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    Power Settings?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Joe 1, Sep 26, 2006.

  1. Joe 1

    Joe 1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Sony Vaio VGC-LS1, PC/note book are on & online 24 hrs all year.

    What should be the ideal setting for monitor, hard drives, standby, hibernate?

    Hoping to hear your expert comments,

    Regards.
     
    Joe 1, Sep 26, 2006
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  2. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    My non expert personal settings are 20 minutes across the board using standby. My recovery from standby is about 20 seconds or so to allow wireless to re-link.

    I would suggest an occasional by-monthly re-start depending on which programs you run and what "state" any errant programs leave your machine in, but YMMV.

    Depending on work mode I may have settings on "never' but smack down on the power button to go into standby for breaks ;)
     
    hydra, Sep 27, 2006
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    You're running basically a desktop. Standby works because it shuts all the moving parts down. I'd say 2 hours for Standby, 1 hour for hard drive, 45 mins for monitor.

    It works for me, I guess it depends on whether you have things working while you're not on the computer.
     
    ttupa, Sep 27, 2006
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