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by summyb

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what is the diff b/w hibernate and stand by?

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by ann777

Hibernate is generally a suspend-to-disk function (ie. it copies the current desktop & open apps to disk so that it can recover from that disk on reactivation).

Standby is running on batteries but in a slower power-saving mode by disabling lcd and other hardware until the computer is reactivated.

A lot of people do not like hibernate because of the slowdown when reloading the computer and because if anything goes wrong with the hdd,, there usually is a problem with data recovery within the active (or hibernation) session. Standby mode is considered less-risky.

by ann777

Different manufacturers do not always use the exact same definitions... so check with the manufacturer (or manual) of your laptop to be sure of how hibernate/standby operates within your laptop.

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