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   Carlos E. R. to Paul   
   Re: System crash and lock-out   
   09 Feb 26 18:52:30   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-09 15:02, Paul wrote:   
   > On Mon, 2/9/2026 4:32 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> A desktop computer has no battery, so it can't really have sleep mode,   
   >> so neither can have hybrid mode. Sleep with PSU running at a lower power?   
   >   
   > A desktop definitely has S3 sleep. The DIMMs are powered by   
   > +5VSB, and that is the power rail which does not require fan cooling.   
   > There are power converters, suitable for delivering the DIMM sleep voltage   
   value.   
   >   
   > If you plug in your Apple iPhone to charge it, into a charge port on   
   > the back of the PC, that could overload +5VSB... and then your S3   
   > sleep on the desktop could be lost (unless the Hybrid Sleep was enabled).   
      
   I remember a computer I bought with Windows Me, long ago. It could go to   
   sleep, but the CPU burned to the touch.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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