Recently there are net friend ask: notebook sony vaio vgn-n160g laptop keyboard sleep and dormancy have what differentiation? In the beginning of my notebook menu shutdown options see in addition to shutdown and restart, cancel there are two, sleep patterns and sleep mode, the two mode have what distinction, how to use, the following edit finishing the relevant data and share next.
 
"Sleep" is a kind of energy saving state, when you hope to work again, can make the computer quick recovery full power work (usually in a couple of seconds). Let the computer sony vaio vgn-n170g/t laptop keyboard into the sleep state like suspended DVD broadcast machine: calculation opportunity immediately stop work, and continue to work well preparation.
 
"Resting" is a mainly for the portable computer design power energy saving state. Sleep usually will work and setting up the stored in memory and a small amount of electricity consumption, and dormancy will open documents and program save to disk, then shut down the computer sony vaio vgn-n170g/w laptop keyboard. In Windows using all the energy saving state, dormancy use power at least. For portable computer, if you know there will be a long time not to use it, and during that time could not give battery charging, then you should use suspend mode.
 
"Hybrid sleep" primarily for desktop computer sony vaio vgn-n170g/w laptop keyboard design. Mixed sleep is sleeping and resting combination - it will all open documents and program save to memory and disk, and then let the computer into the low energy state, so that can quickly return to work. So, in the event of power failure, Windows from the hard disk to recover your work. If opened the mixed sleep, let computers are going to sleep at the same time, the computer automatic into the mixed sleep state. In the desktop computer, mixed sleep usually the default is open state.