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Advantages of 64bit Vista?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by akwit, Feb 21, 2009.

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  1. manicguitarist

    manicguitarist Notebook Consultant

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    manicguitarist, Feb 22, 2009
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    Nice to hear that! My M6400 is ordered and will be shipped in the first March Week.

    regards
    Christopher
     
    Tanis64, Feb 22, 2009
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    Hybernate is not a problem with V64 and RAM > 4GB.
     
    LLavelle, Feb 22, 2009
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    Interesting. From tha page Mujtaba posted:
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888575/

    Does microsoft "update" their advisories or just issue new ones ?

    I'm wondering if this was a bug that has since been fixed.
     
    wearetheborg, Feb 22, 2009
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    you can enable hibernate manually, thats what i did on mine. if you search, i think you can find my post.
     
    afhstingray, Feb 22, 2009
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    So, thats why I do not have hibernate tab in power option:rolleyes:
    By the way, I tested Algor (a FEA software) in 32 and 64 versions on the same machine, the same model analisys in 32 took 37 minutes to solve, in 64 only 4 minutes:D
     
    kroton, Feb 22, 2009
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    I see that advisory is from April 2008. Either it no longer applies or Dell has customized their X64 or V64 for the M6400.

    5 mins ago I powered up from hibernate. See sig for config. It definitely works.
     
    LLavelle, Feb 23, 2009
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    To enable the hibernation feature and the hybrid sleep feature, follow these steps:
    Click Start
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    , click All Programs, and then click Accessories.
    Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
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    If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or click Continue.
    Type powercfg -h on, and then press ENTER.

    The sleep mode uses too much power on the M6400.
    I prefer hibernate with zero power needs.
     
    LLavelle, Feb 23, 2009
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    The above instructions are for Vista.
     
    LLavelle, Feb 23, 2009
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