I had the same 'suspend' problem and this link offered a solution that worked for me:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/bugs#TOC-Hibernate- and-suspend-don-t-always-work-well:-they-make-some-computers- malfunction-or-even-enter-a-coma -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173952 Title: Suspend and hibhernate not working in 13.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1173952/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs