Standby vs. Hibernate

I was wondering what mode you guys go into when u not using ur laptop.

 

Hibernate. Standby still uses battery power.

 

i use standby because i never seem to able to "see" the hibernate option... lol please someone explain on how to turn that option on? but yeah you should always hibernate it.

 

But too many hibernate, i mean continuous hibernate can make your machine sloow down...is it right?

 

Personally I don’t like to use either one, but during the day I may put my machine in to standby mode if I am leaving it for a few hours but I make sure that I switch it off before I run to bed. I’ve found that either of the two (hybernate and standby) causes my machine to rum abnormal and a lot of anomalies come about with them.



Skywalker,

Really cool name you have.

 

When resuming from standby I get certain system noises (when plugging in a USB drive) - all due to the bluetooth. When resuming from hibernate this does not happen..... Also, hibernate uses less power (so they say).....

 

To get into hibernation: start.turn of computer> hold shift> click hibernate

I use hibernation, and restart my notebook once a week usually.

 

Hibernate if im not gonna use it for more than 30 minutes and im not performing a task like defragging or large download.

 

Hibernate uses less power. I restart at least once a week.

 

To add hibernate go into control panel > power options > hibernate tab and check the box to enable hibernate.

I just shut the computer down, it starts fast enough that you are saving like 30 seconds by using either options. All hibernate does is save your current config to the HD and loads windows from that. Standby just saves your config to the ram and gives the ram power to keep the info there untill you turn it back on. I will just shut it down, even between classes.

 

For me standby loads a ton faster than hibernate. A total of three seconds including swipping the finger (Pertains to X60 only). But I'm not in college yet (one more year...) so it is mostly plugged in at home.

 

Yup, Standby loads a lot faster, because hibernate has to read the RAM "image" from the HD. Reading 1GB or however much RAM you have) from the HD does take a while.

But hibernate uses less power. So depends on what matters the most to you.

 

When I close my lid on my aspire 5102 it goes into something.

Standby or hibernate? I have no idea what my laptop does. LOL

When I open the lid it show the log-in screen and how many programs are running. I also notice than it disconnects from wifi when lid is close and reconnect as soon as I open and sign back in. Will be shutting this option off if I gotta download a large file over night.

 

Just asking, if you don't even know if the laptop standsby or hibernates, how can you shut the option off?

I too didn't know the answer to this question 'till I chanced upon this thread. See post #84 in particular.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=1559765#post1559765
LOL

 

I use standby because on my e1705 it is a quick 2 button press (Fn + Esc) and BAM! in standby.

After what everyone is saying here, I would use hibernate if there was as fast a way to enable it. Anyone know of one?

 

On my 1505, fn+F1 puts it in hibernate.

In the system tray on the bottom right side of the screen you should see an icon, either of a power cord or of a battery. Right click on it, and select "adjust power properties". Click on the advanced tab, and you will be able to assign different power-down options to different actions. For example, I rarely shut down my computer so I have it programmed that the power button hibernates.

 

I just make sure all options are OFF via control panel/display/monitor power options.

LOL@link Notice I said PROBALLY

But I still don't know the differ btwn sleep, standby, Hibernate.

 

KManZ
Right click on the powercord icon, on the lower right hand, then choose "Adjust Power Properties"... then choose "Advanced".

Once you're in the Advanced area, choose "Hibernate" option under "When I press the Power Button on my Laptop"...

Now, one tap on the Power button puts your computer into Hibernate mode. If you want to turn it off completely (I rarely do), go to the start menu, and select "Turn Off Computer".

Hope this helps.

(Oh, I believe there's a Hibernate tab, as well. Make sure you have Hibernate turned on to use this option)

 

As I understand it, hibernate uses NO power. The RAM is dumped as an image file on to the disk and the computer turned off. The next start, instead of booting normally, the RAM image is loaded.

I'll test it later when I hibernate for today, and just take out the battery and see if I can resume tomorrow.

 

katamari - I'm interested in hearing the result

 

Yep, that's pretty much exactly what happens.

That's also why it takes a lot longer to start from hibernate than from standby. It is really a regular boot, except that the RAM image is loaded instead of the regular boot files.

 

I never use Stand By (except when I get a new computer and forget to tell it to do nothing when the lid is closed ), same goes for Hibernate. It's either on or off for me.

 

I used hibernation until I bumped my RAM up to 2GB. It would still work but waking up from hibernation with 2GB takes just as long as a fresh complete reboot. Writing and reading that 2GB takes a while. Standby is back in seconds. And I got a battery drain no matter what in hibernation. So for me it's either standby or complete shutdown.

 

Yep, the result confirms my understanding and also what Jalf said.

The battery was out (and power unplugged, of course) about half an hour this morning. Then I put it in again and everything worked like usual, the computer just resumed normally.

