Hibernation is an inactive computer state in which RAM contents have been saved to non-volatile memory, allowing the computer to completely power down.
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Which of shutdown / hibernate / sleep causes the least wear to an SSD drive?
Having an SSD for the only drive in my laptop I'm wondering which of shutdown / hibernate / sleep causes the least wear to it? Is there any serious test that would measure that?
Suppose that the ...
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Can I “hibernate” a program?
Yes, I know that hibernate usually applies to a computer. (Hibernate her meaning saving program memory in disk and being able to restore it in a consistent manner.)
However, hibernating a program ...
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How to auto reset wireless connection after Windows 7 hibernate
My desktop PC has a working wireless connection. However, when I hibernate and then boot back into Windows 7 the connection is left in a broken state. I don't care about identifying the cause of this ...
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Windows does not resume from Hibernation on first attempt
When I press hibernation icon my laptop, it copies the open programs on hard and turns off the system but after I press power switch botton windows doesn't load and a blank screen appears. I turn off ...
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System hangs when trying to hibernate on Windows XP
I have an Asus netbook running Windows XP, and lately it randomly hangs when trying to shut down (same for standby). I get the familiar screen Preparing to hibernate and then nothing else happens.
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Make Sleep/Hibernate Timer depend on CPU-user / download?
I am usually letting my (Lenovo, Win 7 Ultimate x64) laptop go to sleep after 15 mins, which is just perfect for me. With one exception:
Is there a tool or other tweak, that would prevent going to ...
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Windows 7 laptop resume from hibernate not using built-in screen
When I'm at work, I have my Dell Precision M4500/Windows 7 machine on a docking station, lid closed, and displaying on dual external monitors. I put the machine into sleep or hibernate to travel. ...
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Windows Laptop not directly waking up from sleep and hibernation
I have an Acer laptop (Extensa 4420) on which I installed Windows 7 a while ago.
It recently developed a problem where it often doesn't directly wake up from sleep or hibernation.
Instead, it takes ...
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After waking up from sleep, why are all my windows the wrong size?
I have a Windows 7 64-bit laptop. Frequently, but not always, when it wakes up from sleep the windows have all been resized to a much smaller size than they were before. It's a real pain having to ...
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Is it possible to prevent Windows from deleting hibernate file (hiberfil.sys) when shut down?
I'm trying to move the hibernate file from system partition (SSD) to some other partition (HDD).
I know a lot of people say this is impossible, but I'm not completely convinced yet.
What I'm trying ...
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Windows 7 x64 Slow Hibernation
Why does it take so long for Windows 7 x64 to enter and leave hibernation?
On my laptop, Windows 7 x64 takes ~40 seconds to hibernate, whereas Windows XP x64 takes ~4-6 seconds. Furthermore, leaving ...
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Vista hibernation doesn't work properly (PC turns on just after hibernation)
I have a VISAT business that I configured its power setting to hibernate and the hibernation seems ok (see later why I am thinking in this way).
The problem is that after the Windows went into ...
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macbook can not hibernate while connected to external monitor
I have a late 2008 macbook pro unibody 15. I use it with an external monitor. Before upgrading to leopard, I used the widget "deep sleep" to put it into hibernation mode. Now I updated to snow ...
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Log what time hibernation occurred?
Fedora 14 xfce
I am looking for the log messages where I can find out what time my netbook hibernated?
I have checked in the /var/log. And all I could see was pm-suspend.log and pm-powersave.log.
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Hibernate & Sleep broken after IE 9 RTM installation in Windows 7 x64
I have a question about hibernation. I installed Internet Explorer 9 RTM x64 on my Windows 7 x64 SP1 desktop machine. After this, computer don't entry the hibernation or (hybrid) sleep state properly. ...
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Windows 7 Hibernate Problem
I cannot hibernate windows. When I click "hibernate", my laptop(windows) just locks and the screen goes black. I can unlock without any problem. I do not have any problem with other options such as ...
