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"Special" standby mode?
Hello.
I like to send my HTPC (home theatre PC) into standby if it's been idle for more than 15 minutes (actually MediaPortal does that for me) or manually if I don't need it at the moment but intend to use it later.
Over night I like to completely turn the HTPC and all the other home theatre components off, by cutting off the power (with a nice switch, don't worry), so everything's really off.
If the HTPC was shut down normally I don't have any problems cutting off the power and turning the HTPC back on when I switch the power on again - it boots up just fine.
But when I send the HTPC into standby mode AND THEN switch off the power supply, the HTPC will boot up with an error, that it wasn't shut down properly, prompting me to continue (as some components were still running when I cut off the power, right?).
Now my question - is it possible to go into some special kind of standby mode that is "safe" for a power loss? I know it wouldn't boot up any faster after the power loss, since it's a normal boot after the power was cut off, that's no problem. Also, hibernation is not an option.
Thanks!