2007-09-24 02:21:01 · 4 answers · asked by beast 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
In a way, no..
But the general rule of thumb is if your not going to use your laptop/pc, turn it off. Idle time and system standby's have been known to greatly slow down processor speed after a great deal of time of doing it. But I think hibernate would be fine.
(And that restart idea from the other user proves my point.)
2007-09-24 02:27:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hibernate simply copies all your ram to a file on your hard drive, then does a normal shutdown and hence is not using power. When you start up next time, this file is copied to ram and then you are presented with the log on screen. Essentially this gives a much quicker startup than loading everything from scratch. It also means that you can hibernate a running program eg excel or a game and have it restored when you next start. The only drawback is that if you never reload from scratch your memory can become fragmented, the same way disk does, and hence slow things down with excessive use of virtual memory. If you use standby, the effects are similar in that the memory is never wiped, but the memory is kept valid by using power from mains or battery, should this power fail you will lose any unsaved data.
It is worth checking on a laptop what is set for battery critical alarms, the default seems to be standby, which as it continues using power is not ideal. Control panel, power options, alarms. Set critical alarm to hibernate to ensure nothing is lost.
2007-09-24 02:49:56 · answer #2 · answered by terryrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I do it to mine all the time, but just make sure you restart it sometimes so it doesn't run as slow.
2007-09-24 02:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but it's better to put it in stand by (unless no plug).
2007-09-24 02:28:18 · answer #4 · answered by Crane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