how do i make it so when i close my windows toshiba laptop,things stays running instead o putting in standby?
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Try going into the Control Panel, and selecting Power Management.  There might be an option in there to change what the computer does when the "lid" is closed.
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Unplug the power cord from the back of the PC, leave it unplugged for 30 seconds.  Plug it back in and turn on the PC, then turn off power save and hibernate.\n\nGood luck HTH!
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In hibernation mode the complete current image in the system's RAM is saved into your hard-disk and the machine shuts down completely. Next time you start your machine it just brings the saved image from the hard-disk to the RAM... its very fast since no bootup procedures are required and you get the screen filled with the last state before hibernation.\n\nIn Standby mode the machine is not shutdown (although the monitor switches off), it keeps the RAM alive by refreshing it with low amount of current. When you awake the system from stand-by mode it just switches on the required hardware and again you get the screen filled with the last state before stand-by.\n\nYou can not perform scheduled activities like upgrades etc, if you opt for hibernation but is possible under stand-by.
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standby mod if you want the computer to stay on your files but not have the screen on then you put it on stand by i have a labtop and thats what i do.
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set the keyboard to be used to get the computer out of the sleep mode.\nDo it like this:\ngo to control panel.\nthere go to keyboard(double click the keyboard icon in control panel), a window will appear.\nclick on hardware, then on properties, a new windows will appear\nThere click on power management and then select the option saying "allow this device to..."\nthen press Ok.\nafter this whenever you press any key on the keyboard during standby or sleep mode, your computer will wake up.\nall da best
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check "turn of hard drive" timeout under power management (Right-click destop, properties, screensaver, Power). If it's like 1-2 minutes, amke it 15. Also check other settings, you might find other things that tip the balance from battery life to performance.
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You can switch off the monitor by pushing the "off button" on the monitor. That will put it on "standby", but you cannot unplug it to turn it off all together.\n\nA computer needs a monitor, keyboard and mouse at all time in order to operate.
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I have a Toshiba Satellite A70/75 that was doing the same thing that yours is doing.  I had to send it off for warranty repair.  It was shutting down as you described.  If I tried turning it back on too soon after it shut off it would not take long before it would shut off again.  If I waited a while then it would take a while before it would shut off.  It would just shut off out of the blue without a Windows is shutting down screen even showing up.  Just poof.  \n\nI read where other Satellite model laptops had the issue as well.  They had to replace the heatsink and clean it out.
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Hold the power button until the computer turns off
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Since you only use it a few times a day and being a laptop I would say the best thing for you to do is to Hibernate it.  This will turn the laptop off but will write all the running applications to the hard drive so Windows can be resumed faster than if you just shut it down.  Hibernate uses no power and is very similar to standby except standby maintains power to the memory so Winodws will resume even faster than if you had just put it in Standby.  If you are going to walk away for just a few minutes, leave it on.\n\nTo be even more power conscious you could put it in Hibernate and then unplug it.  If you don't know (because I can never tell) hold down shift at the shutdown menu to get the Hibernate option.  But when you are done using it for the day, shut it down.
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just leave it on.\n\nthat's my answer.  but you do have to edit your power preferences so your computer doesn't turn off after 2 hours of non use.  other than that, I don't know.
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Yes. Assuming you have a PC: Go to your Control Panel and open Power Options. You can change the settings for your sytem's stand-by and hibernate options, or turn them off completely.
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Stop the computer from sleeping.  The screen saver is ok to come on but don't let it sleep.\n\nControl Panel --> Display or\nRight click on Desktop, choose properties.\n\nGo to Screen Saver tab, click on Power.\n\nGive it NEVER on, System Standby and System Hibernate and Turn off Harddisk.\n\nYou can give some time till monitor turn off (it's ok to leave that on)
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shut down is best\n\nhibernate many times slows ur laptop\n\n10 points....plz
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Are you turning the computer OFF or STANDBY?
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On the desktop right click then go to properties.  Under screen save go to power stettings.  Just turn "shut down harddisks, sleep, and hibernate" to never
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in you laptop Goto Start--> Run type Shutdown /i then add the ip of your computer select the type of shutdown then click ok\n\nThis will also work the other way around