HoofMouth

Here's something weird and wonderful. This laptop will not hibernate while plugged in, but does when on battery power.

I realized this must be in the settings somewhere, but does one know where and how to set it so it will hibernate while plugged in?

Please type very slowly in all responses so I will be able to follow the directions. :-}

Thanks!!!

TriggerFinger

Check power settings in Windows. Also check if there is an equivalent parameter in BIOS settings.

HoofMouth

Please inform as to how one checks the equivalent parameters in the BIOS

TriggerFinger

Go into BIOS settings and check on anything that may have to do with HIBERNATE. In some laptops (AFAIK), you may DISABLE or ENABLE hibernate in the BIOS.

Have you checked Power Settings in Control Panel?

HoofMouth

TriggerFinger, thank you for your feedback. My question still is, how do I get into the BIOS settings?

TriggerFinger

Do a cold start. When you see the Sony or Vaio logo on the screen, press F1 (some laptops show what key to go into the BIOS on that same logo screen)

HoofMouth

Thanks again TriggerFinger. Here's what I did to overcome the problem. I went to Power Options / Changed advanced Power Settings / then to Multimedia Settings, and there I found the Plugging In to be set at "Prevent Idling to Sleep" --- I changed that to "Allow the computer to sleep" --- and now it's in a nice light coma.

Up to this point anyways, all seems to be working ok. If that changes, I'll beg for your furthered expertise. Appreciate your feedback. Thanks!