Samsung 850 EVO SSD Installed, Hibernate Issues

phila63 on 28/01/2016 - 11:59

About 2 weeks ago I installed a 500GB Samsung 850 EVO into my Dell 660S running windows 10 and hibernate doesn't work anymore. Anytime the machine goes into hibernate and I turn it back on, it does a clean boot, not resume from hibernate. The file hiberfil.sys is present and power options is set to hibernate after 45 mins.

It does come out of sleep mode nicely.

I use hibernate as I often leave the desk for periods of time that vary from 5 mins to a few hours and it's nice for the machine to go through sleep, then hibernate and for me to come back to the desk, turn it on and have all my applications at the same state as when I left the desk. There is always skype, a web browser with gmail and most times a word doc or spreadsheet that I am working on.

I'm not concerned with "total bytes written" warranty conditions, based on my usage I have about 4 years before it hits the TBW.

Using samsung's magician to change the OS optimisation setting for "hibernation mode" results in errors that I couldn't track down any remedy.

Any suggestions for a remedy or recommendation for an SSD that will provide hibernation?

Computing Computer Component Samsung SSD

Comments

  • mr_fjackson on 28/01/2016 - 12:08

    have you checked Dell for an update? They have been having some problems on some computers with a windows update that screws up hibernate.

    • phila63 on 28/01/2016 - 15:18

      Thanks, I have installed all the Dell updates based on using their Dell System Detect and still not working.

  • cDNA on 28/01/2016 - 12:16

    http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2859-hibernate-enable-dis…

    If you don't find your answer there, go make a thread there.

    • phila63 on 28/01/2016 - 15:19

      Thanks, I'll look at posting on there in due course.

  • ramb9 on 28/01/2016 - 13:41

    http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/disable-hibernate-ssd-warranty-…

    I thought you're not suppose to hibernate with ssd's?
    You're better off just leaving it locked and staying on?

    • phila63 on 28/01/2016 - 15:25

      I'm not concerned with the number of writes to the SSD that will occur using hibernate. Apart from the writes, I know of no other reason not to use hibernate.

      Use of hibernate is also useful for power fails as I use an UPS and the UPS application can issue the hibernate command so the PC will power off gracefully.

      Leaving it locked and staying on is not viable in case of power failures or I am away from the desk for a long period of time.

      I'll keep looking and trying other things.

  • Master Bates on 28/01/2016 - 16:10

    Have you tried this or this. I would try turning it off first, then on again.

    • phila63 on 28/01/2016 - 18:10

      Have tried powercfg commands and registry edits - no luck.

      I can't imagine the BIOS being changed but I'll check if it has the iRST settings. Can't recall seeing it but I'll give it a go later tonight.

  • phila63 on 28/01/2016 - 23:02

    Update - computer now has major problem in that it won't boot.

    Possibly a component on the way out has now died completely?

    The computer will power up, but no power to the USB devices and no splash screen or POST on the display.

    Chip with identity U32 is too hot to touch, very much too hot. I can't find a schematic and it doesn't look like an easily replaced device anyway.

    Might be R.I.P

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