Hibernate vs Shutdown

fieseler · Jul 2, 2008

i use the sleep function a lot because i like to get straight back into whatever i was doing. I was wondering if i could use hibernate instead of shutdown on my pc so i can come straight back in the morning & carry on with whatever i was doing.

Is it safe to do this? And can i turn off my mains supply without affecting my hibernated pc?

cheers

Brink · Jul 2, 2008

Hi Fieseler,

Yes, you can use hibernate instead of shutdown if you would like to. It is not as fast as using sleep. Instead it's about the same speed as a regular shutdown, but you can pick up where you left off unlike a shutdown.

Unlike using Sleep, you can cut power to the computer using hibernate and still resume where you left off.

The decriptions in steps 6, 7, and 8 in STEP TWO of this tutorial may help to.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

sidney1st · Jul 2, 2008

Brink said:
If you cut power to the computer while in hibernation, it will cause a improper shutdown and the computer will then give you the options to boot up normally or with the last known good configuration. It is not recommended to cut the power while in sleep or hibernation, only with shutdown.

Hi Shawn,

In the Vista Power Management, it is stipulated: If for some reason power is lost (for example, if the PC is unplugged to move it, like you might move your TV), the system can still resume from the hibernate image previously saved to disk with all context and data intact.
I hibernate quite often with both laptop and desktop at night and i cut off power before sleeping, i never lost datas and machines resume in few seconds from the disk.

Brink · Jul 2, 2008

Thank you Sid,

I was thinking sleep and not hibernate. DOH!

LOL

Shawn

fieseler · Jul 3, 2008

Thats cool coz resuming from hibernation is quicker than a reboot, plus i get my stuff back.

Am i right to assume that hybrid sleep is the same as sleep but just saves a disk image like hibernate? But what happens if i cut the power to my machine?

thanks

Brink · Jul 3, 2008

Fieseler,

Hybrid is a mix of the two. The computer will go into sleep mode, then after the time you set in Power Options, it will then go into hibernation. You will pick up where you left off since hybrid mode saves your data in RAM and on the hard drive.

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