Sleep & Hibernate don't work right. Pls help.

Hi Guys,
I have been having problems with sleep and hibernate since I did a fresh vista 32 install on my Dell XPS 1530.

Before you reply with suggestions, please read below what I already tried. I have done A LOT of research here on the forum, other forums, and microsoft vista documents.

The problem:
- If I set computer to sleep, it restarts with the error "windows didn't shut properly..yada..yada"
- If I set to hibernate, it does hibernate, but goes right back from hibernation. In other words, it doesn't stay hibernated.

What I have tried:
- disable/reenable hibernate by going into CMD, and type powercfg /hibernate off, then powercfg /hibernate on.
Also in cmd --> powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
Whichever devices are shown --> powercfg -devicedisablewake "name of device from above cmd"

- Go to System; Device manager and uncheck all the wake options for stuff like mice, modem etc. I turned off and disable everything that I am not using

- I have updated the BIOS

- Have turned off on the BIOS hardware that I don't use often

- Turned off everything I could find that had a "wake on" option.



What else can I try?

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks

 

I just tried looking on event viewer. Weird that I set the computer to hibernate, but that's what I got on the system log.

The system is entering sleep.

then

The Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service entered the running state.

then

The system has resumed from sleep.

Sleep Time: 10/22/2008 3:49:01 AM
Wake Time: 10/22/2008 3:50:11 AM

Wake Source: Unknown



Not sure why it mentions sleep, if it was actually hibernation


BTW, I have also removed the nvidia driver and installed again, hoping it would help fix the problem. No, it didn't help.

Any suggestions now?

Thanks

 

I was having the same problem and posted a thread on this forum.
A user named stepintoliquid replied with the following which solved my problem.

Hope this solves your problem.

 

Sweet thanks. I actually have this problem too but didn't really care as I usually shut down as opposed to sleep or hibernate. But on rare occasion I would leave it idle too long and it would go to sleep and I would get the exact same message. I'll try the fix too. Cheers.

 

Thanks. I will try it tonight.