Tips to Save Power for Computer

Do you like to leave your computer on but don't want to use all that extra electricity? Windows provides an easy way to reduce the power your system consumes when you are not using it. This is especially handy for laptop users.

The easiest way to get to these options is to right click an empty space on the desktop and select Properties in the menu that appears. This takes you to the "Display Properties" window. From here, click on the "Screen Saver" tab. On the bottom of the window there will be a button labeled "Power". Click this button and a new window opens up with the header "Power Options Properties".

The first option tells the computer to turn off the monitor after a set period of inactivity. You can set the time period by clicking the arrow in the drop down box and choosing the time you want from the ones listed. This time should be the shortest of the four options. This way if you leave your computer the monitor will turn off after say, 10 minutes and when you return and move the mouse or hit a key it will turn on again.

The next option allows the computer to turn off the hard drives after a certain period of inactivity. You can set the time in the same way you did for the monitor. Again, after you return the computer will turn everything back on again.

The third option will put the system in a Standby mode designed to use a small amount of power. Set the required inactivity time in the same way as before. If you use this option you will have to press the power button on your computer to "revive it". It should come back pretty quickly. This is probably the best option because it will save a lot of power while still providing relatively short start up time.

The final option, Hibernation, actually turns the computer off after saving all of your information to the hard drive. The time you set here should be the longest time. When you come back to use the computer again you will have to turn it on and give it a bit of time to turn on and load the information it saved. The advantage this has over shutting down your machine is that your desktop and programs will be restored exactly how you left them, and the startup process is a little faster.

You can use any or all of these options and save power.

Put Your Computer Into Hibernation

When you use a laptop computer, you probably try to keep your battery power usage to a minimum. You may also want to cut down on the energy consumption of your desktop computer. One way to save power is to turn the computer off when you're not using it. If you’d like to save power but do not want to wait for Windows to shut down and restart, you can use the Microsoft Windows XP hibernation capability.

Hibernation saves your open windows to your computer's hard disk and shuts the computer down within a few seconds. The next time you start your computer, all of your windows open exactly where you left them.

Hibernation is an alternative to the standby capability and saves your programs and shuts your computer down completely. Hibernation uses no power, and it takes your computer just several seconds to recover from hibernation when you want to use it again. Standby reduces power usage when your computer is not in use by turning off the parts of your computer that use the most energy. Standby uses more power than hibernation, but it takes less time to start a computer from standby than from hibernation.

To put your computer into hibernation, Click Start and then click Turn Off Computer. Click Hibernate. If Hibernate is not an option, read Configure Windows XP power management for instructions on how to enable hibernation. Your computer goes into hibernation—a state in which it consumes no power. To wake your computer from hibernation, press the power button. If you like using hibernation, you can configure your computer's power button to automatically put your computer into hibernation.

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