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VBboy

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I saved countless hours by Hibernating my PC instead of shutting it down. The boot-up time is cut down tremendously, from roughly 30 seconds including loading all the start-up apps, to about 10 seconds.

When you "hibernate" your PC, the OS saves the memory state (including all the open applications, media files being played, files being viewed/edited, etc) into a dump file. This "dumping" takes about 5 seconds on my PC. Then, the PC shuts down, just like it would if you used the "Shut Down" feature. At this point, you can even unplug it from the outlet.

When you turn the PC back on, the memory state is restored by loading all the dumped data from the dump file. It is usually 3 to 4 times faster than turning it back on from a regular "shut down". All your open folders and documents as well as programs remain open, in exactly the same state as they were before the hibernation. Even that MP3 file will resume playing!


How to enable hibernation support:
Look in the Control Panel -> "Power", then under the "Advanced" or "Hibernation" tab.

It's cheaper than leaving the PC on all the time if *you* are the one paying for the electricity! ;)
 
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jaeger66

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Cut hibernate in half by using Suspend to RAM. 5 seconds from off to functional. No POST, data stored in RAM rather than the HD.
 
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VBboy

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STR is not supported on all hardware configurations or OSes. Additionally, it still uses power and you can't unplug the PC or laptop. But yes, STR is faster.
 
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moonshinemadness

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My computer consistently wont shut down, a problem cause by a un identified non responding program (Im running XP) if u you stop the task it will not shut down so i have taken to using Hibernate, the edge it has over suspend or sleep is that i cant trust my computer not to turn into a raging fireball while im away ;), the only problem being that if you do hibernate it saves all the information (Including any problems) which can only be overcome by a full restart.
 
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Bovinicus

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This looks to be posted in the wrong section (I think Opearting Systems would be more appropriate).

Nonetheless, a good thread for people who don't already know about hibernate. However, I use a much more time efficient method. I never shutdown my computer unless I have installed drivers or completed some other operation that requires a reboot.
 
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Is this "hibernate" the same some refer to as "suspend-to-disk" ? I think this might be a useful feature as long as your PC is not on in a 24-7 basis. I never used "suspend-to-RAM" for anything longer than a 2 hour break, since I don't feel comfortable with the idea of leaving my computer permanently on. In case of power interruption, or excessive voltage oscillations that my stabilizer cannot handle properly, I would lose all unsaved information AND risk damaging my mobo or something even worse.

Believe me, these things are not too infrequent here... :)

Just a few weeks ago, on a rainy night, I had three reboots in a row because of power oscillations, then I finally decided to turn the computer off and go sleep earlier. :( Luckily, most of my work had already been saved...
 
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Originally posted by: MarkHark
Can I use this feature in Windows 9x?
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u shouldn't. winxp is stable enough that leaving your pc without a reboot for days/weeks is fine since thats essentially what your doing when your only suspend to disk/ram. win9x.. u need those reboots.
 
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Originally posted by: VBboy
I saved countless hours by Hibernating my PC instead of shutting it down. The boot-up time is cut down tremendously, from roughly 30 seconds including loading all the start-up apps, to about 10 seconds.
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And then you take all that "saved" time and blow it on the forums . . . :p

:D

I really don't mind turning my PC off and then on again . . . that's what "making coffee" (or tea) is for. ;)

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HOWEVER, both my desktop and notebook run Win2k and the desktop is notoriously (about 3x slower) slow at start-up - if I know I will be pressed for time in the AM, I hibernate it . . . :)

Good post for the impatient.

 
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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: MarkHark
Can I use this feature in Windows 9x?
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u shouldn't. winxp is stable enough that leaving your pc without a reboot for days/weeks is fine since thats essentially what your doing when your only suspend to disk/ram. win9x.. u need those reboots.
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I do not intend to permanently hibernate... Just saving time when I am multitasking and must take a break for work/sleep/whatever and want to return exactly to the same point when I come back... If this feature is indeed available in windows 98 I should make a try... Is it?
 
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Vernor

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Which brings up the question:

Do you leave your computer on when going out and no one else is in the house/apartment ?



 
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jaeger66

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Originally posted by: MarkHark

I do not intend to permanently hibernate... Just saving time when I am multitasking and must take a break for work/sleep/whatever and want to return exactly to the same point when I come back... If this feature is indeed available in windows 98 I should make a try... Is it?
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Hibernate is available in WinMe/2k/XP only.
 
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AnMig

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I use STR (supend to ram) on my main rig ep8k5a and it works pretty good.
I tried using it STR on my soyo dragon plus but it was pretty inconsistent it would sometimes hang. I might try hibernate on it.


These features are great specially for a bedroom PC I tried my best to quite down my bedroom PC but in the dead of the night you can still hear it
kind of like a dripping faucet 50 feet away.
 
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Whitedog

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I shut my PC down every night. Boot it up fresh the next day. Uhmm.. 40 second bootup time is NO Big Deal to me.
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mroptimistic

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Originally posted by: Vernor
Which brings up the question:

Do you leave your computer on when going out and no one else is in the house/apartment ?
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I leave my computer on all the time. Occasionally i put it to sleep, and when necessary (for driver or program installs or whatever) i restart but thats about it. The monitor turns off after 10 or 15 mins and thats all i have it do. Wait time is about 3-5 seconds for monitor to turn back on:p
 
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jaeger66

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Originally posted by: mroptimistic
Wait time is about 3-5 seconds for monitor to turn back on:p
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Which is about what a properly functioning system will take to wake from STR.
 
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