Sony Personal Computer Power Management commands, Conserving battery power, Standby, Hibernate

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Power Management commands

PowerPanel™ also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action.

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Standby

Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory (RAM). Power consumption reduces to a minimum, and the system remains on. To return the system to the active state, press any key or the power button on your computer.

Hibernate

Provides for the lowest level of power consumption. The system writes the state of the system and peripheral devices to the hard disk drive and turns off the system power. To return the system to the original state, use the power button to turn on power. The system saves the data in the Save to Disk Partition on the hard disk drive.

LCD (Video) Standby

Turns off the video display to save power. If you turn off the Video Standby timer, the display remains active except when the system enters Standby mode. The video display system is one of the largest consumers of power in the system.

Conserving battery power

When using the computer with a battery, the LCD display and the hard disk drive can be set to switch off automatically to conserve battery power.

See “Power Management profiles” for more information.

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Contents Welcome Change text in this variable definition to document title Using Your Vaio Computer WelcomeConnecting Peripheral Devices Customizing Your Vaio Computer Displaying Battery Information Adding MemoryTroubleshooting 115 125 135 Change text in this variable definition to document title Using Your Vaio Computer Using the Keyboard KeyboardFunctions of the keyboard keys Key DescriptionCombinations and functions with the Windows key Combination FunctionIndicators IndicatorIndicator Function Combinations Feature Functions Combinations and functions with the Fn keySome functions are not available until Windows launches Using Vaio Action Setup Vaio Action Setup functionsUsing the Jog Dial Control Launcher modeUsing guide mode Guide modeUsing Launcher mode Action Description To use the Jog Dial control with Sony softwareTo use the Jog Dial control with other software Internal timer Using a dialog boxUsing Memory Stick Media What is MagicGate?Types of Memory Stick media To insert a Memory Stick mediaTo view the contents of Memory Stick media To use VisualFlow VisualFlowTo remove a Memory Stick media Using Memory Stick Media Vaio Computer Using PC Cards To insert PC cardTo remove a PC Card Using PC Cards Using Power Saving Modes Normal modeStandby mode Hibernate modeTo activate Hibernate mode Connecting a Phone Line How to connect a phone cablePlugging in Phone Cable Connecting to a LAN Connecting to LANTo set up your ethernet connection To connect to a network To set the Modem’s Country/regionWireless LAN Access Point Connecting to a Wireless LANTurning On Wireless LAN Communicating with Access Point infrastructure To communicate with an Access Point, proceed as followsConnecting to a wireless LAN Communicating without Access Point ad-hoc To communicate without an Access Point, proceed as followsSetting Wireless Network Connection Properties Turning Off Wireless LAN Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting a Floppy Disk Drive To connect the floppy disk driveTo remove a floppy disk To remove the floppy disk drive when the computer is onTo insert a floppy disk To carry the floppy disk drive Connecting a PC Card Bus Drive To connect an optical driveTo insert a disc To remove the drive Cleaning CD or DVD discs Handling CD or DVD discsConnecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive To connect an i.LINK optical disc driveConnecting i.LINK optical disc drive Connecting an i.LINK Optical Disc Drive Connecting a USB Mouse To connect a USB mouseConnecting Vaio Computers Connecting with i.LINKConnecting an i.LINK Device To connect a digital camcorder Change text in this variable definition to document title Connecting an External Display To connect a computer display To connect a projectorConnecting an External Display Plug the audio cable into the Headphone jack Connecting a TV To connect a TVConnecting a USB Printer To connect a printerConnecting an External Microphone To switch the microphone jack functionalityTo connect an external microphone To record from a microphone or audio equipmentTo adjust sound volume in the Recording Control window To increase the sound of the microphoneTo adjust sound device volume Sound device FunctionConnecting External Speakers To connect external speakersExpanding Your Computer’s Capabilities Personal Digital AssistantChange text in this variable definition to document title Customizing Your Vaio Computer Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen To display the Sony Notebook Setup screenSony Notebook Setup tabs Tab DescriptionTo activate the Power Management toolbar Controlling Power ManagementTo view the Power Management status icons Power Management profiles To customize Power Management settingsIcon Description Camera Word ProcessingSpreadsheet CommunicationsPower Management commands Conserving battery powerStandby HibernateDisplaying Battery Information Battery icon descriptionsTo activate the Battery Information toolbar Battery icon Battery statusFully charged Displaying detailed battery information Customizing the Battery Information toolbar and alarm systemChanging the window design of Sony software To change the window designSelecting the Display Mode To select the display modeChange text in this variable definition to document title Adding Memory On board MB Slot MB Precautions and ProceduresTypical expansion memory configuration Removing a Memory Module Lifting the Keyboard Removing a Memory Module Installing a Memory Module Installing a Memory Module Installing New Memory Module Confirming Added Memory Capacity Vaio Computer Quick Start About the Software on Your Computer Overview Adobe Acrobat ReaderAdobe Photoshop Elements America OnlineEarthLink Network Total Access ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 2000 ProDigitalPrint DVgate100 Real Jukebox RealPlayerSmart Capture 101102 WinDVD 103Adjusting image resolution DVgate application notesDigital video captures Hard disk drive partition105 Application, Driver, and System Recovery CDs Application Recovery CDsDriver Recovery CDs System Recovery CDsUsing Your Recovery CDs To use the Application Recovery CDsTo use the Driver Recovery CDs 107Reinstalling specific drivers with the Driver Recovery CD 108109 Reinstalling all drivers with the Driver Recovery CD 110To use the System Recovery CDs 111If your computer does not start from the Recovery CD 112Recovering Microsoft Word 113114 Troubleshooting 115Troubleshooting Your Computer My computer starts, but a Bios error appearsMy computer does not start 116117 118 Power Management setting is not respondingMy computer stops responding or does not shut down Sound of my computer’s fan is too loud 119Troubleshooting the LCD Screen Want to change the video resolution of my displayMy LCD screen is blank 120Troubleshooting the Mouse and Touchpad My mouse does not workMy touchpad does not work properly 121Pointer does not move while I am using the Touchpad or Mouse 122123 Troubleshooting Drives, PC Cards and Peripheral DevicesMy optical drive is not playing my disc properly 124 My optical disc drive tray does not openMy PC Card is not working Troubleshooting i.LINK devices 125Troubleshooting Software My software program stops responding or crashesCannot use the DVgate software 126What software do I use for CD-R/CD-RW software functions? 127Troubleshooting the Modem My modem does not workMy modem connection is slow 128Troubleshooting Wireless LAN functions Cannot use the Wireless LAN functionalityComputer cannot connect to a Wireless LAN Access Point Cannot access the InternetData transfers are interrupted 130131 Troubleshooting AudioMy speakers have no sound My microphone does not work 132Troubleshooting Memory Stick Media 133134 Getting Help 135Support Options Manuals and Online Help FilesOperating System Online Support Vaio Support Agent Sony PC Support137 Sony Fax-on-DemandSony Customer Support Software Support Information 138Quicken Intuit Inc RealJukebox, RealPlayer Real Networks, IncSony Applications Sony Electronics Inc WinDVD InterVideo, IncSony Service Center 140141 142 143 144 LAN 145146 147 148 149
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