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Two tone alarm when hibernating

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by derekallum, 2007/07/15.

  1. 2007/07/15
    derekallum

    derekallum Inactive Thread Starter

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    I recently upgraded my Packard Bell Club 65, Windows XP SP2, from a Celeron 433 MHz to a Celeron 1.2 GHz. Everything works just fine except when I expect the machine to hibernate (set at 1 hour by right-clicking on the Desk Top -> Properties -> Screen Saver -> Power), I often get the two tone emergency alarm coupled with the machine freezing. I tend to associate this alarm with the processor over-heating. However, nothing untoward happens in normal operation. Does anyone know what's going on here?
     
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  2. 2007/07/15
    charlesvar

    charlesvar Inactive Alumni

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    Hello derek and welcome to the Board,

    Do you get this alarm/freezing if manually hibernating thru Start > Turn off Computer?
     
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  4. 2007/07/17
    derekallum

    derekallum Inactive Thread Starter

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    No. Everything's fine in normal operation including Start -> Turn off computer.
     
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  5. 2007/07/17
    PeteC

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    Derek

    FWIW - avoid hibernation like the plague :) - it is fraught with problems especially when you realise what hibernation is expected to do.

    Far better to set up your power options to whatever you require under the desktop/laptop schemes as appropriate - and to ignore Standby too.
     
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  6. 2007/07/18
    derekallum

    derekallum Inactive Thread Starter

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    Ok Pete
    Thanks for that. Hibernation wasn't working too well in any case: more often than not, it didn't work at all:)
     
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