Understanding Sleep And Hibernate Power Settings On Your Computer - free article courtesy of ArticleCity.com New computers come with two new power settings that may be unfamiliar to many people. The settings known as �sleep� and �hibernate� may sound fun and playful but can actually be powerful tools to extend the life of your computer, give your laptop a longer battery life, and waste less energy. Let�s take a look at how to get the most use out of these new settings.Let�s say you�re going to lunch, a meeting, or going to run some errands, but will be coming back to use your computer in a few hours. You might want to turn your computer off so it doesn�t waste electricity, but your �computer guy� (or girl) told you it�s dangerous to turn your computer on and off all the time, so what do you do post by haiyan701? This would be a perfect time to use the �sleep mode� on your computer. When you tell your computer to go to sleep, it turns off the monitor, stops the disk drives a ... Read more »