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    Hibernate - Power off?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Umpalumpa, Sep 25, 2006.

  1. Umpalumpa

    Umpalumpa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yet another thread from me, can't seem to find anything that answers my questions :)

    Anyway, here's what I've done / my question:

    It just came to my mind, when the PC Hibernates it dumps everything to HDD. The HDD doesn't need any power to keep the data. So I thought to myself, what if I unplug the power (battery out, too). Will it resume from Hibernation when I plug the power back in... ?

    ... and the answer is YES, it resume from Hibernation in less than 5 seconds!!! I repeated it again, leaving the power cord disconnected for 10 minutes, thinking there might've been some residious charges left on some capacitors ... nope, same results!

    So, the question is, WHY oh WHY would I ever want to shut down my PC / Laptop anymore, unless I need to reboot after some installation ... ?

    Whatcha guys think?
    Thanks,
    Umpa
     
    Umpalumpa, Sep 25, 2006
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  2. ccbr01

    ccbr01 Matlab powerhouse! NBR Reviewer

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    To clean the tubes because they can get clogged would be the only reason to reboot. I put my i9300 to sleep all the time, only rebooting about once a week.
     
    ccbr01, Sep 25, 2006
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  3. s4iscool

    s4iscool Notebook Deity

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    same i reboot every 3 days or so, and hibernate at least 10 times a day. love it.
     
    s4iscool, Sep 25, 2006
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  4. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Yeah. XP gets really crufty, especially if you run memory-intensive apps and such. I reboot about once or twice a week, for updates and when things start acting funny. I also shut down most apps before I go into hibernate mode. It tends to be more stable that way.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 25, 2006
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  5. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    HD space is more important to me.

    the question is why hibernate when you can turn off
     
    drumfu, Sep 25, 2006
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  6. Amber

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    It is pretty much a user preference as you can see. Personally, i hibernate all the time since my 9300 is slow with shutting down. Second, some users state that hibernation is worse than shutting down, but I can't remember what the exact reason was.
     
    Amber, Sep 25, 2006
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  7. Syndrome

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    I've had computers that would take longer to hibernate then they would to shut down... But I'm sure it was because of all the junk they had on them, they weren't personally owned by me so I couldn't reformat them.
     
    Syndrome, Sep 25, 2006
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  8. jeffffd

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    Hey SG, did you by any chance enable the "Clear pagefile on shutdown" option using TuneXP? That option can improve bootup time but it can significantly increase shutdown time.

    Your posts help so many people here (including me). Thanks for everything! :)

    -Jeff
     
    jeffffd, Sep 26, 2006
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  9. ChangFest

    ChangFest Notebook Consultant

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    Exactly. The speed increase between a full boot vs. coming back from hibernation (de-hibernate?) isn't enough for me to warrant the extra disc space used for hibernation.
     
    ChangFest, Sep 26, 2006
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