Is it possible to have your laptop not go on standby when closed?
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You will need to go into the BIOS and Change the setting that is telling it to go into Suspend or Standby (it will usually say Suspend in the BIOS)  You will need to turn off your laptop and turn it back on. As soon as it starts to trun on you will need to start pressingone of the following keys. The usual keys to get into a BIOS are 1 of the following F10; F8; Tab; Delete; F1; and very rarely F4\n\nYou will need to press one of these keys to get into the BIOS you will need to press 1 key at a time repeatedly ( if it starts to beep then wait and start again) until it lets you into the BIOS.  If a key does not work then turn off your laptop then try another key.  you will need to figure out the rest of the Bios yourself because every bios is different.  if you want you can E-mail me personally and list the options in your BIOS so i can help you further\nMY E-mail is billgatesjrwizkid@yahoo.com\n\nHope this helps
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You can't shut a computer down via the Power Options control panel, unlike what the previous person said.\n\nYou can do it via a scheduled task. \n\nStart --> Control Panel --> Scheduled Tasks\n\nDouble-Click Add Scheduled Task\n\nClick Next\n\nClick Browse\n\nBrowse to C:&#92;Windows&#92;System32&#92;shutdown.exe, and select it\n\nGive the task a name and select its frequency (make sure you don't set it for startup or log on!) and click Next\n\nSet the time to do the task and click Next\n\nMake sure the computer&#92;user name of a admin is in the user name box and the correct password (if there is a password) has been provided, then click Next\n\nClick Finish\n\nThat will automate your shutdown.
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Start / Control Panel / Power Options\n\n Set to "always on". Press Okay
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yes. this happens to a lot of people i know who have laptops. one guy who had to leave it on overnight, put an icepack in a plastic bag and put a thin towel on it, and then put his lapton on top of that to keep it cool overnight, and it worked.
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I think you computer went into stand-by mode. To disable standby, Go to Start>Control Panel>Power Options.\n\nUnder Power Options properties, set power schemes to 'Always On'. You shouldn't have anymore problem after doing this.
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It sounds like it is staying in Standby Mode.\nRight Click Desktop> Screen Saver> Power>   System Stanby and Hibernates to (NEVER).\n\nGo to to system Setup. Restart your system and press F2.\nand set power Management.\nHarry
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No duh. That shouldn't be a surprise.\nIn hibernate mode, the computer is practically off.\nIn standby mode, its on, but only by a small thread.\nGive your computer a minute or so to restore the connection.
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The laptop will go into a slight 'nap' which will mean that it won't heat up because it is not really running any programs. It is like it is taking a rest from it's work. When you switch a computer off it is like a human sleeping.\n\nHope this Helps
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i suggest you just restart it. when it goes into that standby mode it really hate to come out of it. even after it does it still runs awfully slow.\n\ngo to the control panel and click on power management and set it to turn off instead of going into standby mode.
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when you know you will come back to your computer in the same day then you can put it in stand by. The less you keep turning on and off your computer the better. It puts a strain on your hard drive if you do that a lot of times a day. So stand by is the best you can go.
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Absolutely, but you will want to find a linux that has built in power saving settings.  Windows has features that will detect if the computer it is on is running on battery or on direct power.  When on battery, certain things are done to save energy: CPU is run at slower speed, consuming less power and running cooler.  The CPU fan is run less often.  The screen is run at a lower light level.  And the drives are parked and slept when not in use.  All these extend the life of the battery greatly.  You will want to find a version of linux that can perform these functions or the battery life on the notebooks will be very short.  Even more so since the batteries are very old by now.  If you plan on running the laptops on power all the time, then it will come down to your preference as to what version of Linux you should use.
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aside from the fact that your wasting electricity by leaving it on at night, lots of programs and operating systems have at least some memory leaks. That's when a program doesn't release the memory it's holding for a program. When that happens, it slows the computer down, and if your computer springs enough leaks, it will crash. This is less of a problem with newer operating systems, but I would still shut the computer at night if your not using it.
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Yes you can without downloading anything.  \n\nIn notepad create new txt document.  In the first line type "Shutdown.exe -s" without the quotes.  Save the txt file as "PowerOff.Bat".  You can name it something else, but DO NOT name it "Shutdown.bat".\n\nThen from here, go to START --> PROGRAMS --> ACCESSORIES --> SYSTEM TOOLS --> Task Scheduler.\n\nOnce in the task scheduler, create a new scheduled task and point it to the "PowerOff.Bat" file and schedule a time when you want it to run.
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if what you want is to do is, to download music, videos or whatever at nite and go to sleep without stay awake waiting, like I do, just set your power saving settings to the appropiate value: "system standby: never", "hard disk power off: never" "screen power off: 5 minutes" (or whatever you want), keep the laptop connected to an AC outlet and that is it.\n\non the other hand, if what you want is download things at school while in class for example, well, that is more difficult, because some laptops allow you to stay on while closed, but most just send you to standby as soon as you close it and NO, you cannot stay connected while the computer is on standby, not a laptop not a desktop (unless you use a "wake-on-lan" NICon such desktop, but normally that is used when that pc is to be used as a file-server)
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Assuming Windows XP....\nStart button / Run / type in "msconfig" (without the quotes)\nGo to the Startup tab of the window that opens\nUncheck anything that you do not want to start when the computer is turned on. (If you change your mind, you can come back and recheck them)
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To save energy/power/electricity:\n\nShut your computer down if you will not use it for more than 3 hours. Put it in hibernate mode if it will be idle for just a couple of hours. If you will be gone for several minutes, just turn off the monitor (physically) if you are using a desktop PC. If you are using a laptop, make sure that you have set the power options in control panel to turn off h/d and monitor when not in use for a specific number minutes depending on how long you want. Ultimately, to really save energy, only turn-on your PC if you intend to use it.\n\nBy the way Logging-off is a security feature and not a power saving feature. So it does not save energy.
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Yes. Easy. Go to  the energy saver in system preferences and regulate the turn off time there.