XP Standby/Hibernate Issues

[D. Spencer Hines]

Are you equating sleep mode with standby or hibernate?

DSH

 

[Unknown]

Very sorry. I meant to say (type) standby.

Are you equating sleep mode with standby or hibernate?

DSH

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Thank you kindly.

So in standby mode the drives are turned off and one cannot download?

I seem to have a mode where the monitor turns off but downloading continues.

What's that called?

DSH

 

[Unknown]

I was going to tell you ----do not confuse the monitor going off as a
standby mode.
The monitor can be set to turn off any time the computer is not getting
keystrokes or
mouse movements. The monitor going off is merely a way to conserve electric
power
and was great with CRT's.
Computer can be doing a lot of work and the monitor can be off. (Such as
downloading).

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

GOOD!

That's what I want:

Monitor off but all sorts of useful work being done.

But to turn the monitor back on just moving the mouse doesn't seem to do it.

I have to push the power button.

What are the pros setting for times for:

1. Screensaver on

2. Monitor off

3. Standby

4. Hibernate

DSH

I was going to tell you ----do not confuse the monitor going off as a
standby mode.
The monitor can be set to turn off any time the computer is not getting
keystrokes or
mouse movements. The monitor going off is merely a way to conserve
electric power
and was great with CRT's.

 

[Unknown]

Space bar on keyboard won't light monitor? Have you set mouse to 'allow this
device to bring computer out of standby'?
Control panel--- mouse---hardware---properties---power management.
Which power on button ---Monitor or CPU? If CPU power on button, you're
already in hibernate mode.
The settings I use are as follows:
Screensaver 10 minutes
Monitor off 5 minutes
Standby 10 minutes
Hibernate 1 hour.
As you can see, I don't have much use for screensaver.
If you are set up properly---when you click start --turn off
computer---standby changes to hibernate
when hitting the shift key. Hope this helps.

 

[Casey]

I can't get my Dell Inspiron B-130 to go into Standby at all. Advice?