Mac shuts down when in sleep

I have a macbook late-2009 and when I am in boot camp and my computer goes to sleep, it shuts  down the computer and  gives me an error that the hibernate file was corrupted. I am thinking that it might be the main battery or the CMOS battery.

I have a macbook late-2009 and when I am in boot camp and my computer goes to sleep, it shuts  down the computer and  gives me an error that the hibernate file was corrupted. I am thinking that it might be the main battery or the CMOS battery.

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