quiet standby?

[grendi]

When I put Windows in standby it seems windows is sleeping but the puter
is still working: fans are running, etc. I want it to be quiet just like
when it is shut down, is this possible?
Thanks
g

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Check the power down state in the system BIOS, you may need to move from S1
to S3.

A definition of the various power states:

S0 - Up and running

S1 - Standby. Drives, display off. Power still on to cpu, fans, ram

S2 - Standby. Same as S1, but cpu is powered down

S3 - Standby. Power only to refresh ram

S4 - Hibernate. No power, contents of ram copied to hard drive before
powerdown (hiberfil.sys)

S5 - System off.

Not all states are supported on all systems, and this is a somewhat
simplified view. Some systems, hardware, or combinations thereof will not
support any of these states.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Patrick Keenan]

When I put Windows in standby it seems windows is sleeping but the puter
is still working: fans are running, etc. I want it to be quiet just like
when it is shut down, is this possible?
Thanks
g

Yes, it's possible, *if* your motherboard and case comply to the standards
that define these things. Some cases are much quieter than others - and
are more expensive.

Google "quiet computer" for some ideas.

HTH
-pk