laptop help...

[ibn suleman]

need a bit of help...

my bro got me a laptop...and well just confused abt a few things...:o


its got vista..whch ive never used before..

what is the difference between slpeep, hibernate and standby?


and how on earth do u get used to the laittle pad thing that is supposed to replace the mouse :rubeyes:

more questions to come soon :embar:

[Jihaan]

My laptops got that hibernate and standby stuff too and I dont know what it means but when the battery runs out it says that its going to hibernation and it switches off..i find it cute except when im trying to do my work

Oh and you can use a mouse with it cant you like put it in the usb thingy :o
I'll get MMS to help shes more of a comp wizard

[ibn suleman]

My laptops got that hibernate and standby stuff too and I dont know what it means but when the battery runs out it says that its going to hibernation and it switches off..i find it cute except when im trying to do my work

Oh and you can use a mouse with it cant you like put it in the usb thingy :o
I'll get MMS to help shes more of a comp wizard

cool, :jkk:

and also when i close the lid it turns off :S i dont want it to do that..is that cos the power button is being pressed?

i only have an old type mouse..and the laptop doesnt have that connecter...

[Abu Mu'adh]

Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what closing the lid does.

The above should help.


Stand by/Sleep
The open applications and other information are saved to memory. System continues to draw enough power to make sure that contents are preserved.

Hibernate
Applications and other information are saved to disk. Data is retained even if power is removed, though resume time is slower than standby as the needed data is retrieved from the hard drive.

Shut down
System is completely powered off. No applications are left open either in memory or disk.

[ibn suleman]

Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what closing the lid does.

The above should help.


Stand by/Sleep
The open applications and other information are saved to memory. System continues to draw enough power to make sure that contents are preserved.

Hibernate
Applications and other information are saved to disk. Data is retained even if power is removed, though resume time is slower than standby as the needed data is retrieved from the hard drive.

Shut down
System is completely powered off. No applications are left open either in memory or disk.

:jkk:

so is it better to hibernate or shut down?

[Abu Mu'adh]

:jkk:

so is it better to hibernate or shut down?

How often do you intend to use the laptop everyday?

I generally put it to sleep, so that when i want to resume using it, I just open the lid and it comes back to life pretty sharpish, and then shut it down at night.

[ibn suleman]

How often do you intend to use the laptop everyday?

I generally put it to sleep, so that when i want to resume using it, I just open the lid and it comes back to life pretty sharpish, and then shut it down at night.

cool, so how much power does the laptop use in sleep mode?

[Abu Mu'adh]

cool, so how much power does the laptop use in sleep mode?


very minimal, but more than in hibernation mode.

[ibn suleman]

very minimal, but more than in hibernation mode.

:jkk:

one last q for now,

say its in sleep mode or hibernation and the battery goes..is that harmful to the laptop?

[*forever*]

:jkk:

one last q for now,

say its in sleep mode or hibernation and the battery goes..is that harmful to the laptop?

doesnt ur lap top give u warnings that the battery is going out?:rolleyes:
well it should if it doesnt to give u time to save ur work.

[ibn suleman]

doesnt ur lap top give u warnings that the battery is going out?:rolleyes:
well it should if it doesnt to give u time to save ur work.

no, as in when its sleeping..its kinda off then, but not fully off...so u wudnt know...

[Abu Mu'adh]

:jkk:

one last q for now,

say its in sleep mode or hibernation and the battery goes..is that harmful to the laptop?

nope, mine goes dead now and again whilst in sleep/hibernate mode.

Hasn't harmed it from what I can tell.

[*forever*]

no, as in when its sleeping..its kinda off then, but not fully off...so u wudnt know...

hmm..mine comes back to live and at the bottem says"low battery" strange,anyway hopefully it shouldnt do any harm. vista is a bit weird, xp is better

[ibn suleman]

nope, mine goes dead now and again whilst in sleep/hibernate mode.

Hasn't harmed it from what I can tell.

cool :up:

:jkk:

hmm..mine comes back to live and at the bottem says"low battery" strange,anyway hopefully it shouldnt do any harm. vista is a bit weird, xp is better

cool, yeh i find vista to be slooow...

[Abbas786]

cool :up:

:jkk:



cool, yeh i find vista to be slooow...

Vista is still bugged so get rid of it and use XP, your life will be alot easier. About the laptop:

The Hibernate function in Windows XP Professional can make the batteries in your laptop computer last longer.

Windows XP supports the industry standard power management technology known as the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), which enables the operating system to control power to your computer and peripheral devices. The power management features in Windows XP include Hibernate and Standby. Hibernate saves an image of your desktop with all open files and documents, and then it powers down your computer. When you turn on power, your files and documents are open on your desktop exactly as you left them. Standby reduces the power consumption of your computer by cutting power to hardware components you are not using. Standby can cut power to peripheral devices, your monitor, even your hard drive, but maintains power to your computer's memory so you don't lose your work.
Power Management Performance

Windows XP wakes from Hibernate faster than any earlier version of Windows. So you can preserve your batteries without taking time to close all your files and shut down, and then restart and open all your files when you're ready to work again. If you need to leave your computer, you can just leave it. Windows XP can automatically put your computer into Hibernate mode after a specified period of inactivity. Or Windows XP can detect when your batteries are running low, and then automatically put your computer in Hibernate mode to save your work before the battery fails. To put your computer into hibernation, you must have a computer that is set up by the manufacturer to support this option.

On other issues, if better to leave it hibernating, if you doing to be using your computer again during the day with the same programs that are currently open so for example, at work you would leave it it hibernation while eating lunch. If you are completely done, then I suggest shutting it down completely since, that shuts down alot of unnecessary programs that are running in the background, which slows down your computer.