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CommanderROR · 11-01-2006, 08:36 AM

well, since I actually sent the "Suspend mode" question in to iRex (I don't know who else did) I can only tell you that I asked for "suspend like a PocketPC when it's turned off". I actually talked to some forum members (I think Scotty1024 wsa among them) asking about the Power-Management possibilities of devices like PDAs in general before I asked iRex too, just to make sure that I'm asking the right question and not misunderstanding anything.

As far as I know, Suspend mode means that all the RAM data is written to the disk (or in the case of Suspend to RAM stays in RAM) and then all power is turned off (only in the case of Suspend to RAM the RAM stays on very-low-power mode, just enough to keep it's data-content intact).
My computer does this as well, but there it's called Standby...it means the Power-Supply is still running and leaves a little voltage on the rams...everything else is completely off, the processor included.
There are different "modes" of standby, but I think Suspend is rather clearly defined with only the matter of "to RAM" or "to Disk" as variables.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

11-01-2006, 08:36 AM	#13
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	well, since I actually sent the "Suspend mode" question in to iRex (I don't know who else did) I can only tell you that I asked for "suspend like a PocketPC when it's turned off". I actually talked to some forum members (I think Scotty1024 wsa among them) asking about the Power-Management possibilities of devices like PDAs in general before I asked iRex too, just to make sure that I'm asking the right question and not misunderstanding anything. As far as I know, Suspend mode means that all the RAM data is written to the disk (or in the case of Suspend to RAM stays in RAM) and then all power is turned off (only in the case of Suspend to RAM the RAM stays on very-low-power mode, just enough to keep it's data-content intact). My computer does this as well, but there it's called Standby...it means the Power-Supply is still running and leaves a little voltage on the rams...everything else is completely off, the processor included. There are different "modes" of standby, but I think Suspend is rather clearly defined with only the matter of "to RAM" or "to Disk" as variables. Please correct me if I'm wrong.