"Putting Down" My Laptop

[Guest]

I posted this already but didn't get much of a reply, probably because the
title wasnt that catchy. The only reply I got helped me realize that people
might have misunderstood me. I dont want to use my laptop as little, I just
want to know what the best option is for turning off my laptop. Im not
familiar with exactly what my computer uses while in hibernation... Does it
use battery power if I don't have it plugged in?
I have heard that shutting off a computer and turning it on again repeatadly
(4-6 times a day) is not good for the life of the computer. Will putting the
laptop in hibernate do the same thing or does it have an advantage in that
way? Is it still as harmful as turning it on and off repeatedly?

thanks in advance.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

4 tips to extend the life of your laptop battery
http://wurl.ca/?r=q

Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/hibernate.mspx

Resume from Hibernate or Standby in Seconds
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/features/fastresume.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I posted this already but didn't get much of a reply, probably because the
| title wasnt that catchy. The only reply I got helped me realize that people
| might have misunderstood me. I dont want to use my laptop as little, I just
| want to know what the best option is for turning off my laptop. Im not
| familiar with exactly what my computer uses while in hibernation... Does it
| use battery power if I don't have it plugged in?
| I have heard that shutting off a computer and turning it on again repeatadly
| (4-6 times a day) is not good for the life of the computer. Will putting the
| laptop in hibernate do the same thing or does it have an advantage in that
| way? Is it still as harmful as turning it on and off repeatedly?
|
| thanks in advance.

 

[R. McCarty]

The "Turn-Off, Leave-On" has no definitive answer. Electronic parts
will eventually fail, but not necessarily from turn on/off cycles. Heat
is the biggest cause of electronic part failures.

Hibernate is a full power-off state. The contents of memory are written
to a disk file Hiberfil.Sys. When you resume, the contents are reloaded
back to RAM. It (Hibernate) allows quicker restoration and to begin
work where you left off when it went to Hibernate mode.

Standby is like a cat-nap to a PC. The system enters a "low-power"
state but is not 100% off.

Personally, on my primary desktop I turn it off when I'm done working
for the day. On my notebook, I'll hibernate it, unless I don't plan to use
it for several days and then I power it down.

Instead of wear-&-tear considerations, I'd use the method that suits
your needs.

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[Plato]

might have misunderstood me. I dont want to use my laptop as little, I just
want to know what the best option is for turning off my laptop. Im not

Shut it down completely.