Laptop- Energy and drive conservation question

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I posted this already but didn't get much of a reply, probably because the
title wasnt that catchy. The only reply I got helped me realize that people
might have misunderstood me. I dont want to use my laptop as little, I just
want to know what the best option is for turning off my laptop. Im not
familiar with exactly what my computer uses while in hibernation... Does it
use battery power if I don't have it plugged in?
I have heard that shutting off a computer and turning it on again repeatadly
(4-6 times a day) is not good for the life of the computer. Will putting the
laptop in hibernate do the same thing or does it have an advantage in that
way? Is it still as harmful as turning it on and off repeatedly?

thanks in advance.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Hibernation is the same as powering off, the difference being that the
contents of the system ram are copied to hard drive (the hiberfil.sys file)
prior to powering off. When restarted, the contents are returned to ram that
the system resumes from where it left off rather than reinitializing the
installation. The battery is not used in hibernate mode any more than it is
when powered off.

The hardest part of the life of any hardware component is the power cycling,
the second hardest is dealing with hear. I've not seen any significant proof
that frequent shutting down and startup of a system shortens the life any
more than heat from continuous operation. Use the system as you see fit as
far as that goes.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

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>I posted this already but didn't get much of a reply, probably because the
> title wasnt that catchy. The only reply I got helped me realize that
> people
> might have misunderstood me. I dont want to use my laptop as little, I
> just
> want to know what the best option is for turning off my laptop. Im not
> familiar with exactly what my computer uses while in hibernation... Does
> it
> use battery power if I don't have it plugged in?
> I have heard that shutting off a computer and turning it on again
> repeatadly
> (4-6 times a day) is not good for the life of the computer. Will putting
> the
> laptop in hibernate do the same thing or does it have an advantage in that
> way? Is it still as harmful as turning it on and off repeatedly?
>
> thanks in advance.