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Windows 7 can sleep but cannot hibernate

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Mar 15, 202629718 views
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Problem

On my Lenovo T400, Windows 7 can sleep but cannot hibernate. When choosing hibernation, the screen turns black, but then there is one beep, and the screen turns back to what it was before choosing hibernation. The problem seems changed and I didn't do anything. When I choose sleep, the screen goes …

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Operating System
    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8800  @ 2.66GHz
    Penryn 45nm Technology
RAM
    1.9GB Singl…

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Fix for: Windows 7 can sleep but cannot hibernate

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In Windows 7, "Hibernate" is not on by default. You have to enable this option with the command line powercfg tool. Here is a tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html I noticed Microsoft has "Fixit" scripts wh…

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