- Re: Transport while in suspend?
- Posted by Ian Stirling on August 5th, 2003
Steve <a@b.inv> wrote:
Should generally be OK.
The only problem is that if it's left in suspend-to-ram for too long,
it may run out of battery.
Other than that, no problem.
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- Posted by Steve on August 5th, 2003
Ian Stirling <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote:
If the battery lasts 3 hours or so while in use, how long should it
last in suspend/hibernation?
- Posted by eMeL on August 5th, 2003
"Steve" <a@b.inv> wrote in message news:4mlvivg2d9g2h2l078scdb8m3s95iu1b1t@4ax.com...
Most computers can be set to hibernate (i.e. save the memory image to disk and shut
down) after being "suspended" for a preset time. Power consumption while hibernating
is zero. Use this capability.
- Posted by eMeL on August 5th, 2003
"Andrew" <usenetMYSHOES@bizaveMYSHOES.com> wrote in message
Huh??? In suspension, yes. In hibernation? How??? In hibernation, the RAM image is
saved to disk and ALL hardware is turned off just like the 'puter was powered down.
On "boot up" from hibernation, the RAM image is restored from disk and off you go.
OTOH in suspension, the battery power is drained to support RAM - all other hardware
(ports, disk, display) should be turned off.
Don't know Toshibas, but not a single one computer I have/had (IBM, Sony, Fujitsu,
NEC) would drain any substantial power while hibernating. Normal battery drain does
occur even while the 'puter is off, but neither of my laptops would fully drain its
battery in "one or 2 weeks."
I fly regularly to Europe with 2 (or even 3 laptops), all set to hibernate, and
nether shows any battery drain after 15-24 (or often more) hours of hibernating. I
have hibernated my ThinkPad A31 once for over 30 days and it had only a few percent
of battery charge missing.
YMMV.
- Posted by Roland Mösl on August 6th, 2003
Suspend uses 1W at an Acer Travelmate 800 Centrino 1.3GHz,
up to 9 W at one of this desktop CPU using pseudo "notebooks"
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- Posted by Ian Stirling on August 6th, 2003
eMeL <badbatz99@hotmail.com> wrote:
Not (AFAIK) on my toshiba(s) (portege 3110ct) either.
There is no BIOS suspend-to-disk.
It's suspend to RAM only, which draws around 400mw, and will
drain the battery in a few days.
Annoying.
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- Posted by Chip Orange on August 7th, 2003
What if something caused it to wake up from suspend mode and the disk began
spinning while it was being bounced around, would that be a problem?
"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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- Posted by Emanuel Brown on August 7th, 2003
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:31:40 -0400, "Chip Orange"
<Chip.Orange@psc.state.fl.us> wrote:
It *might* cause hard drive problems if the drive starts spinning
while the laptop is being moved around aggressively. I haven't had
that happen in years of laptop ownership, and I've got 2 in the apt.
that have traveled in suspend mode for over 3 years now. I *rarely*
shut off my laptops.
Emanuel
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- Posted by Roland Mösl on August 8th, 2003
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