Delano B repliedif it would damage your computer they wouldnt put that option in there

drchelsealynn repliedHibernating by itself is not dangerous for your computer, but I don't think you'll find it improving your speed very much.

What it does is suspends all the programs that are running, copies everything in the RAM to your harddrive (which means it does need a special partition on your harddrive) and then shuts down the computer. When you start back up, it restores everything that was in the memory and restarts the computer. If you don't already have your computer configured to hibernate, it could get tricky to set up properly and not have to completely reinstall.

Where you might run into problems is if you make changes to the physical connections (add or remove external devices, change connections, etc.) Because the operating system could get confused, or if you have a problem with your memory or harddrive, it could fail, necessitating a reboot and losing any unsaved data.

If you have a limited amount of RAM then restarting your computer each time could help it perform better, as it clears out all of the memory and starts with a blank slate each time.

Your best bet is, of course, to add more memory. If your computer isn't brand new, the memory you need is probably pretty inexpensive.

Anthony C repliedim not sure if hibernate is the same as sleep a.k.a. standby, but if it is then I dont think there is a problem with it. I put my comp into standby every night so I dont waste electricity by keeping it on and it is a fast startup