Quote: Originally Posted by
Maheriano 
I use hibernate, I drive my car every day. But I just got home from a 22 day vacation and when I got back my battery was dead meaning my car was alarmless for the taking. I didn't realize this would happen, I thought it just wrote the memory image to the hard drive and shut down.
It does. Your computer always draws a little bit of power even when it's completley off or hibernating.
I don't know what setup you have running, but you might want to check your usb settings also. You'll find that some usb devices will remain powered even when the computer is turned off and drian your battery for you while you on holiday.