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I am running aim 5.9.3861 and have a new Dell Inspiron 1705. If I leave an away message up overnight, AIM will be disconnected in the morning. I’m not sure how long it stays up before disconnecting. The laptop is connected through a wireless Linksys router. I think I might have had this same problem with my old desktop that was connected wirelessly but I cannot remember what I did to fix it. Is it some setting in aim? Thanks.
I am having this same problem, only with a new HP Pavillion laptop and D-Link wireless router. My laptop is not set to go into standby or hibernation mode~~suggestions? Thank you!
do you have this wireless? if soo, it could just be losing connection, normal, my laptop does the same..
Yes, it is wireless. . .and I’m using a D-Link wireless router. I just switched to this router from a Belkin, that was a nightmare in trying to keep a connection–I’m hoping to have better luck with this wireless router. Does anyone have suggestions as what to check to secure a better AIM connection? Thanks!
i dont know if theres anything you can do, it’s normal, it would stay connect 4 a long time if it was hard wired..
Jon8RFC;210028 wrote:Your laptop isn’t going into standby or hibernation, right?Yes, I believe that my laptop is going into stanby or hebernation when I close the lid, right? Does that warrant a disconnect? I know that the desktop that I was using before would go into standby mode and still keep me connected.
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Yes, I believe that my laptop is going into stanby or hebernation when I close the lid, right? Does that warrant a disconnect? I know that the desktop that I was using before would go into standby mode and still keep me connected.
uhh yeah if it goes into standby or hibernate it basically pauses everything including the internet…go to control panel–>power options, then click the advanced tab and you can change the settings there.
MissaDewees;210204 wrote:uhh yeah if it goes into standby or hibernate it basically pauses everything including the internet…go to control panel–>power options, then click the advanced tab and you can change the settings there.That’ll do it! 🙂
Ok thanks. My laptop was set for “standby” but not for hibernate. I just switched to “never” for standby and will try it. Is it good for the laptop to never go into standby or hibernate when it’s up 24/7?
it’s debateable, but i do it, a lot of my friends do it…just make sure you leave it on a hard surface (as opposed to a rug or your bed) so that it has proper ventilation…because if it overheats then it dies..lol…and if the fans have to keep running then they’ll wear down faster.
but actually i set my laptop to automatically hibernate when the battery reaches 3%…so a lot of the time if i leave it on overnight ill just unplug it so the battery wears out (which is good for you to do)
Yeah, the only thing I’d worry about would be cooling for a laptop left on 24/7. I leave mine on 24/7, like Missa recommended, but on a coffee table and I have plenty of room around the air intake and exhaust so that it can flow easily. I have SETI running 24/7 on this laptop and haven’t ever had any problems since I started using the laptop in May.
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