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    Lost my hibernation button

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bjdelro, Sep 17, 2006.

  1. bjdelro

    bjdelro Notebook Consultant

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    guys,

    i just reformated my 640m. Got it working. Problem is, i lost my hibernation button when i click turn off computer. I know that holding the shift button will show the button and replace standby. what i want to happen is to add a button for the hibernation? how do i do that?

    Also, i lost my shortcut button for hibernation after i reformated. Is there any other way to get it back besides installing dell quick set?

    Thanks!
     
    bjdelro, Sep 17, 2006
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  2. drumfu

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    did you install all of the software from dell that is mentioned in the reformat guide?
     
    drumfu, Sep 17, 2006
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  3. bjdelro

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    no, just the drivers
     
    bjdelro, Sep 17, 2006
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  4. drumfu

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    hit up Southergirl's reformat guide. you need to reinstall a couple things other than just the drivers; i.e., the chipset software
     
    drumfu, Sep 17, 2006
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    yup, installed all the important stuff she posted. Still no hibernation button
     
    bjdelro, Sep 17, 2006
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    im having the same problem, no hibernation button. Although i saw the hibernation option in the power settings and enabled it, i still dont see a hibernation button.
     
    furry, Sep 17, 2006
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    Try holding down the Shift key while the "Turn Off Computer" dialog is up. You have to do that on my desktop to see it. Just a thought.
     
    EricDB, Sep 17, 2006
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    Check out Microsoft's site. It is a common problem with XP, and right now, I don't think there is any hotfix for it, so you'll just have to use the shift method. Another option is to make it so that when you hit your power button it goes into hibernation.
     
    Amber, Sep 17, 2006
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    that's so weird. i just use shift, but i used to have my hibernate button, and on my desktop i had it after i reformatted...
     
    kidA, Sep 18, 2006
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    Start -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Hibernate

    Make sure 'Enable Hibernate' is checked.
     
    tehguardian, Sep 18, 2006
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