Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode in Vista?

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Subject Author Date Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode in Vista? Casey Hawthorne 04-27-2009  Re: Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode... Val 04-29-2009  Re: Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode... Big John 05-02-2009  Re: Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode... GG WILLIKERS 05-03-2009  Re: Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode... Val 05-03-2009  Re: Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode... GG WILLIKERS 05-03-2009  Re: Do laptops now consume power in hibernate mode... Kevin Reilly 05-05-2009

Posted by Casey Hawthorne on April 27, 2009, 11:25 pm Please log in for more thread options :) -- Regards, Casey Posted by Val on April 29, 2009, 12:07 am Please log in for more thread options Shouldn't - that's the point of hibernation. RAM content is copied to hard drive and it all shuts down. Vista normally uses a "hybrid" power saving mode. It goes to standby (still drawing power, but much less than when running) and after a while hibernates. You can, of course, modify the power settings to allow you to directly hibernate the machine if you want. Care to explain why you ask this question? And feel free to use this big blank space in the future to elaborate. vm :) -- Regards, Casey Posted by Big John on May 2, 2009, 11:04 pm Please log in for more thread options Casey Hawthorne wrote: show/hide quoted text > :) > -- > Regards, > Casey They may not consume power while in "Hibernation" mode, however I have discovered (the hard way) that if I leave my HP laptop in hibernation mode and my router "on" (I never turn the router off), the computer will turn itself on during the night to automatically receive and process updates but does not return to hibernation when updating is complete. It will sit there in the "on" mode and blink itself to death if I don't notice it and turn it off or put it back in hibernation mode!!! If I happen to be gone for several days, I return to a dead battery!! If there is some way to prevent this I'd be happy to hear it, but so far I haven't found any solution other than remembering to turn the computer "off" (don't leave it in hibernation for long periods when it is withing "range" of my router!!) or turn off the "automatic update". Posted by GG WILLIKERS on May 3, 2009, 12:27 am Please log in for more thread options Big John wrote: show/hide quoted text > Casey Hawthorne wrote: >> :) >> -- >> Regards, >> Casey > They may not consume power while in "Hibernation" mode, however I have > discovered (the hard way) that if I leave my HP laptop in hibernation > mode and my router "on" (I never turn the router off), the computer will > turn itself on during the night to automatically receive and process > updates but does not return to hibernation when updating is complete. It > will sit there in the "on" mode and blink itself to death if I don't > notice it and turn it off or put it back in hibernation mode!!! If I > happen to be gone for several days, I return to a dead battery!! > > If there is some way to prevent this I'd be happy to hear it, but so far > I haven't found any solution other than remembering to turn the computer > "off" (don't leave it in hibernation for long periods when it is withing > "range" of my router!!) or turn off the "automatic update". turn off wake on lan in the bios Posted by Val on May 3, 2009, 2:28 pm Please log in for more thread options Set your power settings to hibernate after reasonable period of inactivity? I'm not sure I follow your scenario. Updates don't get pushed, your computer checks for them at specified time. I've never had a hibernating laptop (or desktop, for that matter) wake up on its own. Casey Hawthorne wrote: show/hide quoted text > :) > -- > Regards, > Casey They may not consume power while in "Hibernation" mode, however I have discovered (the hard way) that if I leave my HP laptop in hibernation mode and my router "on" (I never turn the router off), the computer will turn itself on during the night to automatically receive and process updates but does not return to hibernation when updating is complete. It will sit there in the "on" mode and blink itself to death if I don't notice it and turn it off or put it back in hibernation mode!!! If I happen to be gone for several days, I return to a dead battery!! If there is some way to prevent this I'd be happy to hear it, but so far I haven't found any solution other than remembering to turn the computer "off" (don't leave it in hibernation for long periods when it is withing "range" of my router!!) or turn off the "automatic update". Similar Threads Posted How to powerup notebook from S4 (hibernate) or better S5(power off) mode in Windows October 20, 2005, 11:36 am endless beep after hibernate in AC-mode May 7, 2005, 12:42 pm Problem while on POWER MODE March 27, 2006, 3:34 pm Where to find power spec for Standby mode? August 5, 2008, 3:23 pm How to force battery mode power scheme on an Athlon XPM? October 30, 2005, 11:53 am Is there a mono-core mode on dual core laptops November 23, 2007, 4:29 am when will laptops be shipped with vista? January 11, 2007, 11:31 am Which laptops are Vista Premium Ready? June 17, 2006, 11:29 am How do laptops get their power? September 3, 2007, 8:09 pm ???Power Supplies for my laptops.??? December 13, 2005, 10:11 am