Updated T61p to new BIOS, now Hibernate no longer works

Question

I just updated to the newest T61 BIOS released 1/09, and now I can't hibernate.  If I try to initiate hibernation, nothing happens for about 10 minutes, then the popup window comes up, and within another 10 seconds the machine locks up completely.
I've tried to disable hibernation, reboot, CHKDSK with bad sector search (JIC I had a bad block), reboot, defrag, chkdsk again, then reenable hibernation.  Checked to find that the hibernate file was contiguous (was), then tried again.  Same problem.
It's broke.  Sure seems to me that it was caused by the update, since it has worked flawlessly and I typically use the function several times each day.
Help!

Answer 1

BIOS updates don't typically cause issues with the hibernation file, nor hard disks to develop bad sectors.  you also didn't mention what the operating system is.
my suggestion would be to temporarily disable hibernation, scan for & repair defective sectors, then re-enable hibernation.
disable hibernation:
1. backup/copy your important files first  (documents, music, etc)
2. open a command console  (see note #2 below how to do that, if necessary)
3. at the command prompt, Enter cd\  (change to root directory)
4. Enter powercfg /hibernate off  (disables hibernation)
5. Enter attrib  (lists attributes of files in root directory)
6. if 'hiberfil.sys' does not exist, skip to step 8, otherwise proceed to step 7
7. Enter attrib -s -h hiberfil.sys && del /f hiberfil.sys
8. Enter chkntfs /t:10 && chkdsk /r c:  (type Y and press Enter when prompted to schedule a scan)
9. Enter exit in the command window and restart windows
- chkdsk will preempt the boot process when the system is restarted
- WAIT for chkdsk to scan & remap defective sectors (this may take a LONG time)
- the system will reboot itself when chkdsk completes
- then log back in to windows
re-enable hibernation:
1. open a command console
2. Enter powercfg /hibernate on && exit
3. done
Notes:
1. 'Enter' means type the command shown and press the Enter key
2. to launch a command console, type CMD in the Start Search box and press Enter when 'cmd' appears under the Programs category.  a command console (dos prompt window) should open.
3. for best performance, you might want to do a full disk defragmentation before re-enabling the hibernation file... run defrag c: -f from the command line at least twice (two or more passes may be necessary to do a thorough defrag)