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August 10, 2010 at 01:42 AM
tobif

Can I use SD-card to speed up hibernation on laptop

by tobif . Updated 15 years, 10 months ago

Hello all,

I’ve got a Vista laptop with 2GB memory installed.
I like the computer, but especially after I added more RAM, the time for entering hibernation (and before getting back on track when resuming work) is a bit longer than I really like.

I understand that the sleep mode would kick-start the computer quicker, but I’m using hibernate when turning off the computer between offices or when going somewhere.

I was thinking about using a USB-memory to speed up the hibernation process, would that help?

But, on second thought, I wouldn’t like the USB stick to block one of my only 3 USB ports. (And most USB sticks would live a dangerous life, poking out too much from the notebooks body.
But what if I used an SD-card in the native card reader? I believe this is technically also a USB device?

So, 2 questions:
Is it worth it?
If yes, how do I do it and what kind of card should I buy?
Oops, that’s 3 questions. Need to repeat my maths class 🙂

Edit: My laptop is a Compaq Presario V3000 with Vista Business 32

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