topic Stnady by and Hibernate in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119883#M130432 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you lose the power supply (e.g. running on battery and it runs out of charge or the battery falls out - it happens with the Dell!) then you'll lose your work. Hibernate is safer for longer rests from work. I would suggest using stand by only for short rests and moving between meetings etc.<BR /><BR />You'll have to reboot every now and then to install the regular service packs / updates.<BR /><BR />Q<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Mar 2004 05:53:40 GMT Qbix 2004-03-16T05:53:40Z To Standby or Not? https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119879#M130431 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>New vaio user here with an FR395ep.<BR /><BR />The standby option works brilliantly, my laptop is always plugged in, and the beauty is that it shutsdown and starts so quickly in standby.<BR /><BR />Is it safe to constantly use standby (overnight etc) rather than using a proper shutdown and restart?<BR /><BR />Many thanks.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:13:55 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119879#M130431 edison 2004-03-15T23:13:55Z Stnady by and Hibernate https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119883#M130432 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you lose the power supply (e.g. running on battery and it runs out of charge or the battery falls out - it happens with the Dell!) then you'll lose your work. Hibernate is safer for longer rests from work. I would suggest using stand by only for short rests and moving between meetings etc.<BR /><BR />You'll have to reboot every now and then to install the regular service packs / updates.<BR /><BR />Q<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Mar 2004 05:53:40 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119883#M130432 Qbix 2004-03-16T05:53:40Z To Standby or Not? https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119886#M130433 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ok thanks Qbix<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:42:59 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/to-standby-or-not/m-p/119886#M130433 edison 2004-03-16T08:42:59Z