moveing while in hibernate

I have a hp/compaq tc4200 and when i close the lid it goes onto hibernate. I'm a student so i move around (quite vigorously if i'm late) between leasons but havn't been sure whether having the laptop on hibernate while it takes a bit of carrying movement is risking damage... could anyone advise me? I have been turning it off before carrying at the moment.

 

Hibernate is like turning it off, you risk no more damage due to physical shock than if it was turned off. Everything is powered down.

Even if you use stand by it is not a problem. When in stand by only the RAM and the mother board are powered. HDD is turned off.

The main risk of physical movement is damage to the HDD, and since in stand by and hibernation the HDD is off, there is no problem

 

Well I probably wouldn't recomend that you cary the laptop when it is in hibernate. I am not really sure if it could cause damage but I just wouldn't want to take the chance.

If you go into control panel and click on power settings and then click advanced you can change what your laptop does when you push the power button.

Tim

 

Hibernate is just like turning it off, but the settings and everything you were doing(which takes up memory on the RAM), is cached onto the hard drive temporary, so the next time you open your laptop, it automatically starts up from where you last left off.

Hibernate is very useful, I do that all the time. It's also much quicker then a complete reboot, I haven't completely turned mines off for a week, always hibernate at night

Make sure you do reboot, defrag, etc. every once in a while though!

edit: Beat me to it guys LOL

 

how come I have to write my password again when I open the lid after hibernate/stand-by ?

 

I think it's OK to carry it around when hibernating. Same reason as ones above.

Open the power settings in control panel and go to the advanced tab. You should be able to adjust it there.

 

What if somebody else opens the lid? That is why.

Cheers,

 

Hibernation is very safe. I've carried my laptop around at school in hibernation mode almost every day since september.

 

I've been carrying my Toshiba around in Hibernate every day for the past three years. No damage done. You'll be fine.

 

I do hibernation also. The only way to 'wake up' is to hit the power button. I find standby to be useless since there is a trickle of power being used. The time to power up and power down from a 'formal shutdown' is inefficient for time and battery life, for me. I have done hibernation for 2 years without issues.

It is a good idea, to do a full shutdown on occassions when you notice the computer to 'slow down' or take longer than usual to start programs.

 

I second titanuimmd's opinions on hibernate vs. shutdown vs. standby.

I can tell you exactly why every part I've lost in my laptop has failed and not one has to do with moving it around while in hibernation.

 

well.. I never leave my laptop alone

okay the start up time for the computer after hibernate compared to shutdown-start up is not that much of a difference, so why hibernate?

and btw - is it dangerous to carry around the laptop when its running? cuz i've choosen not to let the computer take any action when i close the lid so i can carry it around the house easier and faster without having to wake it from standby or hibernate!

 

@ Big-M:

The only risk is your HDD having a head crash. What happens is that due to high G-shock the head, which usually hovers mico meters over the disk, might crash into it and scratch it and also cause damage to the head itself.

2.5" drives are not as prone to such damage as 3.5", but still there is a risk in case of a strong shock.

Some manufacturers, IBM/Lenovo to name one, have a protection mechanism to avoid that from happening.

But I guess if you are just moving it in the house from one room to another, there isn't much risk