Hibernation vs Stand-by?
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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.
638449
Hibernation stores everything you are using into a file and then allows the computer to almost completely be turned off.  Many people don't realize that your computer still uses some power in hibernation.  When you turn the computer back on it reads that file and brings all of your files back up.\n\nStandby turns off some devices, but not all of them.  It uses less power but still needs enough to keep all of your files in RAM and to have the hard drives available when you need them.\n\nYour computer will come back on faster from standby but will save more battery/power in hibernation.
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hibernation is .\nZoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.  \n2. to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.  \n3. to winter in a place with a milder climate
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Hibernation is a state of regulated hypothermia, lasting several days or weeks, that allows animals to conserve energy during the winter. During hibernation animals slow their metabolism to a very low level, with body temperature and breathing rates lowered, gradually using up the body fat reserves stored during the warmer months. Some hibernating animals stir as often as once a week; others sleep throughout the season. Some reptile species are said to bruminate, or undergo brumination, but this is just another term for hibernation, usually in the context of an induced hibernation in captivity necessary to reset the animal's biological clock for a new breeding season.
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Actually the scientific community hasnt definitively decided yet what should or should not be classified as "true" hibernation. Compared to ground squirrels a bear seems to be only in a light sleep, but both animals go through similar process to get ready for winter etc... \n\nExcerpt from Wikipedia...\nOne animal that some consider to be a hibernator is the bear. However, the degree of metabolic depression is much less than what is observed in smaller mammals and many prefer to use the term denning. The bear's body temperature remains relatively stable (depressed from 37° C to approximately 31° C) and it can be easily aroused. In contrast, hibernating ground squirrels may have core body temperatures as low as -2° C.
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I'll go with the former... unless the weather is extremely cold for your comfort. But had you had friends out there to keep you warm, the cold weather wouldn't have been as much of a bother.
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In some of the laptops I troubleshoot if you unplug the laptop and remove the battery, wait a few seconds and then power on the laptop after putting the battery back in you can recover from a failed hibernation/sleep state.
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Leaving someone behind. It requires a concious effort on your part. Being left behind is passive.
605953
You can go for standby mode if you are going for some work and want quick on after you come back. when you come back and make it on it will start quicky from where you have left. no tme wastage in starting . less power consume in standby mode and it look that system is off.
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Hibernate - don't shutdown.\n\nIf you have to shutdown type msconfig in Start/Run. click the 'Startup' tab and de-select all the stuff you don't need.\n\nGood luck
970684
No, it won't overheat. Stand-by is fine.
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Go into your system properties and disable hibernation...depending on the system maker, it is sometimes a worthless feature as the bios get 'confused' by what the hibernation manager is telling it.  Some of the systems installed at my work have the feature enabled at times and the PC won't wake up after hibernation and have to do a hard boot.
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I was born there and moved down to Montana, but if I could set up the perfect situation, I'd go back. It is beautiful beyond words and where I lived was alot warmer in winter than Montana! For the person that made the comment about the 24 hour days and nights. That only happens in a small part of Alaska and you can still sleep in dark if you put foil over your windows.
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It depends on the way your computer is set up and how much you use it through out the day. If you don't use your computer everyday, it might be safer to turn it off (and make sure you do a proper shutdown, such as using the start menu if you are on a Windows PC). As for not booting up correctly, there might be bad entries in the registry, or bad/damaged sectors on the hard drive (easily caused by too many impromper shut downs). If you can't figure out how to tell if you do or not, you may want to look for a reputable service center in your area that can help you find out. However, if you use your computer quite a bit, and you just want to turn it off to save power, but not have to wait for it to boot up everytime you need to use it, you may want to look in the control panel under the power options to see if you have support for a hibernation and/or standy-by mode. By using stand-by or hibernation mode, it will help to save on utility costs compared to leaving the computer fully powered on, but it will not require a actual "start up" when you go to return from the stand-by/hibernation mode.
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shut down is best\n\nhibernate many times slows ur laptop\n\n10 points....plz
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That would depend on when you check.  Hibernation is a special form of torpor, a state of low activity and decreased metabolism.  Now, in hibernating bears the temperature drops about the same level as the ambient temperature of the burrow.  In some species that would be somewhere between 0 qand 5 degrees Celsius.  However, hibernation is a specialized torpor in that the bear will now and then spike up its temperature to its normal level of about 37 degrees Celsius.  These spikes are equally spaced over the course of hibernation.  By doing this, the animal can conserve energy in a time that otherwise might not provide enough food to maintain high energy consumption rates around the clock.  what you have to remember is that endothermia is rather expensive.  To maintain your core body temp, you need to consume a lot of food.  While ectotherms convert about 50% of the energy they take up into biomass, endotherms convert only 1.4%.  The rest goes into body heat etc.  So, if you don't have enough food throughout the winter, and you do not preserve your energy, you are - as thgey say - up the creek without a pedal. \n\nHope that helps...
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Depending on your Operating System, you must adjust the power managing options. Here I tell you about Windows XP because it's the most popular now:\n\nRefer to "Power Options" in your "Control Panel", Select "Hibernate" Tab and enable Hibernation. Then select "Advanced" Tab. There is a field Called "Power Buttons" that says what you can do when you close the lid of your computer... You can select whether to "Shut Down" or "Standby" or even "Hibernate". You can also select actions for pressing the power/sleep buttons. You may need to restart your computer meanwhile adjusting your power options.