I like to resume where I left off with my books and documents loaded
where I last left them.

But, yeah, this probably basically will force me to shutdown this
notebook completely if I were, say, traveling without access to AC
power overnight for whatever reason.




Bill Yanaire wrote:[color=blue]
> How about shutting down your computer when you go to bed. In the morning,
> power it back up.
>
> Sometimes my dog needs to go out during the night so I get up and let him
> out. I don't need to worry about the computer!
>
>
> "DRT" <DRT@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:uQl5i.5142$sk.4590@fe71.usenetserver.com...[color=green]
>> I have Vista Ultimate running on my new Toshiba S-5034 notebook. In the
>> middle of the night, I don't know exactly when, the thing wakes up for some
>> reason and sucks up juice! Aaargh!
>>
>> The notebook gets awfully hot in the bag as the fan struggles to keep it
>> cool in the confined space. I am left with a weak battery for my commute
>> too :-(
>>
>> I thought that hibernate was the deepest power saving mode? The hardware
>> is completely powered off. It is only that the O/S saves the CPU and
>> memory state to HDD right and makes a boot-up "note" to itself to restore
>> the image? Therefore, can any task that was running in Windows possibly
>> wake up a system in hibernate state? I don't think so because they aren't
>> running.
>>
>> Since the notebook is in my bag with no Ethernet or wireless on, I am sure
>> that Wake-on-LAN (WoL) couldn't possibly be the culprit for problem or
>> could it?
>>
>> Yes, I am sure my notebook is in hibernate mode and *not* in sleep mode.
>> All lights go off on this Toshiba (there is a standby light) and I have
>> unplugged the notebook's battery and power adapter. I can successfully
>> resume where I left off after reattaching everything and powering back on.
>>
>> Can anyone offer any advice on this problem? TIA!
>>
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