Studio XPS 16 Standby issue

Hi gang,
I've set my laptop to standby when I close the lid. I've checked the setting and I haven't gone mad.

So here's my problem. I close the lid it appears to go into standby. But when I come back to the laptop it comes out of hibernation.

Am I doing something wrong, am I going crazy or is there something else going on here that I'm not aware of?

The thing is. I always put my laptop away as I'm travelling and "Out of sight out of mind". So it's in a laptop sleeve in a bag... So I'm concerned that it's turning itself on and then hibernating.

Anyone else get this or know's what's going on?

 

I'm slightly confused. When you say 'standby', I'm assuming you mean 'sleep' because there is no state named 'standby'. The sleep state is when the laptop is still on, but using very little energy. The hibernate state is when the the data is saved to the HDD and the laptop turns off. If you are putting your laptop in a sleeve and a bag, it would be best if you make it hibernate or shut down. If you put it to sleep, it is still on and generating heat which could cause it to overheat.

 

In the old days:
Standby is when the PC is off but there's power going to the RAM to keep it's state.
Hibernate is when the state from the RAM is stored in HDD and then restored when the PC is turned back on.
Has this changed?

 

You're pretty much correct in your reasoning. Standby/Sleep is for quick start-up and is meant for shorter periods of time between use, as it still uses power. Hibernate is like a shut down but, as you said, it saves the state (open windows/programs) before shutting off, so it doesn't use power anymore.

In regards to what's happening, you're correct when you say that "it's turning its self on and then hibernating." If you click on the battery icon in the bottom right, then "More power options," then "Change plan settings" for your current plan, then "Change advanced power settings", then expand the "Sleep" section, then "Hibernate after," you see that you can change how long the laptop stays in standby (or stays on) before it hibernates both when on battery and on AC power. Mine is currently at 4 hours. So when I've come back at the 4 hour mark after standby, I see my laptop "powering on" so as to go into hibernation (I don't think the screen comes on as the lid is closed). It's always a cool thing for me to watch, because it seems sometimes like the thing has a mind of its own . Though it's just a normal thing that I believe you can change as I detailed above. Hope that makes sense.

 

Thanks EDU. Rep coming your way.

Good to confirm I'm not going crazy...

 

Has anyone had a laptop overheat during sleep mode in a bag and not from the laptop coming out of sleep?

I used to sleep my old laptop in a bag for 2 hours at a time and it's never felt warmer than room temperature when coming out (actually had the cold feeling due to the casing). I know it uses power, but it seems to me like this issue would be like a regular cell phone left on in a pouch.