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  From: Joshua Gioja <jgioja@usgs.gov>
  To  : Craig Markwardt <apmd-list@worldvisions.ca>
  Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 11:12:46 -0600 (CST)

Re: Suspend to RAM

On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Sven Kirmess wrote:

I believe suspend stops everything but memory refresh. My ThinkPad would
last for several weeks or months suspended without plugging it in.

I think you are describing standby.

I have a problem with apm: suspend works, but when I unsuspend the
display comes back but the machine freezes. (ThinkPad 380XD with RHL
6.0) Any ideas? Someday I'll get around to debugging the problem.

Josh

> AFAIK suspend is only a powersaving mode, but the system sill works.
> With suspend to RAM the system consumes only about 5 W. It's
> comparable to Suspend to disk, but the RAM isn't copied to the disk.
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> The Suspend mode usees normaly abut 50 W.
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> Or am I wrong?
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>  Sven
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