Hi mark800,
Good question! Hibernate and Standby are very useful options,
especially for your laptop, lesser so for your PC. Both schemes are
ways to conserve power as well to save on general wear and tear.
In regards to your main question, "What is the difference between
"'hibernate' and "'standby'", briefly, Standby turns off your monitor
and hard disks but the computer is still "On" and "keeps your place"
while you are away; Hibernation turns your computer "Off" but before
it does it saves everything "as is" so that when you boot up again it
will be "as is" again.
STANDBY
Standby turns off your monitor and hard disks while you are away from
your computer. A slight touch of the mouse is all that is needed to
wake it up. Everything will be exactly as it was before you left.
However, nothing is saved so there is always the risk of losing
documents if there is an interruption in the power supply.
HIBERNATE
Hibernate actually turns off your computer, saving everything "as is"
onto your hard drive so that when you boot up again, everything will
be exactly as it was before you shut down. Hibernation saves more
energy than Standby, but it is a deeper sleep and it takes longer for
it to wake up. All your work is saved so there is no risk of losing
anything.
There are those who are steadfast users of these options and there are
just as many computer users opposed to them. Here's what I suggest:
PC
If your PC is running well, there really isn't much of an advantage to
changing how it operates. If you'd like to try setting it to Hibernate
every night, that would work fine but I don't think it's necessary to,
for example, set the Standby to come on after 15 minutes of inactivity
and the Hibernate to come on after 60 minutes of inactivity during the
day. Making it boot up several times per day after hibernation is a
bit much.
LAPTOP
This is easier to answer as both options will help you save on the
battery. Set your laptop to either Standby or Hibernate when you close
the lid - Standby for when you're working on and off, but Hibernate
when it will be closed for awhile.
Put your PC to bed at night:
http://www.bcentral.com/articles/enbysk/158.asp?format=print
Hibernate or standby, or just tell it to go to sleep?:
http://www.sniggins.com/tell_it_to_go_to_sleep.html
If you need fast access to your computer, set it to Standby mode. If
you're worried about running out of power, choose Hibernate. Either
one is faster than rebooting.:
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/wirelessandmobiletips/story/0,24330,3387166,00.html
Aren't hibernate, sleep, standby, and suspend all the same thing?:
http://www.veritest.com/benchmarks/battmark/bb3power_man/b3sleep.asp?visitor=
Fred Langa sorts out your PC's sleep, standby, suspend, and hibernate
modes, and also explains how choosing the right power state saves you
money. By Fred Langa:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020927S0028
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a
clarification request before rating my answer.
Thank you,
hummer
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