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Computer Hybernates Randomly

Jan 24, 2005 5:48AM PST

I recently purchased a clone PC from a local dealer and have had an issue with it shutting down/hybernating randomly. The power light is still on, but the computer fans and hard drive stop running and there is no way to bring it back up. I have to hold the power button until it shuts off and then power it back on.

This issue has happened when the computer sat idle for a few hours and when in use. There doesn't seem to be any consistancy except with a game called Tropico II which seems to drop it within 60 seconds.

I have read through the other posts related to this shut down drama but didn't find anything that helped. System specifics follow:


AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.1GHz
256 MB RAM
57GB HD
NVIDIA GEForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X

I have disabled Hybernate and Standby in Power Options, but that hasn't helped. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

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Disable hibernate
Jan 24, 2005 8:25PM PST

from start, settings, power options (not display..you can't disable hibernation from there, merely time it e.g. never, after 1hr etc).
Click on power options and at the top you will see a tab titled "Hibernate." Clck on that tab and a box opens.
Where it says "enable hibernate" uncheck the box if it is checked. You now CANNOT hibernate. It sounds like a different problem though and if it continues after the above, it is not hibernation.
It appears you like to play games. 256Mg of memory is way too little. You need another identicle stick to go to at least 512Mg of memory.

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James,,Recent Purchase...
Jan 25, 2005 2:15AM PST

The problem you are having seems like it's hardware related...Maybe the power supply is malfunctioning...maybe the motherboard or RAM is faulty...possibly the machine is overheating due to a number of different problems..IF this is a new machine, I suggest taking it back to the "local dealer" and make them supply a machine which works correctly.

Hope this helps.

Grif