Wednesday, April 4, 2012

PC Facts - Power Conserving

Do you know what the difference between Sleep & Hibernate in Windows, if not here is a brief synopsis of them.


  • Sleep - power saving state that is like pausing a DVD. All computer actions are stopped any open documents are put into the memory of the computer. It is like Stand By - where all applications and process can be started fairly quickly with the simple click of the mouse or mouse. Activating the computer back to it's previous status. 
  • Hibernate - this option actual shuts down the computer and save open documents and running applications on the hard drive. Deep sleep mode no power. Need to power computer back on to resume the last state of the computer. Ideal for laptop when trying to conserve battery while it is not in use. 


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