User's Manual

Low-Power States
Your computer can enter three different low-power states to conserve power:
Standby, Hibernate
and
Power Off
.
These states can be entered manually, or after a period of inactivity. You can configure the
Power Saver
utility to
define how and when each of these occur.
Standby
Most devices in the system are powered off, but the contents of system memory are retained. Standby is sometimes
referred to as Suspend to RAM. When the computer returns from standby mode, the desktop appears with the same
files and programs open as when the computer was suspended. Resume time is very quick.
Hibernate
Hibernate, or Suspend to Disk, is similar to Standby, except that the current state of the computer is copied to the
hard disk in a special file. After this occurs, all devices in the computer are turned off. When the computer returns
from hibernation, the desktop appears with the same files and programs open as when the computer was suspended.
Hibernation saves more power than Standby, but takes slightly longer to resume.
Power Off
All applications are closed and the system is shutdown.
Entering Low-Power States
There are various ways to initiate these low-power states.
• From the
Power Saver
utility, you can configure the Power Button, Sleep Button (
FN+F3
) and Lid Switch to
initiate any of the above low-power states.
• From the
Start Menu
, select
Shut Down
to display a dialog that allows you to manually enter any of these low-
p
ower states.
• The
Power Saver
utility allows you to specify a period of inactivity before the computer enters standby or
hibernate mode.
3. Change settings as desired. computer to
inactivity
suspend,
hibernate or
turn off the
display.
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may shorten
your battery life
and should only
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reset if the
computer is
shut down or
restarted.
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display.
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