From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Wed Dec 06 2000 - 12:59:58 EST
----- Original Message -----
From: <jbrush_at_www.aros.net>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: hybernate forever?
>
> > The trash is only an option for exasperated
> thinkpadders.. :-)
>
> Up till now, I am qualified <g>
heh, heh.. welcome to the club..
>
> > pull the upgrade memory..
> > run the easy setup tests..
> > to turn off the machine, use the reset button on the
> back, in a small hole,
> > next to the dock socket..
>
> Okay, I found the reset button which saves a ton of
> aggravation, so now the trash is no longer an option ;)
>
> The easy setup tests are the ones that come up when I
> turn it on with F1 held down?
yes..
>
> By upgrade memory, do you mean all of the RAM in the
> memory sockets? I am not sure exactly what you mean.
yes..
any add in memory that you can see, carefully remove it AFTER running the
easy setup memory test..
(machine must be powered down when you remove memory)
>
> Any technical explanation of where the thinkpad finds
> the 'flag' that tells it there is a hybernate file? Is
> it within the thinkpad memory, or is it on the drive? I
> hate using a computer when I don't know what is going on
> and laptops certainly are interesting little guys.....
760E series, right..?
there is a utility invoked from the autoexec.bat file (i think) that checks
for the hibernate file and if not there will make one..
>
> Thanks for the help. At least now I am anxious to get
> home and try it out, rather than be frustrated all day
> :)
>
> Best Regards,
>
> John
>
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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