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Closing the lid of my netbook PC?
Hi all!
When I close the lid of my Acer Aspire One netbook (with Windows running) the machine seems to switch off. What mode is it going into when I close the lid? Hibernate? Standby? Is it safe to switch the netbook off this way? I like it because when I open the lid again Windows XP comes back to life almost instantly (instead of waiting for the machine to boot).
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02-06-2009, 03:07 PM
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It's going into whatever mode the power options are set to - "When I close the lid of my portable computer".
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02-07-2009, 12:27 AM
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Anyway, it reverts to STANDBY when I close the lid. Is it safe to leave the netbook in this state for indefinite periods? |
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02-07-2009, 11:20 AM
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If it's not connected to AC power, the battery will eventually die.
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02-07-2009, 05:54 PM
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It will take days for the battery to die, though -- possibly weeks if it has a full charge when you put it to sleep.
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