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    Whats the purpose of sleep mode?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ChaosX5, Jan 18, 2009.

  1. ChaosX5

    ChaosX5 Notebook Evangelist

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    I know its like turning off the laptop but when you turn it back on it resumes windows but whats the diffrence between off and sleep?
     
    ChaosX5, Jan 18, 2009
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  2. xTank Jones16x

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    *Update*


    Here, I have updated my answer for you.



    It put's the computer into a low power state, so you can quickly resume what you where doing.

    As opposed to turning it off, which the computer turns off everything, then shuts down. Then it has to boot up everything to get running again.
     
    xTank Jones16x, Jan 18, 2009
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  3. Wishmaker

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    Google is your friend...it can explain it so much better. It will also give you the difference between sleep, hibernate and hybrid sleep.
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 18, 2009
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  4. N00d13s

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    i don't use sleep, my laptop starts up just as fast as it does when resuming windows, so i never read exactly what they do.
     
    N00d13s, Jan 18, 2009
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  5. Wishmaker

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    I doubt that...my U6 boots up in a few seconds from sleep.
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 18, 2009
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    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Yeah sleep mode boot up is very quick. Resuming from hibernate takes just as long as turning on a system but sleep mode is great.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Jan 18, 2009
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    I rarely shutdown my laptop. I usually just close the lid, put her to sleep, and wake her up in the morning.
     
    hax0rJimDuggan, Jan 18, 2009
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  8. N00d13s

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    maybe it was from hibernating, one of the two i can't remember, but it also lags a little after resuming.
     
    N00d13s, Jan 18, 2009
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    Yeah but hibernate means you can resume gaming sessions without having to load the game save or game again.
     
    ratchetnclank, Jan 19, 2009
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  10. Wishmaker

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    Hibernating will take as long as boot, maybe longer because the whole session needs to be unloaded from the HDD.
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 19, 2009
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