Hi Cher, Those particular settings on a laptop are aimed mostly at conserving battery power, how much wear and tear they save on hardware is arguable. If you set everything to "never" just realize that if you are running on battery, and not at the computer, there is no real conservation of power You can extend the battery life somewhat by removing it while running on AC. Note: this may not work on all laptops. I have everything set to "never" on all of my machines, because I don't want to experience unexpected behavior because I forgot about a minor setting. (smile) HTH, Rick Justice
"It's easier to keep up, than it is, to catch up" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don & Cher Bosch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Win7 Power Options with JFW So letting the hard drive shut down or whatever does not cause any JAWS issues for you? Do you just accept the default setting there? And, since I've changed it, what is the default setting and what are you using if you don't mind saying :) Thanks much. Cher -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 12:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Win7 Power Options with JFW So far as JAWS is concerned power management is not an issue. It is the operation of your computer like waking it up ETC that is the problem. I always turn that hibernation stuff off myself. The hard drive is personal preference. David Ferrin A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don & Cher Bosch Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Win7 Power Options with JFW Does anyone know what FS recommends as the best power options settings for Windows7? I have changed hibernate and sleep to Never, but what about the hard drive itself. In earlier windows versions I think we were always supposed to set that to Never. also. This system would sleep/hibernate in 20 or 30 minutes and there was nothing I could do to wake it back up- black screen and no sound. What do others do with these settings? Cher For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
