don't seem to have the power saving
option of Hibernate or Standby available. These are available on my
other PC with XP Pro.

Does anyone have any ideas on making these facilities avilable on XP
Home?

Thanks for looking.

Paul
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This doesn't have anything to do with Home or Pro, but rather is
dependent on your computer's hardware. Is the computer with XP Home an
older one? We would need more details on it to give more specific
advice. It would also be helpful to know if you ever had the power
management options on that computer or if the disappearance of the
options is recent.

Malke
 
The PC in question is about three years old. It's an AMD 1.3 Duron procesor.
The option was never available as far as I was aware. We are using it as the
kids PC but it would be good to us less power.

Thanks

Paul
 
That's correct. I guess the question is "can I find it as a software or is it
dependent on my hardware?"

Paul
 
That sounds like good advice. How do I go about updating my hardware drivers,
because I've never done that before? What hardware are we talking about? I do
update Windows XP automatically, but not my hardware.

Thanks for the help, it's very appreciated.

Paul
 
Paul said:
The PC in question is about three years old. It's an AMD 1.3 Duron
procesor. The option was never available as far as I was aware. We are
using it as the kids PC but it would be good to us less power.
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If the option was never available, it could very well be that the
motherboard just doesn't support it. That's an older processor. If this
is an OEM machine (Compaq, Dell, etc.) then you would look for updates
for the BIOS and other hardware on the OEM's website for your specific
machine. If it is a custom or home-built, you would need to look for
those updates on the motherboard mftr.'s website. To determine the make
of the motherboard and other hardware, you can either open up the
machine and look or install a system inventory program like Everest
Home Edition from Lavalys (free):

http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1

You need to be very careful updating the BIOS and if you aren't sure
about doing any of this, think twice about it. You might want to ask a
knowledgeable friend or computer professional instead of doing this
yourself.

Malke
 
Firstly you visit motherboard's manufacturer's site and try to update
BIOS.Please read the instructions very carefully before you update the BIOS.
Next after completion of BIOS update you visit Graphic/Video card's
manufacturer's site as well as Audio driver's manufacturer's site and
download,install the latest drivers.
To get confirm which things are instlled in your machine download and
install Everest Home Edition - system information tool.It's a freeware
and is a system information and benchmarking tool with full hardware &
software information.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
 
Open Power Management from Control Panel. Is there and APM tab? If so, is
Enable Advanced Power Management checked? It would be unusual if the
machine is 3 years old and doesn't support at least APM though it might not
support the more advanced ACPI. It's true that you might need to update
chipset drivers or the BIOS, but I would check this first.

Also see Windows XP and Advanced Power Management (APM) Support
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307525
 
Rather than take on the risks associated with updating your BIOS, which may
not even be the problem, consider the fact that the majority of your
computer's electricity comsumption comes from the monitor. If you simply set
the monitor to turn off after 10 minutes, and the hard drive after, say, 45
minutes, you do not need to be excessively concerned about wasting
electricity.
Start - Control Panel - Power Options - Power Scheme tab
Set the turn-off interval for your monitor and hard drive.
Apply and OK.
 
Verify with your computer or peripheral manufacturer that your hardware
supports standby or hibernation. Older hardware might not be
ACPI-compliant or might predate recent revisions in the Advanced Power
Management standard.

To determine whether your system is using ACPI features

Start>Run>type in: devmgmt.msc>OK.
In the console tree, expand the Computer folder.
If the computer description includes ACPI,then your PC is using ACPI
functionality.

To determine if your computer supports hibernate and standby features:-

Start>Run>typein: powercfg.cpl>OK.
In the Power Options Properties dialog box, verify that a Hibernate tab
exists. If present, select the Hibernate tab, check the Enable
hibernation box, and click Apply.
In the Power Options Properties dialog box, verify that an Advanced tab
exists. If present, verify that Standby and Hibernate are selectable
options in the Power buttons drop down lists.
If the Standby and Hibernate options are not present, then your computer
does not support these features.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
 
I had a new hard drive installed hence reinstall of the operating system XP
Home installed on this HP Dv 1420 laptop. Now when I try to set the power
options properties under the "Advanced" tab under "power buttons" under
"when I close the lid of my of my portable/laptop" to shut down when I close
the lid on my portable computer after a certain amount of time it says "do
nothing" in the drop down menu with no other options like it use to have that
I could set the amount of time to take to shut down after lid closer. I have
the power scheme set to "Portable/Laptop" I tried to check to see if my
Bios/hardware is up to date and it seems to be if some one has a different or
better way to tell then the ones mentions. Please explain how to get it back.
To be clear I use to have this option on this laptop. Thank you in advance.
 
laptops have proprietary
drivers that windows
cannot install.

my suggestion is to ensure
that your laptop has also
had all the software from
its maker installed as well.

then review the issue again.

just some fyi:

the bios needs to have
the advanced power settings
enabled "and"

also you may need to create a
"hiberfil.sys" file on the disk
before hibernation can work.

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