Hibernation is really a laptop device to save battery power. It's often problematic, and has no real use in a desktop. Look in control panel and you'll see power options where you can control the Monitor and the hard drive power, which are the biggest power users.

Harold B. wrote:
Hello again,

When using a screensaver (how simple it might be; let's say a blank screen),
one still has the system on, the fan or fans spinning, and some resources are
being used. When putting the system into "hibernation" the system is virtually
shut down and I suppose again, some system resources are being used. Question:
Which is better for the overall operation of a computer? --- Harold
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