Standing By and Hibernating

ivo122 · 08-17-2007, 06:05 PM

What is the difference between standing by and hibernating your computer?

**brian** · 08-17-2007, 06:14 PM

stand by post your computer in a semi power consumption state. ie. you memory stays intact and power has to keep the memory there. where as hibernating takes all your memory and stores it in the hard drive and compleatly shuts down your computer.

ivo122 · 08-18-2007, 01:23 AM

so why would u hibernate instead of shutting down?

**brian** · 08-18-2007, 01:35 AM

b/c it stors all your data on the hard drive and when you start it, it puts the data on the hd back to the memory

paratwa · 08-18-2007, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianmay27

b/c it stors all your data on the hard drive and when you start it, it puts the data on the hd back to the memory

In other words, it boots back up faster.

**brian** · 08-18-2007, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paratwa

In other words, it boots back up faster.

and keeps your data up

ivo122 · 08-18-2007, 02:05 AM

oh okay

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08-17-2007, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
brian Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 4,153	stand by post your computer in a semi power consumption state. ie. you memory stays intact and power has to keep the memory there. where as hibernating takes all your memory and stores it in the hard drive and compleatly shuts down your computer.

08-18-2007, 01:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
ivo122 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NW London Posts: 293	so why would u hibernate instead of shutting down?

08-18-2007, 01:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
brian Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 4,153	b/c it stors all your data on the hard drive and when you start it, it puts the data on the hd back to the memory

08-18-2007, 02:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
ivo122 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NW London Posts: 293	oh okay