3-4 Dell Inspiron 5000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
Create the Hibernate File
1. Boot your compu ter from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive with the System
SoftwareCD in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
For instructions, refer to the preceding section, “Boot Your Computer With the
System So ftware CD.”
2. Exit to MS-DOS from the Dell Diagnostic Menu.
3. At the R:\DIAGS prompt, type cd\ and then press <Enter>.
4. At the R:\ prompt, type cd\WIN98\UTILITY and press <Enter >.
5. Type phdisk /create /file and press <Enter>.
6. At the R:\WIN98\UTILITY prompt, type phdisk /info and press <Enter>.
NOTES: You must type a space between phdisk and /create and /file.
The utility calculates the size of the file, in kilobytes, based on the amount of sys-
tem memory in your computer, plus the amount of video memory in your
computer, plus 2 MB to handle additional system requirements.
7. Follow the instructions on your screen to create the hibernate file.
8. When the Dell logo appears on your screen, remove the System Software CD
from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Windows automatically starts and runs. After you create the hibernate file, you
must enable hibernate support in Windows 98 Second Edition.
Enable Hibernate Support
1. Cli ck t he Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double -click the Power Management icon.
3. Click the Hibernate tab.
4. Ensure that Enable hibernate support is selected and click Apply.
5. Click OK to close the Control Panel.
View the Hibernate File Information
1. Exi t to MS-DOS from the Dell Diagnostics Menu.
2. At the R:\DIAGS prompt, type cd\ and then press <Enter>.
3. At the R:\ prompt, type cd\WIN98\UTILITY and press <Enter>.
4. At the R:\WIN98\UTILITY prompt, type phdisk /info.
NOTE: You must type a space between phdisk and /info.
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