Do you use Sleep?

[scottish]

Just wondering how many people actually use the Sleep on their PC :P

I started using it afew days ago, it owns as i don't have a blue room at night from the fans/cathode lights ^^

[Recursion]

My sleep mode keeps the fans going with the blue light on :(

[Indie-Dan]

I use it all the time, If I'm going away from the PC and I know I'll be back soon I put it on sleep, saves electricity.

[dirrty]

i always do.

[xxMATTGxx]

Yeah i do at times, like over the weekend etc. Very quiet indeed :P

[Luke]

My computers either On or Sleeping
Only time it's off is when i'm away for a week or there's a power cut lol.

[Recursion]

I think I just need to change the BIOS to S1 sleep mode but cba

[Decode]

I do, but only because there is no hibonate option.

[Plank]

my laptop goes to sleep after 5 minutes of no activity, so if i go somewhere like downstairs, or if i'm in a rush and don't know how long i'll be it goes to sleep itself. if i know i'm gonna be off it for a while i'll turn it off.

[Swearwolf]

my pc is either on or off lol

[Technologic]

yeah cus its just easier

[GommeInc]

I'm too lazy, mine just sits on with the screen saver going :P I really should put it in sleep mode though...

[Jamesy]

Mine's never off :)

[J0SH]

Yeah always, it's basically stand by :P

[Moh]

Mines always on or on harbinate.

I only restart it when its running slow :P

[The Professor]

What's the difference between sleep and standby? I put mine on standby all the time when I leave the PC but I've never come across a sleep mode :P

[scottish]

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/12/what-is-the-differences-between-sleep-standby-and-hibernate-in-vista/

[DarrenToogood]

I always leave mine on sleep, unless it needs to install some updates.

On a weekday I put it to sleep at 11pm and wake it up at 3.30pm the following day. On weekends it is only in sleep mode for around 9 hours from 11pm - 8am the following day.

[Sunny.]

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/12/what-is-the-differences-between-sleep-standby-and-hibernate-in-vista/

Thanks for that ^^

ontopic: I just leave it on. Only turn it off when i will be out for few days.
gna start using sleep option now though

[N!ck]

My laptop is either on or on sleep. It is rarely properly off.

[Wayne]

I often put it to sleep when I have my dinner/tea or if I'm going in the shower.

[mat64]

I do, but only because there is no hibonate option.Think you press shift on the shutdown menu on XP?

Anyway, I always use it much nicer to be able to jump straight into the action

[Recursion]

Theres no hibernation option on Vista unless you enable it.. I never got it working though.

[timROGERS]

Nope. I use Hibernate on my Vista laptop and then I just use shutdown on my main PC.

[DrLacero]

I never use sleep or hibernate, when I'm not using it for an extended period of time (like when I sleep) I just turn off various things like the monitor and speakers.

[Coldplay]

I dont have a sleep/hibernate option, and my standby option is like, greyed out..

So how do I get them?

Using XP btw.

[scottish]

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/how-do-i-enable-standby/154013.html

[Andys]

No I don't my pc is either on or off

[Hitman]

My laptop automatically goes to sleep after a while, at night I turn it off, or if I'm not using it for a while I turn it off.

[e5]

my pc is either on or off lol
Same ere

but my dad into saving electricity so for convinience i might use sleep.

[Trinity]

Just started using it, but only because on my new laptop it's easier to click the sleep button than it is to shut it down properly.