Leaving Computer on overnight

djohn2002uk

I would agree with that Rex, but don't see any point in embers view that putting it into hibernation overnight saves anything.
In hibernation the PC is still ON. If it's on it's both using electricity and is a fire risk. I don't like fire risks while I'm sleeping full stop! That is why PCs, TV etc go off at night in this house.

intel

djohn2002uk wrote:

I would agree with that Rex, but don't see any point in embers view that putting it into hibernation overnight saves anything.
In hibernation the PC is still ON. If it's on it's both using electricity and is a fire risk. I don't like fire risks while I'm sleeping full stop! That is why PCs, TV etc go off at night in this house.

Exactly what I do as its good practice.

Basil_Fawlty

I thought Hibernation meant it was switched off? I normally put mine into hibernation and switch off the mains...

tigermatt

djohn2002uk wrote:

I would agree with that Rex, but don't see any point in embers view that putting it into hibernation overnight saves anything.
In hibernation the PC is still ON. If it's on it's both using electricity and is a fire risk. I don't like fire risks while I'm sleeping full stop! That is why PCs, TV etc go off at night in this house.

In hibernation, the power is cut - there is no power going to the machine at all. The way hibernation works is it saves everything that was in memory to the hard drive and turns off the power, just like turning off normally, except when you turn back on, everything you had running last time you turned off is restored because it is loaded back from the hard drive into the memory. Hibernation poses no fire risk.

tigermatt

spaceage wrote:

I thought Hibernation meant it was switched off? I normally put mine into hibernation and switch off the mains...

It does, see my post #45.

intel

Hibernate mode writes an image of what you're currently working on to a special file on your hard drive, and then shuts your computer almost completely off. It takes a bit longer than Standby, since it needs to write to your hard drive. Hibernate also takes a bit longer to resume, since you must go through essentially the normal boot process, although in Windows XP your computer wakes faster from Hibernate than in previous versions of Windows. The advantage is that you can leave your laptop in Hibernate mode for days without any ill effect. When you start it back up, you'll see everything exactly as you left it. Hibernate is the perfect mode for shutting down for the night or even the weekend

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/russel_02march25.mspx

djohn2002uk

But the power supply is still live as it is when you shut down normally. Almost all PCs since around 2000 are only totally off when switched off at the mains.

Ember999

I'm getting a headache reading all these posts. Think I am just going to 'hibernate' most of the time but if away for any length of time I will shut down totally.

I think that is taking into account saving on power usage and also playing safe with fire risks.

djohn2002uk

Ember999 wrote:

I'm getting a headache reading all these posts. Think I am just going to 'hibernate' most of the time but if away for any length of time I will shut down totally.

I think that is taking into account saving on power usage and also playing safe with fire risks.

Good girl.
Neurofen is good for the headache and switching off is good for the PC and your purse.:D

Ember999

djohn2002uk wrote:

Good girl.
Neurofen is good for the headache and switching off is good for the PC and your purse.:D

LOL Neurofen? Good idea....think I'll need 2 after I finish off this lovely glass of red wine