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02-11-2007, 03:34 PM	#1
St.Jimmy Member Registered: Jun 2006 Location: Boaz,Alabama Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 / Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit / Snow Leopard 10.6.4 64-Bit Posts: 152 Rep:	sleep/hibernate causes hardware failure When I leave my computer (2.8Ghz 256mb 2Gb SWAP 80Gb hdd)on all night to download something :P around 2 hours in the hard disk stops, and the system hibernates. this ruins the entire download and causes the system to not wake up.Any suggestions on how to fix this would be welcome, even a script to move the mouse every 15 minuets. Last edited by St.Jimmy; 02-11-2007 at 03:48 PM.

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