I have an acer 230 travelmate. after entering sleep/hibernate mode for some time I cannot get it to restart or boot up. I've checked the manual etc Any clues?

Is it ''sleep'' mode or ''Hibernate'' mode? If ''Hibernate'', then that is the problem. Turn off ''hibernate.'' If it is in fact just ''sleep'' mode, check to see if it is set for ''enter password to exit sleep'' _and_ you don't have a password set up... then either create a password or set it so that it does not require a password upon exiting sleep. Also, you can always resort to resetting everything to ''default'' settings. (This will not effect any data on the phone, and you can take your time setting all the settings ''just right'').

Regarding this issue all that you would have to do is
click on start>control panel>hardware and sound>power options>click on change settings(for the one selected)>set all the option to never>click change advanced settings>click on the plus sign against harddisk in the white box and set the turn off harddisk to never.also select sleep after to never and the hibernate option to never and turn off display after should be set to never.
After you have done this step you should have this issue resolved.

First try to start in safe mode:

Restart the computer and repeatedly tap the F8 key (you need to press F8 before windows starts to load)

A menu should appear. Select Safe Mode and press Enter

Let me know if it able to start in safe mode

hi im josh in cebu phil. try to enter bios set up.go to power menu.then try to change the setting of power loss to shorter time then save the changes then restart your pc. good luck.try to txt if problems continue.

START - CONTROL PANEL - POWER OPTIONS -    POWER  SCHEMES. Ajust times.
If this is not hrte problem then go into the BIOS setup screen and turn off the BIOS power managment.

is it a problem with vista
Control panel
screensaver then power set standby to never
when you press power button turn off set when you close lid do nothing when I press sleep do nothing and then go to hibernate and remove the check in box
set your times for harddrive and monitor shutdown then press apply and restart

Acer Travelmate 3210 is the Series
and in that series your Laptop model is 3212NWXMI

like Acer Aspire 5300 is series and 5320 is the model number like that.

there was no need to update Bios
now in case your laptop is turning on
Please try to start in the Safe mode
and there you shut down your laptop properly and try Restarting in normal mode.
Secondly, If you are well versed with the technology then please
try to reinstall the Windows Xp

and BIOS update is something you should be very careful of.
do not try unless it is MOST required

NTLDR is missing Many times this error is caused when the computer is attempting to boot from a non-bootable floppy disk or CD-ROM. First verify that no floppy diskette is in.

Getting into Windows Safe Mode Users who may not be able to boot into normal mode or are not able to .... This is the most basic Safe Mode option and has no additional support.

Good Luck, Please dont for get to Vote/Thank You.

does the laptop boot at all ? or just not logging to windows ?

if not logging to windows then unplug the laptop's battery the replug it and restart

if the problem remains,, try to boot in safe mode by pressing F8 continuously and then choose Safe Mode

if you success in booting in safe mode go to control panel and disable hibernate then try to reboot in normal mode

This is a common problem with HP Pavilion laptops, including mine. Check and make sure there are no non-OS programs running that are trying to control power settings (like a power monitor program running in the system/task tray) and then turning of hibernation in the POWER SETTINGS and then for all "WHEN I CLOSE LID" and "WHEN I PUSH THE SLEEP BUTTON" and "WHEN I PUSH THE POWER BUTTON" select DO NOTHING, then APPLY. Then SAVE SCHEME AS and choose any new name. This will disable all sleep modes forever, but at least you can get on with normal use.

If you are geeky, try going into the BIOS and DISABLING anything marked WAKE ON, and disabling anything having to do with automatic power features, and then try hibernating and so forth normally through the OS again. Sometimes this works if there are conflicting settings in the BIOS also trying to increase power efficiency.

Good luck...