To Standby or Not?
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:49:11 -0700
I've been told by several folks it is not good to power down and power up the
hard drive. Right now my PC runs 24/7 but I'm considering using the Standby
power management option. Can someone give me some pro's and con's of Standby
and/or powering up and down my hard drive?
Relevant Pages
- Re: Wont return from Standby - I give up, need help...
... and it 'looks like' it is in a standby mode. ... If I press the power button there is no response. ... I have some BIOS settings and Win XP Pro settings. ... I should have mentioned that hibernate doesn't seem to work either. ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support) - Re: Standby vs hibernate?
... I happen to use both Standby and Hibernation modes, ... For my short breaks, the laptops are set so that XP will switch off the monitor after 30 minutes user-inactivity**, but the hard drive remains un-parked. ... (I don't like it swinging around while the power is on -- even if I have an expectation that the hard drive will remain parked.) ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers) - Failed/Unexpected Resumptions from Standby
... longer able to resume from standby by clicking the ... OK but there was no "Power Management" tab ... Also, under Device Manager, I've disabled "Allow ... for both the USB Modem and the Ethernet Controller ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.general) - Re: Wont return from Standby - I give up, need help...
... and it 'looks like' it is in a standby mode. ... If I press the power button there is no response. ... I have some BIOS settings and Win XP Pro settings. ...
(microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support) - Re: Windows MCE 05 - Standby or Hibernate?
... I have a MCE 2005 machine that I have been using for my TV for well over a year now (just upgraded it to vista MCE beta). ... make sure in your bios that it's set to turn on after a power loss. ... Your computer will come out of standby to record TV or to download the program guide, and if properly set up, will return to standby a few minutes after completing the task. ... I usually leave it in stand-by if I have a scheduled recording at night. ...
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