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Mike950

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:51 pm
Post subject: Turn Off Comp From Sleep/Hybernate Mode?
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When my Vista computer goes into Sleep/Hybernate mode, it seems to be
completely OFF. There are no lights on, no HD's or fans running. When it is
in this mode is it OK to turn the powerstrip off (that the computer is
attached to) to turn the computer off or is it better to "Wake" the computer
from Sleep/Hybernate mode then turn the computer off using the computers
Off/On button? Thank you for your help. Mike
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barman58

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:17 pm
Post subject: Re: Turn Off Comp From Sleep/Hybernate Mode? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Mike950;881760 Wrote:
> When my Vista computer goes into Sleep/Hybernate mode, it seems to be
> completely OFF. There are no lights on, no HD's or fans running. When
> it is
> in this mode is it OK to turn the powerstrip off (that the computer is
> attached to) to turn the computer off or is it better to "Wake" the
> computer
> from Sleep/Hybernate mode then turn the computer off using the
> computers
> Off/On button? Thank you for your help. Mike
Hi mike if you are in hibernate mode there should be no problems with
disconnecting power moving pc to new location or whatever as everything
is saved to disk and will return when power is reapplied and computer
restarted. if the computer is in Sleep mode however this still maintains
power to RAM so switching off would cause problems

have a look at the wikipedia article to clarify the different modes
available ...

'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia'
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface)


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Rick Rogers

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Turn Off Comp From Sleep/Hybernate Mode? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Better to turn the OS off from within Windows and not shut off the power
while in sleep mode. Essentially though, the sleep mode only uses a slight
trickle of power - barely more than when totally shut off.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Mike950" <Mike950 RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When my Vista computer goes into Sleep/Hybernate mode, it seems to be
> completely OFF. There are no lights on, no HD's or fans running. When it
> is
> in this mode is it OK to turn the powerstrip off (that the computer is
> attached to) to turn the computer off or is it better to "Wake" the
> computer
> from Sleep/Hybernate mode then turn the computer off using the computers
> Off/On button? Thank you for your help. Mike
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Turn Off Comp From Sleep/Hybernate Mode? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thank you Rick, I usually turn my computer off at night but I wasn't sure
which would be better once it was in sleep mode and I was getting ready to
turn in for the night. From what you say, it's better just to leave it that
way till the morning or if I really feel the need to turn it off, I should
power it back up, then turn if off the correct way. Thanks again for the
help.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Better to turn the OS off from within Windows and not shut off the power
> while in sleep mode. Essentially though, the sleep mode only uses a slight
> trickle of power - barely more than when totally shut off.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Mike950" <Mike950.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:22D1395F-99FD-42BB-9DCE-33AC4DBEF8A7@microsoft.com...
> > When my Vista computer goes into Sleep/Hybernate mode, it seems to be
> > completely OFF. There are no lights on, no HD's or fans running. When it
> > is
> > in this mode is it OK to turn the powerstrip off (that the computer is
> > attached to) to turn the computer off or is it better to "Wake" the
> > computer
> > from Sleep/Hybernate mode then turn the computer off using the computers
> > Off/On button? Thank you for your help. Mike
>
>
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