Annoying Laptop problem

[IanH]

Hello folks,

Hope you are all having a good weekend ?

I have started getting a slightly annoying problem with my laptop which hopefully some kind person can advise me on.

My laptop has started to ' Hibernate' and wont let me switch it back on. It shows the Intel badge for a couple of seconds and then switches off again. My laptop runs on Windows XP and is only a few months old. Is there a way of changing the amount of time before it hibernates or indeed disabling it altogether ?

Any advice greatly received !

Many thanks,

IanH

[Saab Dastard]

Control Panel, Power management.

Disable hibernation.

You may also want to go into the BIOS and check what power management options are available and adjust them also.

Keep a record of what the settings were before you fiddle - though there is always the option to restore factory defaults.

SD

[Newforest]

I have a similar problem, not hibernation, but AOL frequently disconnects me, especially during a game and then automatically reconnects me. Why?

[Oxeagle]

Newforest,
Is your AOL connection wired or wireless? And I take it that it is broadband?

[Newforest]

Originally Posted by Oxeagle

Newforest,
Is your AOL connection wired or wireless? And I take it that it is broadband?

Wired and broadband!

[Oxeagle]

Ok, how is your broadband modem connected to the computer, USB or ethernet? Was the AOL connection working perfectly before? Is it a new connection? If it is new, make sure you have microsplitters connected to all of the phone sockets that are in use

[IanH]

Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to reply, I think I have got it sorted now !

[Newforest]

Originally Posted by Oxeagle

Ok, how is your broadband modem connected to the computer, USB or ethernet? Was the AOL connection working perfectly before? Is it a new connection? If it is new, make sure you have microsplitters connected to all of the phone sockets that are in use

The problem started after I changed from dial up to broadband and I use an USB connection. Not sure where the microsplitters are but there is only one phone connection.

[Oxeagle]

Ah right, you need to have a microsplitter plugged into any active phone socket, and the phone and modem plugs into the microsplitter otherwise the internet will keep dropping out. Also, if your broadband modem/router has an ethernet port it is best to use it over the USB port. If possible try this as well and see if it keep dropping out

[spannersatcx]

microsplitter or more commonly know as a microfilter