 

Thanks for the tip Shel, I am gonna try hibernation out for a bit and see how it goes. I have been using standby, and noticed that the computer is still warm, so it is not actually still using power. Hopefully hibernate works better!

 

I think the best "compromise" is to ue standby lets say after 5 minutes of being inactive, and after 15 minutes go into hibernation.

Though if you deliberately close the lid, you can tell it to "do nothing" and it will still follow those rules i think

it'll go into standby after 5 mins and if 15 minutes go by, it'll save everything onto your harddrive (a snapshot of wats on the RAM), and turn off (hibernate).

Btw, is hybernation considered being "off"? I always thought hibernation is exactly the same as shutting down only it saves a snapshot of what was on the ra so it can open it can load it in the ram again when u turn on the pc again.

 

the only power hibernate is actually supossed to use is the one it takes to save the snapshot of the RAM onto the harddisk and load it back when you reboot

and i dont understand why everyone is talking about which one is faster... standby is OF COURSE the faster one, it doesnt "dump" anything, hibernate does, it loads the ram off to a file on your harddisk, so when u turn it on again... it loads it back in your ram

so its quite simple, sayin hiberante is slower than standby... of course, hibernate is lets say... i know i hav to come back over a couple of hours and finish a paper im working on, well then hibernate is the way to go i think, though if you hav a gig+ of ram (not that great for hibernation) its better to just save everything.

standby is more lets say, i have to go finish the frosting on the cake im making, or go make a phone call that i know will be like 30 mins... standby is the way to go.

the clearest way to see the difference... if you put ur notebook in standby and leave it for a superlong period the battery will run out and you cant "resume" anymore, just reboot (when you have power again).

but hibernate... u can go into hibernation, let the power run out, take the hard drive out of the notebook if you want, put it back in, or in another notebook, and when u turn it on, itll hibernate (if you have enough memory)

thats why i hav my pc set at 5 mins inactive > standby, after 10 mins standby (so in total 15 mins inactive) > hibernation

and when i close the lid > do nothing (so it follows the process above)
but i have heard that some laptops dont follow the normal process you set if you close the lid and hav it set to do nothing

 

Hibernate. I don't like the fact that stand by still uses battery power.

 

Well, hibernating makes no difference to my boot times, but Windows XP gets a little slower after each time I use it. So, I use those small breaks as a chance to reboot my PC. Neither option for me.

 

I only use Hibernate if i am in the middle of some work and i have to move my laptop as Hibernate total switches of your HDD making it considerable more resistant to knocks and bumps that in standby mode.

regards.

John.

 

I've used hibernate for years. Firstly because if the computer is off then it shouldn't wake up (although some HPs seem to be able to do so) and secondly because in the past I have sometimes had BSODs when waking from standby.

John

 

I have just started using the hibernate mode recently. It works much faster than stand-by or shut-down on my computer. Hibernation seems to be an advancement on stand-by in that no current flows.

 

Option #3: Shut Down / Power Off

 

When I have to pack up and go from one class to another Standby.

When I know I gotta be on the move for a while (say 3 hours) then hibernate.

Shutdown's(restarts) only for updates and installs.

 

Same here. Except, being summer, and bereft of classes, I use standby when carrying my laptop from the living room to the bedroom and back daily.

 

I don't even standby when I move around my house just close up and go. My thinkpad's APS just parks the drive anyway as soon as I pick it up.

I standby for classes because I don't want it to heat up in my backpack. Or to heat up as little as possible.

 

I use standby, I think its known in the Uk as "sleep"

 

i use hibernate and to answer the question a far bit up top it doesnt use any power at all here how i know. In my last school for the duration of our time there on that program they lended us laptops for our studies but we had to hand them in during the summer and i game them mine in hibernate mode and when i got back after the summer i just woke it up and started using it

 

They both have scenarios where each is useful. What I really like about Vista is that when I close the lid of my T61, it'll sleep. However, if the battery gets too low, it'll automagically hibernate so that when I power it back up again, all my work is as I left it.

Now that's cool!

 

XP does that too, it's nothing new in Vista.

 

I use Standby when I leave it at my desk, or when I know I am just walking to class for 5 min. The startup times are just way faster with Standby. Anytime I know I will be more than 15 min not at my desk, its hibernate.

 

I use both modes. Standby for short trips between classrooms. Hibernate when i need to use it immediately the next day/ too much things to close for shutdown.

 

usually put it on standby.

 

Hi,

Which distro do you use for your zepto laptop?
I got a zepto 3215w for my brother recently with the same specs as you. He is running Ubuntu at the moment but he has some issues with both hibernation and standby mode whereas the computer doesn't wake or just plainly shuts itself off (nicely).

Could you give me any pointers? Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Sorry I'll ask on the right forum.