![]() ![]() Hibernate is a deeper sleep for PCs that was designed mainly for laptops. (Sleep mode won't lose files this way, but it does use electricity.) ![]() And for Windows XP desktops, an interruption of power during standby mode causes unsaved files to be lost. But for laptops, the standby or sleep modes are a problem, because the PC's battery continues to run down even though the computer isn't doing anything. When you touch the keyboard, click on the mouse or open the laptop's lid, the PC awakens. Most Windows users are familiar with the idea of an idle computer "going to sleep." It's called "standby mode" in XP and "sleep mode" in Vista and Windows 7. Q What's your feeling about putting a Windows PC in hibernation?Ī There's some debate about whether it's a good idea to save time and electricity by using the "hibernate mode." Let me explain.
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