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MS Word files sometimes read-only after hibernation? [duplicate]
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While editing a document in Word 2007 the document suddenly becomes read only
I've found that sometimes MS Word files become read-only after returning from standby or ...
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Antec Fusion Black (iMON) LCD won't turn off on system shutdown, blacklight is still on, and I cant suspend either
I've been struggling a while with getting the iMON LCD/IR-receiver on my Antec Fusion Black case to shutdown together with the system (XBMC Live 10 - Ubuntu based). But it won't. When it's turned off ...
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Save Application state
i have mysql database in which millions of insertions go on. Now there is a possibilty that the power present on laptop is going down and hence i would like to pause the application and resume it ...
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Ok to pause MacPort installation, hibernate, and continue later?
I've got a MacBook and I started installing a large package (gcc 4.4) using MacPorts about an hour ago. I didn't realize it would take so long and I have to leave in a few minutes and bring my laptop ...
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windows 7 hibernate won't resume
I've had Hibernate working on Windows 7 for quite a while... now I've noticed that when I try to resume from a Hibernate, instead of seeing "Resuming..." I see "Starting..." and then a message that ...
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Drobo doesn't power up after Windows7 hibernation
I am using a Drobo on a 64bit Windows7 Professional system. Often, when waking from hibernate mode, the Drobo doesn't power up. I have the latest (1.3.7) firmware in the Drobo.
Anyone know of a fix?
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Setting an APC SU700I UPS for PC hibernation after 2min of power outage? (APC UPS experienced user might be needed)
I have an APC SU700I UPS connected to my PC via a serial cable. I'm running Windows 7 x64, and Vmware Workstation on this PC. I'm using APC PowerChute Business Edition v8.0 web agent interface.
The ...
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Is it safe to swap SATA ports during hibernation?
I hibernated my Windows 7 desktop PC, replaced the SATA cables of my 2 hard drives (without paying attention to which ports they were connected), and resumed the system. Everything appeared normal and ...
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Windows 7 misses keystrokes from internal keyboard after hibernation (on Acer Aspire 5820)
I face a very strange symptom on my Acer Aspire laptop (with the factory default Win7 install and divers. Windows update running).
After waking the computer from hibernation, it is a pain to type, ...
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Will suspend be proper for a laptop to be put into bag and carried to another place?
Ubuntu on my Laptop can now only suspend but not hibernate.
If I want to put the laptop into a bag and carry it to my class or office, will suspending it be okay? Will there be too much heat after ...
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Windows 7 can sleep but cannot hibernate
On my Lenovo T400, Windows 7 can sleep but cannot hibernate.
When choosing hibernation, the screen turns black, but then there is one beep, and the screen turns back to what it was before choosing ...
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Delete hiberfil.sys on Windows 7
Ok, so I know what hiberfil.sys is, and I want to use hibernation on my laptop.
But I have another hard drive active in my laptop, it's taken from my old one... and I want to get rid of the ...
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How to bypass resume from hibernate
I am attempting to resume a Windows Vista laptop from hibernate, but the resume process seems to be stuck in an endless loop in which Windows is repeatedly trying to read from the optical drive. When ...
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Sleep or Hibernate for a laptop
I was wondering whether it is better
to put a laptop into sleep or
hibernation in Windows 7, and
suspend or hibernate in Ubuntu:
when carrying the laptop in a backpack and walking or ...
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Hibernating/Saving state of a gnu-screen, to resume after reboot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Make GNU screen survive reboot
Is it possible to hibernate or save the current state of a gnu-screen to resume after reboot?
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Windows 7 does not shut down, only hibernates
I don't know if this is normal, or something is wrong with my laptop, but Hibernate is practically unusable, because the computer is too sluggish after waking up. (Switching between open applications ...
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Hibernate doesn't work and hibernate.sys is not in C:
My computer is unable to hibernate. When I start the computer and press any key, I'm instantly at the login screen.
I tried running powercfg -h on with no possitive effect.
The file hibernate.sys is ...
