This would be caused by the computer not truly being inactive. You will
need to determine the cause of the inactivity. It may be software
running in the background causing the activity or it may be hardware
receiving input creating the activity. Either way if the timer does not
make it to the 1 hour point you won't get hibernate. Frequently people
can find that at 5 min it works but 15 won't, or the wireless mouse is
picking up interference. You will need to access the environment and the
software you have to determine the cause.

Tony Girgenti wrote:

> I guess i misunderstood your question. >>So does your system go inactive
> for an hour?<<
>
> I have my system set to hibernate after 1 hour. If i let the computer sit
> with nothing running on it , not even an open idle window, for hours, it
> never hibernates automatically. It can hibernate if i use the shutdown menu
> and select hibernate from the dropdown list.
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
>
> "Vanguard" <vanguard.code@comcastNIX.net> wrote in message
> news:OgASMVH9FHA.4084@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
>>"Tony Girgenti" <tony@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
>>news:uTKU4%23G9FHA.1420@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl.. .
>>
>>>Hello.
>>>
>>>No, my system does not go inactive for an hour. That's the problem.
>>>With those settings, isn't it supposed hibernate automatically after one
>>>hour of inactivity ?
>>>
>>>"Vanguard" <vanguard.code@comcastNIX.net> wrote in message
>>>news:exa20Q58FHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>"Tony Girgenti" <tony@lakesideos.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:uRxcDf28FHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl.. .
>>>>Why won't my system hibernate ?
>>>>
>>>>Here are my power option properties screens.
>>>>
>>>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>You have hibernate enabled. You have it configured to activate after an
>>>>hour of inactivity. So does your system go inactive for an hour? What
>>>>happens when YOU choose to go into Hibernate mode? Is the problem that
>>>>your computer goes into Hibernate mode and then comes out to power back
>>>>up (maybe because you have events defined in Task Scheduler or in BIOS
>>>>or wakeup)?
>>
>>
>>Yep, after 1 hour of inactivity the system should power down into
>>hibernate mode. But you just said that your computer never goes inactive
>>for an hour.
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