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    G51VX-X2A downloads

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by FatManChan, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. FatManChan

    FatManChan Notebook Evangelist

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    Will the G51VX-X2A continue to download while it is in hibernate/sleep mode? I need to download some files but I'm not comfortable leaving it on overnight. How long can it be left on without damage? Maybe I'm just being overprotective
     
    FatManChan, Sep 10, 2009
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  2. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    I've torrented stuff for 10+ hours with the lid closed. No sweat.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 10, 2009
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  3. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=5019818&postcount=3
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 10, 2009
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  4. ChinNoobonic

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    LOL. This is funny. When you put it to hibernate or sleep, your downloads will NOT continue. Hibernation saves your computer state (programs, info, etc) into a hibernation file and turns it off. When you turn it back on it loads the hibernation file and resumes windows. Sleep just puts the system into a low power state and saves your info into RAM, which means you lose your data if you lose power.

    I've had my laptop run for 3 days straight downloading After Effects plugins and tutorials. 40GB of After Efftects stuff is a pain >_<.
     
    ChinNoobonic, Sep 10, 2009
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  5. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 10, 2009
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  6. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    My Zalman, underclocked/undervolted CPU, and vBIOS kept things nice and cool.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 10, 2009
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  7. Solid71

    Solid71 Notebook Consultant

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    +1 I use to leave my G2S on for days. All i did was have the screen cut off after 30 min
     
    Solid71, Sep 10, 2009
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  8. Soviet Sunrise

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    Heat makes LCD panels fade faster.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 10, 2009
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  9. Solid71

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    I just leave the screen up and let it time out at 30 min. Never had a problem with my lcd fading.
     
    Solid71, Sep 10, 2009
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    Sorry, my post was a response to Forge. He leaves his screen closed when downloading adult torrents. Heat causes the chemicals inside the LCD to deteriorate over time, which gives the display a washed out look if improperly cared for.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 10, 2009
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  11. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    I like my adult torrents.

    But I don't do this regularly
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Sep 11, 2009
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  12. 5150Joker

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    I leave my G51 running 24/7 and I've always done this with all my laptops. When I go to bed, I click on FN+F7 to shut off the display while the laptop is still on.
     
    5150Joker, Sep 11, 2009
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  13. Solid71

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    Me too. I find that the laptop says updated that way
     
    Solid71, Sep 19, 2009
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