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    What's the difference between Standby, Sleep, and Hibernate?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Vagabondllama, Aug 17, 2007.

  1. Vagabondllama

    Vagabondllama Notebook Consultant

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    I'm a bit confused.
     
    Vagabondllama, Aug 17, 2007
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    Hibernate: Save the contents of RAM to the harddrive, then shut down (which means it is completely shut down, and uses no power). When you turn the computer on, it'll reload everything from the harddrive to RAM, and resume.
    Sleep/Standby: Keep RAM powered on, so you can instantly resume. But uses a bit of power still.
     
    Jalf, Aug 17, 2007
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