Brian wrote:
> Hi, when I go to hibernate my XP Pro machine, it's very slow to do so.
> About one to two weeks ago it was very fast, but now it takes around
> 5-10 minutes to do it. The "Hibernating" screen comes up, but the
> progress bar is very slow... only one "block" in the bar appearing
> every 30 seconds or so. The hard drive activity light is flashing
> like crazy during this. Any ideas on why? I've not installed any
> new software or made any system changes.
>
>
The driver for the "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" may have been updated.

Had this same problem on a DFI Nvidia GF3 board - when mobo drivers were
updated, hibernation became really slow.

The fix? Believe it or not... Uninstall the driver in device manager
for the controller to which your primary boot drive is attached - SATA
or PATA - reboot, then get back into device manager again, scan for
hardware changes, and the *same driver* you just uninstalled (assuming
it was the latest version known to your machine) will be reinstalled.
On my box, hibernation started to work at it's normal fast speed again.

Your mileage may vary and my experience may not reflect your experience.
It's what worked on my box.

Good luck!