My parents just got me a new dell inspiron e1505 duel core with one gigi mem for college. FOr some reason it takes more time to boot up than the family desktop computer which is running off the same amount of mem and has a Pentium four. I have already checked all my settings to see why it would be taking so long and have minimized the amount of programs that start when windows starts. what i have begun to do is put it in hibernation mode. I know what it does and everything but i still do not know whether or not it is a good idea to do this alll the time. how much memory does it take to do this? Is old data erased after each hibernation and the new one saved over it? Does my battery have to run in order to keep it going in this mode at all? Is it safe to carry around my computer in this mode, ie does it produce any heat?
2006-07-07 17:17:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Oh yeah, please dont quote the microsoft help website, i have already been there so many times.
2006-07-07 17:18:26 · update #1
I might want to add that i do not put it into hibernation mode with the ethernet cable in or with the internet card on. also i have full virus protection
2006-07-07 17:25:30 · update #2
When a computer goes into hibernation, it saves everything that is in memory(RAM) to the hard drive, then shuts completely off, as if you had shutdown the computer. When you start the computer again, it sees the data from the memory and loads all of that data back into memory.
With a gigabyte of RAM, it will take about a gigabyte of disk space to go into hibernation.
As far as I know, all of the saved data is deleted from the hard drive after coming back from hibernation.
A computer in hibernation should use none of the main battery because it is completely off.
Because the computer is completely off, it also should produce no heat.
There should be no ill effects from going into hibernation, but some people have had problems restoring from hibernation. I have never had any problems with hibernation, I believe that it is a good idea.
2006-07-07 17:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan A 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
mattrunltd, viruses do not have any functions that hibernate mode would increase or decrease your exposure.
Paul L, hibernate mode does not use the battery at ALL. All system states are saved to a file, written to the HD and the system is turned off.
Kneedeepinlife, back to your question. I hibernate all the time and only reboot maybe once a month. It is quicker, leaves the system where I was at so I don't have to relaunch everything and it is safe. If the hibernate file does in some way get glitched Windows will boot normally asking if you want to delete the hibernate file.
Since you have a Dell you probably have a ton of crap installed on it. There is actually a tool on the web called the "dell Decrapifier". This is why it is slow to boot most likely.
2006-07-07 17:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by MS_TechHelp 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you put it in hibernation, which i do too, you won't waste any battery and will get a quicker startup. Hibernation means turning the computer completely off. I don't know if any of you know anything about the pc architecture but after restoring the state of the memory and processor registers and jmp'ing to the saved cs:ip, the state of the computer will be exactly as it was when it was hibernated.
Short Answer:
Use hibernation. But turn it off every week or so just to get a fresh start.
2006-07-07 18:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by iammisc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of your answers, all based on experience not facts:
I travel with mine in hibernation all the time, including tossing it around a lot more than recommended (thanks accident protection, which I havent needed to use)
It does use battery for that green flashing light, although not that quickly.
Mine stays cold/warm
I dont know about the memory stuff, but I dont notice any slowing, and the last restart I have done was about a month ago.
Hope that helps
2006-07-07 17:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by Paul L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bad idea, because there is no point of hibernating. Stand by is better and I recomend you to stand by instead, or if you want to hibernate, just turn off the computer instead.
2006-07-07 17:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I concure that hibernation is no threat. I use it and also stand by all the time and have no problem. However, your laptop should be starting up more quickly to begin with. If it's not the Dell crap, your Windows OS could be corrupted and need to be reinstalled.
2006-07-07 19:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by Huguenot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
run disc defragment... and disc clean up.
Never put on hibernate...viruses lock in on that
2006-07-07 17:22:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