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|By Emmanuel Nwosu,
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S a computer engineer cum VESTERconcept columnist lots of people have complained to me that they have one or more problems with their personal computers due to hibernation, that left me wondering if hibernation actually damages a computer. As a matter of fact, I hate shutting down my laptop because of the time it takes to start up and the time taken to restore my browser tabs which may be up to fifteen minutes sometimes. Hibernation saves electrical power. After hibernating, the hardware is completely powered down (just like for a regular shutdown). Therefore a hibernated machine uses no more electrical power than one which is switched off. Meanwhile, hibernation is a means of avoiding the burden of saving unsaved data before shutting down and restoring all running programs after powering back on. Hibernation is used in computers, which have limited battery power available. It can be set to happen automatically on a low battery alarm. Most desktops also support hibernation, mainly as a general energy saving measure.
Hibernating
your computer is a very good way to save your work but people often try to
convince me that it’s going to damage my motherboard eventually. Is there any
truth to this? Is it a practice one should avoid?
First, let me try to tell you what
happens when your system goes into hibernation. What most people do not
know is
that when you hit the hibernation button, your computer actually shuts down but
it usually stores a file on your hard disk which is used to restore whatever
you’ve been doing. Below are complains, arguments, questions and suggestions
that will clarify and help you maximize and enjoy using your PC. After reading
through you will be able to answer the question which is the title of this
article. Also, you can comfortably advice people on whether or not hibernation
is harmful to their computer. This is your world of solutions enjoy!!!
1 Hibernation damages your hard disk
I don’t believe this
to be true. Like I mentioned earlier, when your computer goes into hibernation,
it stores a system file in which the memory is written. The file is stored in
the root of your hard disk with the name hyberfil.sys. This stores whatever you’re doing and it’s the same
file windows uses when it’s powered back on to take your OS back to its
previous state. While your system is hibernating and the file is being created,
it’s advisable not to move your computer so as not to give the hard disk any
kind of shock. So far this is observed, hibernation cannot damage your hard
disk.
2 Sleep mode is safer than hibernation
This is not true but it’s a matter of
choice. When you put your computer to sleep, it still consumes power though
it’s just a little and some amount of system resource is still used to maintain
your work but it’s totally different with hibernation – your system saves your
work and totally shuts down
This isn’t true, it’s got nothing to do
with the motherboard. If you hibernate and your motherboard gets fried, it’s
just a coincidence.
4 It consumes battery and reduces
battery life
This isn’t true
because hibernation consumes the same power as when you shut down. Practically,
there is no power consumption whatsoever. Only Sleep mode consumes
battery
Finally Hibernation
has lots of advantages but there are also certain things you should know to
safely use it now whenever you notice that your computer’s rather too slow,
don’t hibernate please shut down completely. Hibernating when you just
installed new drivers should be avoided because certain drivers need a fresh
restart to fully install. It’s not advisable to hibernate when you’re running
heavy applications like HD games. These applications eat up your RAM and saving
all that information on your hard disk can slow down your computer
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