standby mode :help needed!!

hochoi · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 212 Location: auburn

Hi all,

I am used to the fact that when you go standby, everything should shut down? But for my new system, standby mode just stops the CPU and HD. The CPU fan and case fans are still running!!! Is there anyway to adjust this?
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

No, they have to run to keep the computer cool.
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hochoi · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 212 Location: auburn

Oh, thx Nathan. I am not used to this because my old gateway the CPU fan stops :) Any explaination? Is it ok to use hibernate instead ?
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Don't use any hibernate of standby.

Turn your computer off when it is not in use.

Your computer will last longer.
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hochoi · TweakNOOB Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 212 Location: auburn

Thanks, Nathan. I still have a question about CPU doesn't support MMX, can you explain that?
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

MMX doesn't really exist anymore, P4's are iSSE2 optimized as is most newer software.

MMX is primarily Athlon based optimizations.
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Panda · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:58 am Post subject: Fans still running in Standby

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I was not wrong in anyway.

First off, motherboards today always have the fans running to keep the system cool even while on standby. Out of all the P4 and athlon system I have built, tested, reviewed and overclocked, NONE of them have shut the fans all the way off.

No BIOS fix will help this, recent computer products are meant to be kept cool.

Never ever use hibernate or standby, it only leads in most cases to a computer that won't fire up and it is just best to shut it down when it is not in use. And no, leaving your computer on at all times is not better for your computer. If by anychance something goes wrong or fails when you are out, you will not be there to stop a short circuit that could lead to a fire etc....
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PolarPyro · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 1:16 am Post subject:

Panda · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 1:38 am Post subject:

Thanks for your response.

Well, I have built several PC’s include P4s and Athlons that do exactly as I describe, and I am certain that I can get it to work, so I will get back to you if I work it out or die trying. It is possible that my motherboard doesn’t support it.

But I will pay you that for someone who only uses there PC for a few hours a day, then they should probably turn it off when not using it and that a problem such as a fire starting or damage from an electrical storm could be a problem. I was just implying that you can’t generalise and say that all PC’s should be shut down when not using them. And as I said, if you don’t disconnect the power from the power point/outlet (or whatever you call them in the US) then problems could still occur as there is still power running thru the motherboard anyway.

Also, when the PC is not being used, then you can have preventative maintenance programs running or an automated backup etc. These can benefit a business.
Also, how else would SETI be able to find those aliens if they don’t have my P4 3G processor working away at the data.
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

True, but my statement was for people that have it running 24 hours a day when they never use it at all.

Components will just wear out fast, power supplies will lose their life, you could potentially be hacked into when you are sleeping etc...

The benefits of keeping a system going 24hrs a day and definitely outweighed by the cons of the everyday computer user.

General rule is to just shut it down at night and during the day, have everything on expect having windows shutdown your monitor after 20minutes of no activity.
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Panda · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:02 am Post subject:

I solved my problem. My PC now turns off all the fans when it goes into standby, exactly the way it should :-)

The power supply only provides minimal power to keep the RAM refreshed. Like I said earlier, most modern computers with an ATX power supply already draw a small amount of power to maintain motherboard features such as "Wake on LAN" and "Wake on Modem" etc. This can be seen if you look inside your PC and see LEDs on, especially if you have a LAN card.

Maybe you should try it out Nathan; it might be a feature that will grow on you, if you get it to work correctly.

The main advantage is that I can go into standby and when I come back to my PC it powers up and returns to the state I left it. This ultimately saves electricity, hence is good for the environment and saves me money I guess. Also, I can have my PC go into standby automatically after say 1 hour if I walk away and forget it’s on.

To solve the problem, I deleted all the custom "Power Schemes" in the power options then created a new one. Moving my hard drive from my old to new PC caused this problem no doubt.
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