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    Vostro 1500 Wont hibernate

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by watson.robin, Nov 13, 2007.

  1. watson.robin

    watson.robin Newbie

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    Up until today my vostro would quickly hibernate when manually instructed.

    However it won't work anymore. The option is checked and I have easily enough free disk space to allow it.
    When i press the shortcut volume buttons on the front of the laptop it used to show the volume go up or down on the screen.
    I think this stopped being shown on the screen at the same time the laptop wont hibernate.

    Anyone got any ideas??
     
    watson.robin, Nov 13, 2007
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  2. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Update your drivers...especially the hotkey driver.
     
    Eleison, Nov 13, 2007
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    sinstoic Notebook Deity

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    If nothing works, do a fresh install!
     
    sinstoic, Nov 13, 2007
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    watson.robin Newbie

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    Any tips on where to get the exact drivers?
    Any idea why my volume and brightness are no longer being shown in the bottom right corner of the screen when i adjust them?
     
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    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    watson.robin Newbie

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    Sorry Im a bit of a novice here, I have entered the service tag but cannot find a driver update that specifically relates so "hotkeys" or "Hibernate" any tips?

    Thanks in advance
     
    watson.robin, Nov 13, 2007
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    SJSMR2 Notebook Guru

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    I had a similar issue recovering from hibernate.... I reinstalled the video driver from the dell driver disc. All was fixed and still is. That issue was a month ago now. So I would reinstall the video driver.
     
    SJSMR2, Nov 13, 2007
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    darkie Notebook Consultant

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    The volume/brightness displays are part of the Dell Quickset utility (I think this is the hotkey utility that is being referred to)
     
    darkie, Nov 14, 2007
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    watson.robin Newbie

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    Got is sorted thanks everyone.
    Got a driver update for the dell quickset. All probs fixed
     
    watson.robin, Nov 14, 2007
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