User Manual

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GoBook Users Manual
77-0100-003 19 January 2001
Turning the Computer On and Off
You can operate the computer while the battery is charging, while on external power, or on battery power only.
To turn on the computer
• Press the ON/OFF button once, and then give the system time to respond.
To turn off the computer
1 From the Start menu, click Shut Down.
2 Select the Shut Down from the Shut Down Windows screen, then click OK.
If you need to leave the system for a short time, or if you want to conserve battery power, you can suspend the
computer by pressing FN + F3, see Section 5 Power Management for additional information.
Suspend to RAM In a suspend to RAM, the contents of your computer’s memory are held intact, while practically
all the rest of the components in your computer either turn off completely, or reduce power consumption to a
minimum. In a Suspend to RAM, your computer remains active, but with a minimum possible power consumption.
Return the computer to full power by pressing any key. A fully-charged battery can maintain a Suspend to RAM for
many hours.
Suspend to Disk (Hibernate) Suspend to Disk is similar to turning off the computer, except that the current state of
the computer is copied to the hard disk as a special file. In a Suspend to Disk there is no power consumption. When
the computer returns from suspend mode, the desktop appears with the same files and programs open as when the
computer was suspended. Suspend to Disk is very useful when you don’t want to take the time to shut down all open
programs one by one to shut off the computer. This mode is also called hibernation mode.
CAUTION Shutting down the computer improperly could result in lost or corrupted data.