Hybernate / Standby

[mbwest]

What is the difference between Hybernate and Standby?

and when should each one be used?

I tried to hybernate mine last night (winXP sp2) and it crashed, is thiswide-spread problem?

 

[ShoobieRat]

With some computers, yes. It is a problem.

Standby is generally just what it means. Standing-by. The computer all but turns off, saving the OS to the HDD in its current state, then shuts down to the bare-minimum.

Hybernate is the same as standby, only it's meant for longer periods of time.

Both are pains in the butt if you ask me.

 

[algu7344]

Nice job Shoobie, yea both pretty much use less power, that is what they are primarily used for, this is often used on laptops more than desktops.

 

[mbwest]

why are they pains? does anyone use them?

 

[NeoExtreme]

People use them to saver power on their laptops,or to automaticlly save their work and when the computer comes back up thier work is there.

 

[gaara]

They are for people who don't take care of their machines and have god awful 5 minute load times.

Hibernation takes up a big chunk of your system partition and I would disable it if you really don't need it.

 

[Blake]

lol yes, basically its for lazy ppl who cant wait like 2 mins to book up again. Like eveyone here said, it just saves power, and all your work is saved.

i always put my pc to standby when i'm sleeping cuz i'm really lazy and cant wait 2 mins. I use the hibernation thingy when i just leave my pc on for more than 1hr when its not downloading or hosting and it automatically hibernates which saved power

 

[gaara]

Ugh, I had to work on a PC one time, turned it on, and it hung at the bloody Asus logo for about 4 minutes before it took about another 2 or 3 minutes to load up Windows.

 

[algu7344]

Yep for lazy asses.

 

[mbwest]

I was told it was better to leave your computer on 24/7 ?!?