Standby Question

[anibis]

I have a media center pc in a very small micro ATX case, I have the standby set so the computer turns totally off (no fans at all). Now that it is summertime I can only run my pc's when my window a/c is running or they would get very hot, I do not run the a/c 24/7 because I try to to conserve energy and save $.

My question is, can I burn up the CPU because the fans are off even though it's in standby? I really like using my remote to enter and exit standby mode, along with only having to wait a few seconds for everything to load up. Thanks in advance.

[cauzomb]

If you are using the bios mode "s3" then there shouldn't be any temp issues with the cpu as it powers down the cpu, chipset, videocards, fans and HD's, only the ram gets voltage to keep the data in memory. You might want to use an external temperature monitor to monitor the cpu temps for a while just to be sure that the cpu isn't heating up. An issue with s3 standby is that it doesn't save anything.. If you leave unsaved data in memory and there is a power outage, you loose your work. Be sure to save your work before going into standby.