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    L502x (+M4 256 SSD) resume from hibernation fails

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by M1000000, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. M1000000

    M1000000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Swapped out the HDD in new Dell L502x for Crucial M4.

    Everything is fine except hibernation. When I hibernate all seems normal and the pc shuts down. When I resume though it hangs on the Windows Resuming screen and requires a reboot.

    I've turned hibernation off through command prompt and turned it on again after a reboot which I assume has cleared the hibernation file and it still fails. Not sure whether this is likely to be an SSD issue or a laptop prob - any others have seen this / know a fix / have any suggestions.

    Thanks, M
     
    M1000000, Jul 18, 2011
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    azn4lif3s Notebook Consultant

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    Don't double post . :(

    It could be a driver error since when you hibernate it saves the data to the disk. What you could do is use DBAN and nuke your HDD then do a clean install with the drivers for it.
     
    azn4lif3s, Jul 18, 2011
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  3. M1000000

    M1000000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks - apologies for double post - nuking is my last resort. Will continue trouble shooting a while first.
     
    M1000000, Jul 18, 2011
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    Sure thing. :p

    Good luck.
     
    azn4lif3s, Jul 18, 2011
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    Solved - resume fails when external usb drive attached. Disconnecting fixes it - now to find out why.
     
    M1000000, Jul 19, 2011
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    Hibernating on an SSD is a big no-no.
     
    synce, Jul 19, 2011
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    synce: Why is that, I do it semi frequently. The write cycles should be fine...

    M100000: Might be worth a bios update + firmware update on the SSD. I know the xps17 had some resume from hibernate issues fixed with the bios.
     
    morfmedia, Jul 19, 2011
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    thanks - bios and ssd firmware update done before clean win install so not that.

    The problem is now specifically that resume fails when a USB3 device is attached to the box. I can hibernate with them connected but only resume successfully after all external usb3 devices removed. No prb with USB2.
     
    M1000000, Jul 19, 2011
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    also no prob with hibernating to ssd in principle - plenty of write life. however, it seem just as fast, if not faster, to shut down / cold boot so starting to wonder if it's worth the hassle.
     
    M1000000, Jul 19, 2011
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