see section 3.2.2.7 for more information on power management.

[C] Subject: Suspend
Date: 29 Oct 1998

If you are having problems with your Aero not suspending properly, make
sure you have the bios updated and the Compaq windows support files
installed. People have reported problems with corrupted files, system
hangs, and lost files. Go to the Compaq page for more information:

http://www.compaq.com/support/out_of_production/ConturaAero.html

Miker <not-for-mail@aisb.org> writes:
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:05:13 -0800

Read the compaq softpaq data.  there's a bios upgrade and I think an
upgrade to the windows program additions that fix a problem by saving the
caches before suspending.

I went straight to the newest bios and newest windows files.  Have not had
any suspend problems.  There's a hibernate32 program.  There's also a 
program that can allow you to toggle between sleep and hibernate when
suspending.  I have not been able to make that work reliably.  Currently,
mine sleeps but will only hibernate when the battery is low.

miker