Standby mode

Putting the PC into Standby and Hibernation Mode

As an alternative to shutting down the PC, you can put the PC in standby mode. To conserve power, you can automatically put the PC into standby and then hibernation by setting the power management timers.

When the PC is in standby mode, it goes into a low-power state and the monitor is blank as if it’s turned off. The next time you use the PC, any programs, folders, and documents that were open before you put the PC in standby will be available. With standby mode, you can save electricity without having to wait for the PC to go through the normal startup routine when you turn it on.

Standby mode also allows faxes to come through to the PC, and it enables the PC to automatically retrieve e-mail messages and download information from the Internet, if you have programmed the PC to do so.

To manually put the PC in standby:

1Press the Standby button on the keyboard. The screen goes dark, and the PC goes into standby mode.

2When you want to use the PC again, press a key on the keyboard, or press the Standby button. The screen display reappears just as you left it.

Another way to manually put the PC into standby is to:

1Click Start on the taskbar.

2Click Turn Off Computer.

3Click Stand By.

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Basics

a264w (US), a250y (D7219W), a262n (US/CAN), a250y (D7219X), a220n (US/CAN) specifications

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