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| Thread ID: 25330 | 2002-10-01 10:14:00 | WIN 98 Maintance Wizard | fergie (424) | Press F1 |
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| 85032 | 2002-10-02 07:07:00 | Ah but SoniKalien, you forget that computers can seem to be off, eg monitor not going, fans not going etc, It's what electronic firms like to call "standby" Now if you have an ATX power supply you will know that this is very much possible. Then when the hands on the clock reach their zenith, KABOOM, the computer turns itself on, then the OS goes hey i woke you up cause i've got some tasks for you to do. I would also like to note that electron theory is just a theory!!! and has no 100% scientific proof. (now i'm been an arse) thank you and good day |
roofus (483) | ||
| 85033 | 2002-10-02 07:48:00 | :p Standby is not off. When the PC is off, it is off. Permanently. No electrons are circulating around the motherboard or the CPU. Therefore no software can run. When the PC is on standby, the computer is still on. Standby means "turn off the monitor and the hard disk drive and make it look like the PC is off". It's still on. So there. :p Fergie: Your schedule wizard wotzit in 98 can perform certain tasks at certain times, and certain computer states, eg run scandisk when PC has been idle for 30 minutes. Have a play around with it. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 85034 | 2002-10-02 11:08:00 | Hi SoniKalien, Sorry to contradict you about turning your computer on only using your finger! At the moment my external modem turns my computer on when the phone rings! Cheers,Kiwitas,;-) |
Kiwitas (514) | ||
| 85035 | 2002-10-02 11:34:00 | Kiwitas, that just proves your computer is NOT powered off, its in a standby state of WOL or WOM (wake on Lan or wake on Modem) re-powers it. If its truly OFF it cannot turn ON by any signal or program If you want proof, unplug it and see! :) |
godfather (25) | ||
| 85036 | 2002-10-02 12:27:00 | Hi.... I thought when a PC is in standby it is only partially on (rather than fully on) and that standby and any subsequent powerup is controlled by BIOS settings in power management. My manual for my 531CF motherboard has four pages on power savings in doze mode, standby mode, suspend mode and HDD power down. I presume these all relate to the standby mode... KC |
Kahawai_Chaser (166) | ||
| 85037 | 2002-10-02 13:07:00 | Geez Godfather! Now you have gone and spoiled it! SK didn't know that? Cheers,Kiwitas,;-) |
Kiwitas (514) | ||
| 85038 | 2002-10-03 00:36:00 | Yes I did. I'm just being picky. The topic was "off" not "standby" :p :p :p I can still launch that electron theory and hybernation lecture if you really want... |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 85039 | 2002-10-03 01:52:00 | Ummm ..... Dell's Bios has/used to have a "Startup at: <time>" setting. Provided there was power available, it would boot every morning at 8am just before I arrived. And it was shut down at night, not "Standby" or "Hibernate" .... Shut Down = Off |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 85040 | 2002-10-03 07:43:00 | >Provided there was power available Et tu Brutus... |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
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