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Windows 7 unidentified network (or limited access) after hibernate
My windows 7 network will show limited access or unidentified network after coming up from hibernation.
In the office I normally use LAN connection, I turn-off my wireless card (DELL Latitude has ...
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Windows unrecoverable error wouldn't come out of Hibernate
Out of curiosity...
I was in a rush:
I put my laptop into Hibernate (I don't keep a battery in it btw)
Leaned it against a box in the laundry room
Smooth tile floor means bottom of laptop slide out ...
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Sleep uses more power than I expect
When my new Dell laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium and 4GB RAM sleeps (not when it hibernates), it will drain the battery overnight.
My old Dell laptop with XP Pro (2 GB RAM) could sleep for days ...
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how to make LXDE hibernate the computer when the power button is being pressed
How to setup LXDE (a linux desktop environment) to hibernate a PC after the power button on the computer is pressed?
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Finding out what caused the computer to wake up from sleep (Ubuntu)
Is there any way to find out which device/event caused Ubuntu (10.10) to wake up from the most recent sleep/hibernation?
I am trying to troubleshoot some sleep issues on a new box, and knowing what's ...
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Resume from Hibernate on Windows 7 takes a long time (suspect ReadyBoost)
Resuming from Hibernate on my Windows 7 desktop takes an awefully long time, I'd guess 5 minutes. It is an Intel DP35DP with 64 bit Intel Core2 Duo E6750, 2GB and 2x320GB RAID0.
Sony Lin's blog post ...
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Computer wakes itself few seconds after hibernation
This is the situation: this is a Dell Optiplex 755, I recently upgraded it to Windows 7 64-bit, it had Windows XP SP3 previously. on XP I never had a problem hibernating the PC, now with Windows 7 64 ...
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Antivirus automatically get switched off after hibernation
Yesterday (7.12), i updated my windows defender as it was an important update and then i thought everything was alright. I left my laptop into hibernation and switch it on twice, it was okay, nothing ...
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Why does the OS need to copy all RAM into HDD for hibernation?
my question is theoretical in computer OSes, specifically about hibernation.
As far as I know, hibernation (ACPI state S5, is that right?) involves writing into the hard disk all the data needed to ...
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auto resume from standby
Can a Ubuntu (or any other distro) wake up from standby/hibernate at a preset time?
I actually don't want the PC to consume 200W all the time for just doing something every hour.
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Blue screen (BSOD) when Windows 7 hibernates or standby
Whenever I want to standby or hibernate Windows 7, It takes some times in blank monitor and gives a blue screen error and shuts down. Details below about Error message that Windows showed:
Problem ...
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How can I enable the Hibernate option on Windows 7 Home Premium?
My new desktop computer came with Windows 7 (64 bit) Home Premium installed.
There is no hibernate option. It has:
Restart
Standby
Switch User
Lock
Sleep.
Using the power options, I tried ...
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How do I determine the cause of resuming from hibernation in Windows 7?
My notebook sometimes resumes from hibernation without any apparent reason. This happens only when its plugged in power, LAN connection does not influence it.
Is there some log that would tell me ...
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large memory: wakeup slower than boot
I've upgraded my Windows 7 machine to 24GB.
As described here, I found out that 24GB of my precious C: SSD were taken for swap file. To solve this, I moved the swap file to my 2TB non SSD E: drive.
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Is there a way to hibernate windows applications separately?
Just freeze an application (suspend the CPU, save its state to disk) and 'defrost' it when I want to use it 4 weeks later.
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Disable Windows auto hibernate on login screen
This has puzzled me for quite a while, and having found no solutions by myself I thought some of you might know what's going on.
Symptoms
Plug my laptop in. Hibernate Windows (Vista). Turn the ...
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What do I have to take care of when hibernating both Ubuntu and Windows (dual-boot environment)
I've got both Windows 7 and Ubuntu (finally) installed on my laptop.
For the sake of comfort, I usually hibernate Windows instead of shutting it down. And I think when using Ubuntu regularly, there ...
