Vista - Won't resume from Hibernation...

I put my PC to sleep (hibernate) and when I turn it back on it goes through
the "Now resuming..." screen and then it shows a black screen with a "_"
flashing in the top left-hand corner. That's where it stops. I then have to
restart the PC and Windows asks if I'd like to try again or just delete the
data and boot normally... I have to choose the latter option.

Any ideas on what this could be?

(Vista x64, 2GB RAM, C2D 2.4GHz, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, GeForce 8800GTS, DVICO
HDTV Tuner)

Sadly it could be just about anything, from bad drivers to a BIOS in need of
updating to a cranky program you have running that doesn't like hibernation
mode. Usually the easiest way to "fix" this sort of problem is not to use
power saving modes that don't work properly for you.

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"intclass" <intclass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:302559D1-6B6A-4AD4-8C18-35D0EB2C8CC1@microsoft.com...
>I put my PC to sleep (hibernate) and when I turn it back on it goes through
> the "Now resuming..." screen and then it shows a black screen with a "_"
> flashing in the top left-hand corner. That's where it stops. I then have
> to
> restart the PC and Windows asks if I'd like to try again or just delete
> the
> data and boot normally... I have to choose the latter option.
>
> Any ideas on what this could be?
>
> (Vista x64, 2GB RAM, C2D 2.4GHz, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, GeForce 8800GTS, DVICO
> HDTV Tuner)

intclass,

Here is some additional information and links to fixes:

http://neosmart.net/blog/2006/vistas...akeup-support/

It's possible those may help, but maybe not.
--
freddy


"intclass" wrote:

> I put my PC to sleep (hibernate) and when I turn it back on it goes through
> the "Now resuming..." screen and then it shows a black screen with a "_"
> flashing in the top left-hand corner. That's where it stops. I then have to
> restart the PC and Windows asks if I'd like to try again or just delete the
> data and boot normally... I have to choose the latter option.
>
> Any ideas on what this could be?
>
> (Vista x64, 2GB RAM, C2D 2.4GHz, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, GeForce 8800GTS, DVICO
> HDTV Tuner)

The first thing to try is to reset the hibernation file. In Start Search
type cmd. Right click cmd.exe in the list above and pick Run as
administrator. Type the following commands:

powercfg -h off

powercfg -h on

This will recreate the hibernation file. If this doesn't fix it then look in
the event logs for what driver or program is causing the problem. In the
Start Search box type eventvwr.msc and press the Enter key. Allow the UAC
prompt. Drill down to Applications and Services Logs => Microsoft => Windows
=> Diagnostics-Performance => Operational and look for events in the 300
range Standby Performance Monitoring. This will help to identify the culprit
causing the problem. Fixing it may be harder. If it's a driver there's not
much you can do except lobby the manufacturer to improve their Vista driver.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"intclass" <intclass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:302559D1-6B6A-4AD4-8C18-35D0EB2C8CC1@microsoft.com...
>I put my PC to sleep (hibernate) and when I turn it back on it goes through
> the "Now resuming..." screen and then it shows a black screen with a "_"
> flashing in the top left-hand corner. That's where it stops. I then have
> to
> restart the PC and Windows asks if I'd like to try again or just delete
> the
> data and boot normally... I have to choose the latter option.
>
> Any ideas on what this could be?
>
> (Vista x64, 2GB RAM, C2D 2.4GHz, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, GeForce 8800GTS, DVICO
> HDTV Tuner)

Sadly it doesn't make any sense...
I have 6 events in the 300 range, 3 listed as error:

300: Windows has resumed from standby:
Standby Duration : 23957ms
Standby Incident Time (UTC) : 3/06/2007 9:52:03 PM
Resume Duration : 2288ms
Resume Incident Time (UTC) : 4/06/2007 7:09:41 AM
IsDegradation : false

305: Persisting disk caches was slower than expected:
Name : FlushVolumes
Total Time : 7620ms
Degradation Time : 4620ms
Incident Time (UTC) : 3/06/2007 9:52:03 PM

351: This driver responded slower than expected to the resume request while
servicing this device:
Driver File Name : \Driver\usbhub
Driver Friendly Name : Default Hub Driver for USB
Driver Version : 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Driver Total Time : 849ms
Driver Degradation Time : 449ms
Incident Time (UTC) : 4/06/2007 7:09:41 AM
Device Name : USB\VID_0424&PID_2504\5&2dcd27f6&0&1
Device Friendly Name : Generic USB Hub
Device Total Time : 849ms
Device Degradation Time : 449ms

First, i suggest you could update your motherboard driver or BIOS, and then,
trying to get a update from Microsoft.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929734/en-us

"intclass" wrote:

> I put my PC to sleep (hibernate) and when I turn it back on it goes through
> the "Now resuming..." screen and then it shows a black screen with a "_"
> flashing in the top left-hand corner. That's where it stops. I then have to
> restart the PC and Windows asks if I'd like to try again or just delete the
> data and boot normally... I have to choose the latter option.
>
> Any ideas on what this could be?
>
> (Vista x64, 2GB RAM, C2D 2.4GHz, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, GeForce 8800GTS, DVICO
> HDTV Tuner)

Wow, three greenies! You gotta like that.
--
freddy


"intclass" wrote:

> I put my PC to sleep (hibernate) and when I turn it back on it goes through
> the "Now resuming..." screen and then it shows a black screen with a "_"
> flashing in the top left-hand corner. That's where it stops. I then have to
> restart the PC and Windows asks if I'd like to try again or just delete the
> data and boot normally... I have to choose the latter option.
>
> Any ideas on what this could be?
>
> (Vista x64, 2GB RAM, C2D 2.4GHz, Gigabyte P35-DS3R, GeForce 8800GTS, DVICO
> HDTV Tuner)

What USB devices do you have plugged in?

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"intclass" <intclass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news7840F69-1D14-4A07-A731-DA760357EB2B@microsoft.com...
> Sadly it doesn't make any sense...
> I have 6 events in the 300 range, 3 listed as error:
>
> 300: Windows has resumed from standby:
> Standby Duration : 23957ms
> Standby Incident Time (UTC) : 3/06/2007 9:52:03 PM
> Resume Duration : 2288ms
> Resume Incident Time (UTC) : 4/06/2007 7:09:41 AM
> IsDegradation : false
>
> 305: Persisting disk caches was slower than expected:
> Name : FlushVolumes
> Total Time : 7620ms
> Degradation Time : 4620ms
> Incident Time (UTC) : 3/06/2007 9:52:03 PM
>
> 351: This driver responded slower than expected to the resume request
> while
> servicing this device:
> Driver File Name : \Driver\usbhub
> Driver Friendly Name : Default Hub Driver for USB
> Driver Version : 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
> Driver Total Time : 849ms
> Driver Degradation Time : 449ms
> Incident Time (UTC) : 4/06/2007 7:09:41 AM
> Device Name : USB\VID_0424&PID_2504\5&2dcd27f6&0&1
> Device Friendly Name : Generic USB Hub
> Device Total Time : 849ms
> Device Degradation Time : 449ms