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    Mode for your laptop?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by tram988, May 24, 2006.

  1. tram988

    tram988 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you guys usually leve your laptop on or have it go into hibernation in 20 min or so?
     
  2. NetBrakr

    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    I leave my laptop on, when I am away from the computer at home. When I am runnung from class to class, standby mode. Hibernation is useless to me.

    JC
     
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    I keep it on while at work. But dim the screen, and make sure HD spindown is like set to 5-10mins.
    I would use the auto dim and standby but I noticed coming out of standby the autodim goes wacko
     
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    tram988 Notebook Enthusiast

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    does standby disconnect internet
     
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    Yes but it will re-enable once you gotten out of Standby.

    JC
     
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    hmm..i want to leave aim on thats the only thing...what can i do about that
     
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    what does turning off the hard disk do? will that cause me to lose internet?