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Hi Rosalie,
The system BIOS is accessed before Windows begins to load when the machine
is first started. Often the access is covered by a manufacturer's splash
screen - just hit <escape> at this point. What you want to locate is a line
that reads "enter <any key> to enter setup", as <any key> is what you need
to depress to access the BIOS. You will find a list of many manufacturer's
and what key to hit here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
Once in here, you need to look at the Power Management options to see if
something is set to standby or hibernate after a specific time interval.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Rosalie" <Rosalie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Rick,
> Instructions please. My computer just recently started going into
> hibernation on it's own. I hadn't had any problems until just a couple
> weeks
> ago. I've never been in the system BIOS before. At least I don't think
> I've
> been. And wouldn't know how to get in there in the first place. Help!
> This
> is driving me crazy.
> Rosalie
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Check Power Management (PM) in the system BIOS. If you disabled the Win
>> version of PM and the system still hibernates or goes into standby, then
>> it
>> is there that you will likely find the cause.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Rosalie" <Rosalie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5241F395-682C-4083-B5B0-E27959A8DA14@microsoft.com...
>> > My computer goes into hibernation/stand by every hour or so. I have
>> > disabled
>> > hibernation and standby in the control panel, power settings. When it
>> > does
>> > this it sometimes will wake when I move the mouse and sometimes it
>> > doesn't
>> > and I have to reboot. How do I stop it from doing this? It doesn't
>> > log
>> > me
>> > out when this happens either.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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