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Laptop "Poser"

Postby jonbar.1 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:01 am

I tend to use my laptop in short spells throughout the day.To this end, I have used "Power Options" settings to have my device "Sleep-When I close the lid"
This is useful because whenever I return to it and open the lid: I'm back at the desktop in two seconds :P
When I've finished for the day I select "Start">" Power"> "Hibernate" ( ready to return to it the following day)
All very well, but I have a query.... :think:
If, during the day, I don't return to the laptop for,say, 3hours ; Instead of getting the "Desktop" when I open the lid; I get a black screen.
admittedly, all I have to do is press the power button, and I get back to the desktop in a few seconds. ( it seems to have gone into some sort of Hibernation)
It's not that I am too lazy to press the power button; I just wondered if this was normal?

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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby costakid » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:11 am

I would think once its left over say 2 or 3 hours it goes into a different mode to save power. What make is your PC?

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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby jonbar.1 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:18 am

Cheers CostaKid.
It's a Dell.
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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby Enrique » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:09 am

Good morning jonbar.1,

What you're experiencing is expected behaviour and is controlled with settings in the Power Options.

Some light reading...............

https://www.howtogeek.com/260311/how-to ... -of-sleep/

Looking at one of my systems in the "gymnasium" that uses the lid close option , it will sleep after 5 mins and then hibernate after 180, so its always available for when Mrs E wants an exercise video............ :D
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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby jonbar.1 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:39 am

Cheers Enrique.
The link was very informative.Having read it,Im happy to leave the "Sleep-Hibernate" timings as they are.
Your assurance that it was " Expected behaviour" not a fault, was basically all I needed.
A Lovely picture,you paint,of your home-life with " Mrs E"!
Thankyou JB

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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby jonbar.1 » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:58 am

Hi Enrique
Thanks for the link.
I follwed the instructions to extend the time before hibernating from sleep.
Unfortunately in the section "Hibrernate After", It is already set to "Never" when plugged in. So i cannot understand why it hibernates after only a couple of hours.
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I hope my inserted screenshot works! :silent:

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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby Enrique » Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:57 am

Hi jonbar.1

Have a look through all the settings that can control Sleep ,Hibernation, Hybrid and also disk sleep .

Some more light reading.................

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-u ... ur-dell-pc

Even with the settings set they may not work............. a typical Windows software "Feature".
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Re: Laptop "Poser"

Postby jonbar.1 » Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:08 pm

Thanks again Enrique.
Had a look at the "disk-sleep"/ "hybrid" stuff.
Far too technical for me.( all that jargon about "RAM" sends me into a coma) I think I'll opt for my laptop "Hibernating" of it's own free will!
Sometimes trying to solve a problem is more stressful than the actual problem!
Cheers JB


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