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i just recently bought a Dell Latitude 110L. i have been messing around with it to get the jist of it. when i shut the lid, it goes into hibernation. and when i open the lid again i have no idea how to get out of hibernation. does anyone know how this works?

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Short, practical checklist for a Dell Latitude 110L that goes into hibernation on lid close but does not come back when the lid opens. Several replies in the thread (notably and ) pointed at power settings and the power button; common underlying causes are missing ACPI/power-management drivers or BIOS/hardware lid-wake configuration rather than a Windows setting alone.

  1. Confirm it is true hibernation: a successful hibernate usually powers the machine completely off (lights/fans stop). Resuming normally requires a brief press of the power button; a long hold forces a shutdown and will not resume.
  2. Test a manual hibernate → brief power-button press resume. If that wakes the machine, the lid sensor isn’t delivering the wake event.
  3. Inspect Device Manager (System devices) for ACPI/Lid entries or errors; missing or flagged devices point to driver issues. Check Power Management tabs for HID/keyboard devices that can wake the system.
  4. Install or update Dell utilities and chipset/ACPI drivers (QuickSet on many Dells) and apply the latest stable BIOS for the Latitude 110L — these often restore proper lid actions and Fn-key mappings (see @jbennet’s note on Fn combos).
  5. Look for BIOS options related to ACPI/lid or resume-on-open and adjust if present.
  6. If Windows only lists “Do nothing” for lid-close actions even after drivers/utilities are installed, the lid switch or its wiring may be faulty and likely needs service.

Note: driver/utility fixes are the most common solution for this symptom; if hardware failure is suspected, warranty/service support or a local repair shop can quickly test the lid switch.

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Member Avatar for 'Stein

Sure do. Right click the background>Properties>Screen Saver>Power

In here are a bunch of settings that deal with that.


Thanks. :)

Whoops, misread ;) For getting out of hibernation, try holding the power button, as Dani said below. :)

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Power button? Really don't know, sorry.

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i tried that but it does nothing, it has an option for "when i close the lid of my computer" but the only option is "do nothing". i have no idea what to do.

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the power button only shuts off the computer

Member Avatar for goldeagle2005

under the option "When I close the lid of my computer", there should be 4 options: Shut down, restart, hibernate and stand by. Choose whatever you want the computer to do.

If youre talking about how to resume from hibernation, just opening the lid should bring the computer out of hibernation. Otherwise, just press the power button.

Member Avatar for lol_hacker101

Adding on to what GoldEagle2005 said, I recommend you spend a lot of time configuring your power options. For instance, if you keep your laptop at home, and never use it for trips, you should choose "Always On" or you can create your own scheme that suits you.

Cheers,
lol_hacker101

Member Avatar for jbennet

on my thinkpad i push the fn modifier key (blue near where control etc...) with another one in order to suspend, hibernate, wake etc...

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